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As a meditator  
In order to symbolically link anapana to destressing  
Given an understanding that this is symbolic and not literal  
When I <verb>;  
Then I feel <action>;

Examples:    
  | verb   | action
  | inhale | peaceful air flowing in through the nose
  | exhale | the stresses of the day leaving through the nose

In order to symbolically link anapana to destressing

This is a method of applying symbolism to the act of anapana in order to destress more effectively. This works for me™️; it might not work for you without modification.

Given an understanding that this is symbolic and not literal

At some level, the raw data of what everything really is isn't exposed to us. Everything we see is literally reflections of things. This applies to concepts too. Everything is symbolic, even things you literally see. 😄

When I <verb>

The general idea of this is to link the stuff you want to align yourself with to the in breath (making it a part of you symbolically) and the unaligned stuff to the out breath (removing it from you symbolically).

Then I feel <action>

Now is when you get to have fun with what you want to add to or remove from you. I have found it is most effective to make the two things inverses of each other, eg. stress and peace, love and hate, calm and distressed, etc. Try things and see what works best for you.