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Taking short breaks during the workday can bring your sanity back to earth. Of course, they have a calming effect, but did you know breaks can actually make you better at your job? Studies have shown taking a moment can improve your focus when you return to work, which is just one of the reasons we teamed up with Aetna to create this video. You'll learn how to practice mindfulness (think breathing slowly and focusing on your breath) to maximize your next work break. And who knows? Breaks might just find their way onto your daily to-do list
Transcript
00:04how to take a mindful break at work exit email and chat you don't want to be
00:12distracted when taking a moment make sure you're sitting up straight but stay
00:17comfortable find your breath where do you feel it in your nose in your chest
00:24in your stomach you could close your eyes but you don't have to now take five relaxing breaths
00:33breathe in breathe out in and out if you start thinking about work acknowledge the thought
00:48and let the thought go return to your breath breathe in and out now how do you feel
00:59sometimes a moment is all it takes how will you take a moment

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