Deep Breathing and How To Do It Correctly

Have you ever wondered if you were breathing like you should? I know I have. I know that if I stop and relax and do a little deep breathing, everything seems a little better. Well there is a perfectly good explanation for that. See every organ in our body, if fact everything about out body needs oxygen and the deeper we breath the more oxygen we take in. Now that in its self in good, but there is more. If we do our breathing right, then that also means we have more breath to exhale and with that out goes more carbon dioxide and more toxins.

So then why doesn't everybody just breath deeply all the time. Well it is like most other things we humans do. We tend to get lazy and take the easy way out. Shallow breathing uses only the upper part of our lungs and is easy to do and therefore soon becomes a habit. But if you have ever noticed a new born baby when they breath their little stomach expands with each breath. They know how to breath from birth, but as we get older we start developing bad habits and they get worse and worse and pretty soon our health is at risk.

Most healthy people like athletes, martial artists and people that practice yoga learn how to do deep breathing. It is part of their training. But when you haven't done that kind breathing in a long time, it is a little difficult at first. You have to make a concerted effort to do it and even then it will take a while before you can do deep breathing without thinking about what you are doing. You need to find a quiet place where you can relax and either sit or lay down in a comfortable position. Do not curl up.

Breath in thought your nose and fill your abdomen not just your upper lungs. Make you abdomen expand. Then slowly exhale through your month. The exhale should last about twice as long as the inhale. Try counting to eight as you exhale. Then repeat the process over and over until it becomes natural. Learning to deep breath is like learning anything else. It is hard at first, but gets easier and easier with practice.

Try placing one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach. The hand on your stomach should raise as you inhale. The one on your chest should not move. Your hands can tell you if you are doing it right. Your shoulders should also stay relaxed and not move.

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