Dear All,

We are preparing to pack up our old offices and move to our new location.  This is an exciting move, which will bring great benefits to our UTSA students.  However, every once-in-a- while I feel anxiety creeping up in me about the unknown.  Reminding myself that change is inevitable,  I need to let go of my tension and ‘flow with the winds of change.’

If you have similar feelings and your body is tensing up, I invite you take a moment to breathe and follow below exercise:

Sit back in your chair

Take a deep inhale and exhale deep to start

Tighten all your muscles for 25 percent of your strength: feet, legs, abdomen, shoulders, arms, neck, tongue, eyes, make fists with your hands

Inhale ...exhale and release your tightened muscles

Tighten all your muscles for 50 percent of your strength: feet, legs, abdomen, shoulders, arms, neck, tongue, eyes, make fists with your hands

Inhale … exhale and release your tightened muscles

Tighten all your muscles for 75 percent of your strength: feet, legs, abdomen, shoulders, arms, neck, tongue, eyes, make fists with your hands

Inhale … exhale and release your tightened muscles

Tighten all your muscles for 100 percent of your strength: feet, legs, abdomen, shoulders, arms, neck, tongue, eyes, make fists with your hands

Inhale … exhale and release your tightened muscles

Take a deep inhale and exhale deep to end

If you like a longer ‘Moment to Breathe’ join me on YouTube for a new 10 minute session:  https://youtu.be/lOE7L4nfIlE

Continue to stay well - Sylvia

Sylvia Mansour

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Director

Interdisciplinary Education Advising

One UTSA Circle San Antonio, TX 78249

Main Building 3.214

Phone: 210-458-4424

Sylvia.mansour@utsa.edu

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