Taking just a few moments each day to practice some deep breathing exercises can decrease stress, relax your mind, body and can help you sleep better.
Breathing correctly is not only important for living longer but also to have a good mood and keep performing your best. Let us have a look at the benefits of deep breathing and reasons why you should make it a part of our everyday living.
1. Natural painkiller
When you deep breathe, the body releases endorphins, which are the feel good hormones and a natural pain killer created by the body itself.
2. Improves blood flow
When we take deep breaths, the upward and downward movement of the diaphragm helps remove the toxins from the body promoting better blood flow.
3. Increases energy level
Due to increased blood flow, we get more
oxygen into our blood. Increased oxygen results in increased energy levels.
4. Improves posture
Believe it or not, bad posture is related to incorrect breathing. If you don't believe, try it yourself. Try to breathe deeply and notice how your body starts to straighten up during the process. When you fill your lungs with air, this automatically encourages you to straighten up your spine.
5. Reduces inflammation
A lot is said that diseases like cancer only thrive in bodies that are acidic in nature. Deep breathing is said to reduce the acidity in your body, thereby making it alkaline. Stress also increases acidity level in the body. Breathing also reduces stress and thus the acidity.
6. It detoxifies the body
Carbon dioxide is a natural toxic waste that comes out from our body only through breathing. But when our lungs are compromised by shallow breathing the other detoxification system starts working harder to expel this waste. This can make our body weaker and lead to illness.
Stimulates lymphatic system
As our breathing is what moves the lymph, shallow breathing can lead to a sluggish lymphatic system which will not detoxify properly. Deep breathing will help you get the lymph flowing properly so that your body can work more efficiently.
7. Improves digestion
Breathing deep supplies more oxygen to all our body parts including our digestive system, thus making it work more efficiently. The increased blood flow due to deep breathing also encourages intestinal action which further improves your overall digestion. In addition, deep breathing results in a calmer nervous system, which in turn also enhances optimal digestion.
8. Breathing relaxes mind and body
When you are angry, tensed or scared, your muscles are tightened and your breathing becomes shallow. Your breathing constricts. At this time your body is not getting the amount of oxygen it requires. Long deep breathing reverses this process, allowing your body (and mind) to become calmer.
BREATHING TECHNIQUE 1
1. Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound
2. Close you mouth and inhale quietly through your nose, counting to 4
3. Hold your breath for 7 seconds
4. Exhale completely through your mouth making a whoosh sound, counting to 8
* This is one breath, now inhale again and repeat the circle three more times for a total of four breathes
BREATHING TECHNIQUE 2
1. Breathe in slowly through your nose and imagine that the breath is traveling up to the top of your head.Breathing correctly is not only important for living longer but also to have a good mood and keep performing your best. Let us have a look at the benefits of deep breathing and reasons why you should make it a part of our everyday living.
1. Natural painkiller
When you deep breathe, the body releases endorphins, which are the feel good hormones and a natural pain killer created by the body itself.
2. Improves blood flow
When we take deep breaths, the upward and downward movement of the diaphragm helps remove the toxins from the body promoting better blood flow.
3. Increases energy level
Due to increased blood flow, we get more
oxygen into our blood. Increased oxygen results in increased energy levels.
4. Improves posture
Believe it or not, bad posture is related to incorrect breathing. If you don't believe, try it yourself. Try to breathe deeply and notice how your body starts to straighten up during the process. When you fill your lungs with air, this automatically encourages you to straighten up your spine.
5. Reduces inflammation
A lot is said that diseases like cancer only thrive in bodies that are acidic in nature. Deep breathing is said to reduce the acidity in your body, thereby making it alkaline. Stress also increases acidity level in the body. Breathing also reduces stress and thus the acidity.
6. It detoxifies the body
Carbon dioxide is a natural toxic waste that comes out from our body only through breathing. But when our lungs are compromised by shallow breathing the other detoxification system starts working harder to expel this waste. This can make our body weaker and lead to illness.
Stimulates lymphatic system
As our breathing is what moves the lymph, shallow breathing can lead to a sluggish lymphatic system which will not detoxify properly. Deep breathing will help you get the lymph flowing properly so that your body can work more efficiently.
7. Improves digestion
Breathing deep supplies more oxygen to all our body parts including our digestive system, thus making it work more efficiently. The increased blood flow due to deep breathing also encourages intestinal action which further improves your overall digestion. In addition, deep breathing results in a calmer nervous system, which in turn also enhances optimal digestion.
8. Breathing relaxes mind and body
When you are angry, tensed or scared, your muscles are tightened and your breathing becomes shallow. Your breathing constricts. At this time your body is not getting the amount of oxygen it requires. Long deep breathing reverses this process, allowing your body (and mind) to become calmer.
BREATHING TECHNIQUE 1
1. Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound
2. Close you mouth and inhale quietly through your nose, counting to 4
3. Hold your breath for 7 seconds
4. Exhale completely through your mouth making a whoosh sound, counting to 8
* This is one breath, now inhale again and repeat the circle three more times for a total of four breathes
BREATHING TECHNIQUE 2
2. Then breathe out through your mouth, picturing the breath moving downward toward your spine. Repeat this circular pattern ten times
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