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Belly breathing or deep breathing can help calm our bodies when we are feeling intense emotion like panic, fear or anger. By deep breathing we get more air through our bodies which reduces pain, calms the central nervous system (part of the body key in storing sensory information) and can helo us slow down. 

How to deep breath: 

1. Sit in a comfortable chair or lie down.
2. Put one hand on your stomach and one hand on your chest.
3. Close your mouth and take a slow, deep breath in through your nose.
4. When you breathe in, you want your stomach to get bigger. Try to move your tummy but not your chest.
5. Blow the air out slowly and gently through pursed lips.
6. Continue to breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth for 5-10 minutes