Introduction
It happens countless times a day. You’re sitting at your desk, having just dealt with the last email of the day. Or you come home with groceries and have put everything away in its proper place. Or you’ve done your morning exercises and sit down with your first cup of coffee. Something small or significant has been completed.
It happens automatically: an inhalation that’s too big for an ordinary breath, followed by an exhalation that sits somewhere between letting go and landing, accompanied by an audible or inaudible “phew.” As if you’re placing a comma in the sentence of your day.
If you pay attention, you can notice even more changes in precisely that small moment. Your shoulders drop a fraction. Your face relaxes, and your jaw becomes less tense. The eyes soften again and perhaps even your belly. You know where you are again.
Why We Sigh
Sighing…
