Deep Breathing Exercises
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 | Author: Organic Blogger
Deep breathing is a critical piece of maintaining good health. Most people overlook it even though the majority of the population breathes rapidly and shallowly, probably indicative of the hurried pace of the world we live it.
Breathing exercises along with muscle relaxation do a number of good things for your life. This is a great exercise as you can see to improve your daily life. It is something you can practice any time you feel the need.
- It lessens your physical response to stress — use it whenever you feel stress setting in.
- Relieving stress also helps to relax your bowels
- Helps to keep your mind clear — use it whenever you feel unfocused
- In increases the levels of oxygen to your organs — for this reason especially it should be implemented regularly.
- Because oxygen is key to cleansing, it should be used whenever you perform the 6-Day Advanced Oxygen Cleanse (try for twice daily during the cleanse).
- It helps when you use it as you sit on the toilet for your bowels to move.
How Do I Do This?
It’s a simple practice that you can use regularly or every once in a while.
- Inhale deeply, slowly, (over a span of about 4 seconds), through your nose
- Hold it for a count of 16 seconds
- Exhale through your mouth, (over a span of about 8 seconds)
Repeat this process nine times.
It’s important that this be a conscious activity for maximum effect. Remember to consciously control your body’s responses. For example, if you’re trying to relax your muscles, then you need to focus on the individual muscles telling them to relax. Often tension is an automatic response that turns into a state of being. So, you have to remind your muscles how to behave.
Thursday, 13. March 2008
I do this regularly and it really does help! I feel calmer, more cheerful and more alert.
Saturday, 15. March 2008
These are some great tips! I have always used deep breathing exercises to help keep me calm in stressful times. Great Post!
Monday, 9. June 2008
Many people seem to under-estimate the power of doing these exercises. I myself perform different breathing techniques throughout the day and it really does make a big difference. Thanks for the article.
Wednesday, 14. January 2009
I just tried twice and feel a lot better and focused. Looking at monitor and working in office makes me tired and exhausted. This helps me to get in focus in shortest period of time without interrupting my job.
Sunday, 18. January 2009
Good article!
Deep breathing is one of the best ways to quickly calm the body, clearing and focusing the mind.
I used deep breathing to cure myself of test anxiety. It worked so well that I became a straight “A” student!
Tuesday, 28. April 2009
This is a really good exercise, it is also important to make sure you are breathing properly and with your diaphragm, this exercise and many more can help teach you to breathe properly. I’ve posted some breathing exercises to get you in the habit of breathing deeply.