Breathing.....

BREATHING

An act we do some 20,000 times a day-
Is one of the most importamt function in a person’s body and yet we often take it for granted.
Among Eastern cultural traditions,breathing has long been considered essential in maintaining chi-the life-force energy that runs through our bodies. According to the breathin development specialist Michel Grant White, There is right & wrong way of breathing.
When a baby is born,He or she uses the lower abdomen to inhale and exhale. This is what is known as natural breathing.However,at some point in our lives we begin to breath using the upper chest . this produces shorter , more strained breaths.
In times of stress our heart rate increases the muscle in our abdomen area tense up and so again we start shallow breathing.

SHALLOW BREATHING

Not breathing deeply and taking a more relax breath can actually cause us health problems.

“Breathing incorrectly can produce Tension , Exhaustion,and Vocal Strain, interfere with athletic activity and encourage aches And Illnesses ( such as asthma,bronchitis And Depression),”

Breathing oxygenates every cell of our body , from your brain to your vital organs.Without sufficient oxygen , your body becomes more susceptible to ailments.

On the other hand, deep breathing promotes good health as it raises the level of oxygen and stimulates the digestive process.And you will feel like you have more energy.In order to get back to natural or Belly breathing we need to consciously monitor our breathing techniques.

DEEP,RELAXING BREATHING

You should fill your lungs more deeply “by lowering the diaphragm muscle by expanding the abdomen. When this happens, the lungs elongate and draw in air.you don’t breath into the abdomen ;you allow it to expand confortablyall around its circumference-back,sides and front.

“when you inhale, imagine a blossom opening within your abdomen;when you exhale,the blossom closes. You open from the center of the blossom. This is proper breathing.”

So when did your breathing habit start to change a wrong habit picked from childhood.

To get into the habit of inhaling and exhaling correctly , you need to ideally spend about 20 minutes a day focusing upon your breathing. YOGA & MEDITATION ARE THE GREAT WAYS OF REGULATING YOUR BREATH.

LEARN TO MEDITATE

The good thing about meditation is that it can be practiced almost any where, it is also an effective stress reliever.
In Meditation you should try to consciously control what you are thinking about, banish all thoughts of what you might be doing later in the day. To help, try to visualize an object in your mind, when other thoughts enter our mind, push them out. Then follow the breathing steps given in the SECRETS OF OPTIMAL BREATHING in oder to maximize your overall wellbeing.