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Coordinated Breathing and Walking – Maintaining Good Mental Hygiene

This practice can be done anywhere, even when walking short distances in parking lots and office hallways. Coordinate each breath with your steps. Inhale as you take three steps, exhale while taking four steps, repeating for as long as it feels comfortable. (Ideally, take one more step on the exhale.) Try to make the breathing smooth while matching it with your steps. This type of walking meditation can be done for any time interval and helps reduce the mental chatter in our minds. Join Guillaume Tremblay, lead nurse practitioner at the Brockville Mental Health Centre, as he guides you through this coordinated breathing and walking exercise. -- Mental Hygiene is a form of preventative maintenance, and the concept of doing small things daily that support our mental health. We know that we should shower, brush our teeth, and get a good night’s sleep daily to stay on top of our physical and dental hygiene, but there’s currently no guidance around daily maintenance of our brains. By committing to spending as little as 10 minutes per day on mental hygiene practices, research shows that they can have a significant impact on improving your overall wellness. One of these practices is positive psychology. Learn more about mental hygiene at https://www.theroyal.ca/mental_hygiene.