[This blogpost is intended for educational purposes, please consult your physician before applying any of these strategies into your lifestyle.]
“Appreciate every “inhale” and be grateful for every “exhale” because it’s simple function connects you to a power source called LIFE.”
Clarity
Fresh oxygen offers clarity and helps your brilliant brain function.
If you’re standing up or sitting up chances are your heart is pumping against gravity. Which is why inversions are so helpful, they allow fresh blood flow and oxygen into your brain.
Read through to the end or just scroll down because I attached a video with a few breathing exercises you can use.
Support
Deep breaths supports your bodies ability to properly digest.
Short shallow breathes tenses the muscles and that can prevent the digestive system from doing its part. Imagine that you’re trying to fill a bunch of water balloons with the hose from a fire hydrant. [Not going to work.] The balloon can hold water but how water travels into it makes all the difference. That’s a generic visual of how our stomach works but the correlation is how food travels into the digestive system. Shallow breathing tenses the muscles making it difficult for food to properly digest.
Peace
Breathing well offers peace of mind and guides your body into good sleep.
Allowing yourself to to breathe calmly relaxes the body, releasing tension and anxiety. Eventually helping you to drift off into sleep.
There’s nothing like a good nights sleep to charge up the body and brain, the trick is falling asleep. PEACE is the result of the body and mind resting. It offers your soul a place to recharge and face the day.
Improves
Your ability to breathe well improves how your immune system responds to threats.
With every exhale is a release of something that the body doesn't need. Proper circulation has so many benefits.
Avoid smoking. If you do smoke, consider taking steps to quit.
Get plenty of sleep. [3/5]
Regular cardiovascular fitness strengthens the heart.
Reduces
Great breathing habits reduces stress levels in the body and allows you to cope with life.
“Control your breath, control your life,” is a true statement. A steady inhale and exhale is a sign of self mastery. It opens your mind, allowing you to improve your perception in any situation.
Remember the old Kung Fu movies where the master teaches his protégé to meditate and breathe. Breath is powerful and once it’s mastered you can do anything.
learn how to breathe
Isn’t it funny how we perpetuate a bad habit without understanding the negative effects. If we take time to practice the right techniques we will drastically improve our health.
Imagine the simplicity of breathing right and the side effects being: weigh loss, better sleep and more energy. The best part is that it’s FREE!
