We all know breathing is important to us - we can’t function without it. But it’s also one of the most effective (and free) stress management tools if we can learn how to use it properly. These days, more than ever, teens experience stresses from a postural perspective as well as a mental one. These pressures exacerbate breathing patterns. By connecting with the breath, they can bring awareness to whether their breath is short and shallow or long and expansive. They can also feel the benefit in how simply unclenching the jaw, dropping the shoulders and opening up the chest can change their whole perspective, whether they be at School, University or at home.