Are You having Problems Breathing?
Are you an optimal breather? Good breathing is both a skill to be learned and a natural body function at the same time.
With each breath that you take in, your whole spine springs into action and lengthens. And every time you inhale your main torso widens too.
Every time you exhale it contracts. This results in an ever moving, subtle and internal motion or massageof the entire body.
This is in addition to oxygen being regularly pumped to all of your tissues.
Poor breathing patterns canhave a serious effect on your physical health, your mental health and your emotional well being.
And good breathing patterns help to support good health.
Here are a few other things to consider:
- Do you breathe from the diaphragm i.e from the belly, or ribs i.e from the chest.
- How often do you find yourself holding your breath.
- How much can you count up to as you exhale
- Is there much of a pause between breaths. How long is the pause.
- How long can you comfortably hold your breath for at the end of each exhale
- Do you breath through your nose or through your mouth
- Is your breathing easy and effortless. Is it full, shallow or laboured, fast or slow
Mindfulness of Breathing: Managing Pain, Illness, and Stress with Guided Mindfulness Meditation
Have you ever thought about it in this way before? To get the most out of any type of breathing healing practice developing good breathing habits is probably one of the mostimportant things you can do for yourself.
How to start breathing better
There is a lot more to breathing than simply sucking in air every now and again. It requires awareness and practice until a good healthy breathing habit is established
FREE Breathing Tests and Evaluations!
An increased or decreased risk of contracting heart attacks, cancer, asthmatic bronchitis, strokes, speech problems and almost every disease known to mankind is directly related to how well you breathe and by the quality of your respiration.
Peak performance, such as in sports and in activities that require mental acuity, in athletics, speaking, acting or singing all depend on good breathing.
