Daily time commitment: 5 minutes

What it involves: Once a day, you practice deep breathing meditation for 5 minutes.

Instructions:

• Find a place to sit or lie down, whatever you prefer.
• Set a timer for 5 minutes.
• To do the deep breathing exercise,
  • Close your mouth and inhale to a mental count of 4.
  • Hold your breath for a count of 7.
  • Exhale through your mouth to a count of 8.
  • This is one breath. Inhale again and repeat the 4-7-8 cycle until the end of 5 minutes.

Instructional video