We’ve all felt at one time or another like huffing n puffing and blowing a house or two down. We don’t need to slay our inner dragon to protect the village. A bit of practical hands on knowledge can tame the beast and that is exactly what we are going to do in this episode.

Every dragon is just a big old reptile looking for love.
Albeit likely in all the wrong places, but love nonetheless.

What is that practical knowledge?

• The ability to use breath as an indicator that the dragon is back in town!

Ha, Okay I am having a bit of fun with this phrase huffing n puffing, but it has its place. And it happens to be a very BIG place for you and I and anyone who is managing conflict.

Breathe is one of the most valuable yet overlooked indicators on the block,

It tells you everything about the person.

Are they..

• Happy?
• Sad
• Flight, Fight or Freeze mode?

The key is to train yourself to view breathe as an indicator and not overlook its relevance to the scene at hand.

So let’s start digging into the huffing n puffing and see if we can add a few simple reminders to hone our skills in viewing breath as one of the most important indicators for interveners to use.