Releasing the fear from our lungs
To reverse the immunosuppressive effects of fear on our

breathing patterns, we need to breathe slower and deeper, stretching out our ribcage again - especially the upper chest overlying our thymus gland.
We can check this on ourselves by placing our hand over our upper chest, middle chest, and stomach, feeling how much these three areas expand as we take a deep breath. Breathing out with a deep sigh and our mouth open will help our ribcage relax again, and improves the lymphatic drainage back to our thymus gland.
Smoking may calm us down when we're stressed or anxious, but unfortunately it has exactly the same effect on our breathing as fear does. If we smoke, it is vital that we spend time stretching out our ribcage again using this exercise. You can also stretch out your ribcage using a Powerbreathe Inhaler daily. (Telephone 01926 816177 for stockists.)
Releasing the fear from our muscles
Stretching the fear out of our muscles is essential to prevent us shrinking and to enable our energy and lymph to flow to all parts of our body. Our hamstring muscles are by far the most sensitive to fear - and the most resistant to letting go of it. These muscles need time, patience and perseverance to stretch out again and - at least four minutes, four times a week to restore our height.
Our hip flexor muscles also immediately shorten with fear. This makes our lower back arch, causing back pain. These relax more readily than our hamstrings, but need to be lengthened whenever we stretch our hamstrings.
We store much fear in our shoulder blades but simply swinging our arms forwards and backwards like windmills can loosen up the whole shoulder girdle. Alternatively we can try yoga or a stretch class.
Releasing the fear from our minds
Fear destroys our peace of mind, leaving us anxious, preoccupied and unable to relax an enjoy the

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present moment. Instead it distracts our thoughts into worrying about the future, and undermines our hope and trust in it. No one can predict the future. The only thing we can be