There can be situations in life where you may feel the need to calm yourself down quickly One of my favorite quick-fix nervous system hacks is the 1 2 breathing technique All you have to do is breathe at a 1 2 ratio of inhale to exhale Breathe in for the count of 1 2 and exhale for count of 4 3 2 1 I ll usually repeat this at least for 10 rounds but I ll keep going if needed Enjoy this one