Dear School Nurses,
School nursing can be incredibly stressful. I hope you have taken many opportunities this past week to engage in soft belly breathing to relieve and cope with stress. It is free, doesn’t require any fancy equipment, and can be done anywhere (well, maybe not while driving if your eyes are closed). I feel so much lighter, freer, and more prepared to make tough decisions when I have taken a moment to practice this skill. The Center for Mind-Body Medicine has this to say about soft belly breathing: “It enhances activity in the hippocampus and frontal cortex, which allows us to gain perspective on our emotions, to integrate them more easily ...