Breathing is an important abillity that can help calm our anxiety and stress.
Certain breathing patterns have a tendency to occur with certain moods. Due to this relationship, practitioners of various disciplines consider that it is posible to encourage the occurrence of a particular mood by adopting the breathing pattern that it most commonly occurs. For instance, and perhaps the most common recommendation is that deeper breathing which utilizes the diaphragm and abdomen more can encourage relaxation. Practitioners of different disciplines often interpret the importance of breathing regulation and its perceived influence on mood in different ways.