CHAPTER 4

Personal Wellness Strategies: Moving Forward and Staying Ahead

As you will see, many of the exercises I propose as part of The Wall Street Psychologist’s Gyroscope are complex, while others are actually pretty simple. Breathing well—deeply and completely—is a relatively easy yet essential skill that can substantially alleviate stress and other maladies.

Researchers find that the aging process and someone’s breathing habits may militate to cause a reduction in oxygen blood levels of some 20 percent. Therefore, knowing how to control your breathing can significantly impact your emotional state—you can slow yourself down or rev yourself up. Poor breathing robs you of energy and negatively affects your mental alertness.

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