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Jonathan Robinson
4 min readFeb 19, 2020

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How to Instantly Relax with One Magical Breath

If your life is at all like mine, it’s both busy and stressful. Most people handle the onslaught of stress they face by taking periodic vacations to recover from their life. While vacations are a good idea, you can’t take one every time your life becomes hectic. In addition, taking a weekend or a week off to go to Hawaii doesn’t help you cope with anxiety once you’re back in the rat race.

What’s needed is a simple way to let go of the stress that can be done while you’re still in a stressful situation — not five days later. That’s why I created the One-Breath Technique. In twenty to sixty seconds of doing this powerful method, you can experience letting go of bodily tensions, negative emotions, and useless anxiety. It’s a wonderful gift to give yourself.

I created the One-Breath Technique (OBT) when I noticed how frequently something makes me impatient, uptight, or annoyed during the day. Without something to interrupt my stress, my minor upsets often snowballed into a momentum of negativity. Rather than using a technique that required taking several minutes away from the situation at hand, I saw the value of doing something right in the moment. The OBT can be done almost anywhere and, with practice, won’t even be noticeable by others. Despite its brevity, it can effectively interrupt the build-up of stress and frustration that can so easily happen in modern-day life.

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Jonathan Robinson
Jonathan Robinson

Written by Jonathan Robinson

is the author of 12 books and a frequent guest on Oprah. His website is FindingHappiness.com and his podcast is “Awareness Explorers.” email: iamjonr@aol.com

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