Take A Deep Breath

The stifling air in the classroom, the excruciating pin-drop silence, the pressure of grades hanging over your head. It’s incredibly hard to do well when all you can think about is what could go wrong.

When students are overcome by this kind of stress, it can cause serious consequences. One of the most common ones being the dreaded ‘mind blanks’, when your mind forgets everything from the previous nights of studying.

Also, these consequences can be detrimental to the student’s physical health. Extreme pressure can cause nausea, panic attacks, and headaches, only a few of the many other symptoms that one can face.

Breathing Exercise Benefits

• Lowers your blood pressure, so you are more focused

• Reduces test anxiety, creating more room for memory and positive thoughts

• Relaxes the muscles

Video examples

• 3 Breathing Exercises That Can Change Your Life!

• Deep Breathing Exercises for Beginners

• 4-7-8 Calm Breathing Exercise - Relaxing Breath Technique | Hands-On Meditation

• Breathing Exercises To Stop A Panic Attack Now | TAKE A DEEP BREATH

• Box breathing relaxation technique: how to calm feelings of stress or anxiety

Test-taking tips:

• leave the questions you are stuck on

• make a brain dump before starting

• make sure to be hydrated (take a bottle of water with you)

• cross out answers you think are incorrect

• Leave a reasoning beside the answer you picked (will make you feel confident and less likely to choose the wrong answer)