Manta, please keep posting.
And box breathing...
Sometimes my mind gets really revved up with anxiety, PTSD, excitement, whatever the heck it is. Probably a little bit of all those at any given time. I have to tell myself
s l o w d o w n
Sllllllllllooooooooowwwww. Concentrate on the breath. When the mind wanders, come back to the breath...Breathe in to a count of four, hold, breathe out to a count of six, hold. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.
Box Breathing - Breathe in sync with this