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Screen Apnea Fix

Calm · Beginner · 8 rounds

Undo the shallow, held breathing you don't notice at the keyboard.

Most people unconsciously hold or shallow their breath while emailing and typing - researcher Linda Stone named it 'email apnea'. A couple of minutes of deliberate nasal breathing resets the rhythm, drops shoulder tension and clears the low-grade stress fog that builds at a desk.

How to practice

1. Inhale for 4 seconds (through the nose)
2. Exhale (Slow) for 6 seconds (through the nose)

Benefits

• Breaks the unconscious breath-hold habit
• Releases neck and shoulder tension
• Clears mid-task mental fog
• Works without leaving your chair

When to practice

Once or twice per work block - or whenever you catch yourself holding your breath.