Mindful Breathing

Mindful breathing has lots of potential benefits. It can help to: 

• Reduce stress levels in your body
• Lower your heart rate
• Lower your blood pressure
• Reduce depression
• Better manage chronic pain
• Regulate your body's reaction to stress and fatigue
• Reduce the possibility of burnout 

We've created a handy easy-read guide to get you started. 

Download our guide

You can also find mindful breathing and meditation exercises on YouTube. Here is a guided mindful breathing video from Bayer Pharmaceuticals: 

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Leeds Autism Services provide support to promote good mental health as part of our specialist packages; we work closely with health professionals to develop strategies to help people overcome mental health problems, and have multi-sensory rooms in our bases. Click the button below to find out more. 

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