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Day 1 of the 28 Days of Self Love Challenge

Today’s Challenge is to take a deep breath, every hour. Deep breathing helps to reduce stress and anxiety and can also help you improve your attention span and lower pain levels.

Set a timer to remember to do this every hour. Every time the timer goes, stop whatever you are doing, closed your eyes, relax and take a deep breath. When you exhale, let all you tension flow out and relax.

My Day 1 experience

I first experienced the benefits of deep breathing when I had joined a yoga class some years ago. I was amazed by how calm and energetic and happy I felt after the first session itself. But then the pandemic hit, and although I tried to continue practicing whatever I had learned, at home, I couldn’t keep up.

The day started out good and the first thing that I did was set my alarm on repeat, to go off after every hour. And, thank God I did. Otherwise there is no way I would have remembered to stop and breathe amidst of all the chaos! And of course it got so addictive that I actually took some extra deep breaths along the way 😉

The best part about it was that my 7 year old noticed me and began imitating me.You see, my boy is a bit of an impatient guy, who gets extremely annoyed and upset when he is unable to do certain things to perfection. I have been trying my best to get him to stop and take a deep breath when he feels that way, but he just won’t listen. And today when he noticed me doing it, he just joined in. Actions speak louder than words – Lesson learned!!

Another benefit of today’s challenge was that I was much calmer than usual, because of which my children didn’t drive me as crazy as they usually do. And that was the second lesson I learned today – When i’m calm, my kids are calm. And i’m in a better position to handle them when they have a meltdown.

This is a habit I intend to carry forward .

Now over to you

What did you feel about today’s challenge task?

Let me know in the comments below or share your daily experience on social media to create accountability for yourself and to inspire your friends to follow along too. Make sure to use the hashtag #MummepreneurSL so we can cheer you on.

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Action Tasks for today:

1. Day 1 task – Take a deep breath once an hour
2. Share your Day 1 experience Mummepreneur VIPs on Facebook
3. Prepare for Day 2