Think of your stomach as your second brain - when you're stressed out or anxious, it will be the first place to reflect your mood. This gentle technique is designed to release pent-up anxiety and improve digestion by loosening tense muscles. Make sure you don't have a full stomach, then lie flat on your back and get your system back on track.

1. Place your right hand on your abdomen and breathe deeply three times. Try to release any tension stored in your stomach.

2. Using your right hand, make wide, slow clockwise circles across your tummy and sides. Apply enough pressure to lift the skin as you rotate. If you find specific points on the stomach that feel tense, hold these areas a few more moments. Continue for at least a minute.

3. With your right hand, gently place your index, middle and ring finger on the hollow at the top of your stomach between your ribs. Create some pressure and make small clockwise circles. This will release any tension stored in your solar plexus - a complex network of nerves located in the abdomen. Continue for at least a minute.

4. Lay both palms flat across your abdomen, then apply pressure as you slowly slide them towards the centre of your stomach and back out to your sides. Repeat six times.

5. Repeat step 1, then change hands and repeat the entire sequence with your left hand.