How to Get Focused

Four-Corner Breathing How-To

1. Find an object nearby that has four corners -- a box, your monitor, or even this page.

2. Start at the upper-left-hand corner and inhale for 4 counts.

3. Turn your gaze to the upper-right-hand corner and hold your breath for 4 counts.

4. Move to the lower-right-hand corner.

Exhale for 4.5. Now shift your attention to the lower-left-hand corner.

Tell yourself to relax and smile.

Repeat 3 to 5 times, or as often as you like.

Text by Jill Russell