This is a way of breathing to help get control of your breathing and reduce anxiety or panic.
Focus on something rectangular, this could be anything you have in sight, for example a TV, a window pane or a door frame.
Follow the sides of the rectangle with your eyes, moving clockwise.
Breathe in through your nose following the short edge of the rectangle with your eyes.
Breathe out through your mouth, following the long edge of the rectangle.
The aim is that the breath out takes longer than the breath in.
If it helps, purse your lips when you breathe out.
Keep following the edges of the rectangle repeating this breathing pattern until you feel you have regained control of your breathing.
