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If you focus on self-care, healing will ensue over time . Only you possess the ability to heal, time offers you the space to do so .    This part of the storm-chasing journey is about breath: learning how to slow down, listen to your body, and use breathing as a daily tool for anxiety, focus, and healing.   My disclaimer : I am not a breathing expert. I am only sharing the tools and practices that have helped me through my own battles with anxiety. Please take what helps and leave the rest. And so it is : Part II of Becoming a Storm Chaser — Breathe Baby Breathe! The first tool I want to share is the same one we use to begin and end life here on earth : breath. Good breathing can support us in many ways. It may help lower stress hormones and blood pressure, sharpen focus, improve carbon dioxide tolerance, support sleep , and bring more emotional balance. There are so many benefits, and probably more we have not discovered yet .   Breathing can be pract...