Most of us have probably experienced this before, a moment of stress where a friend or acquaintance tells us to calm down and breathe. Depending on our emotional state this might be calming, but it might also be infuriating. When our mind is racing and the world feels overwhelming, being told to breathe might feel like we are bypassing the bigger issue or oversimplifying our response to a trigger. However, the reality is, without breath we wouldn’t even be here to worry. Sinc