The Scientific benefits of breathing For Greater Health and Happiness.

 The Scientific benefits of breathing For Greater Health and Happiness.

                                                       

Breathing is the single most important act that we do every day. We cannot go even 3 minutes without breathing. However, we do not pay much attention to breathing since it happens automatically. There is a lot more to the breath than we know. In particular, it is a a powerful way to control the mind. We intuitively know this: it is why we commonly use expression like "take a deep breath" when people are anxious or angry is common. Scientific research is showing that breathing may just be the secret to better health and a more peaceful and productive mind.

How the breath helps you control your mind

                             

Neither in school, at work or at work or at home have we been thought how to deal with strong emotion like anger, anxiety or fear. We can try to "talk ourselves" out of these states but think about how successful you are talking yourself out of a state of rage or nervousness. It's hard! Research shows that the breath, however, can help! Since it is so difficult "talk" our way out of our feeling,  we can learn to ''breath'' our way through them. One study showed the different emotions are linked to different patterns of breath and that, conversely, changing the breath can change our emotion s! In other words, breath is a secret to regulating and gaining control over our emotions! We can change how we feel using our breath.

Research show that breathing practices are powerful

                 

1) Decrease anxiety and depression.

2) Increase happiness and optimism.

3) Improve sleep.

4) Strength our ability to regulate emotions.

5) Improve trauma symptoms.

5 Amazing breathing exercises for relaxation

              

                    

1) Deep or abdominal breathing

It is known to be most effective breathing technique for taking control over our nervous system and keeping the stress level low.

1. Sit straight on the floor and place your hand on your chest and abdomen one by one.

2. Start inhaling through your nose and exhaling through your mouth.

                 

                                                   

2) Stimulating breath or bellows breath 

This is modified version of certain yogic breathing exercises.

1) Sit comfortably on the floor and start breathing through your nose quickly.

2) Try to complete a cycle of 3 breath-ins and breath-out every second.

                                                      

3) Equal breathing 

This is a short of balanced breathing technique that should be practiced every night before going to bed.

1) Find a place where you can sit comfortably by keeping your spine straight.

2) Now, start breathing in and breathing out through your nose, while counting 1 to 4 each time.

                                                                 

4) Relaxing breathing or 4-7 exercise 

It is one of the simplest breathing techniques that can be practiced anytime anywhere for tranquilizing the nervous system and staying relaxed.

1) Start with siting straight and planting the tip of your tongue on the upper palate present right behind the teeth.

2) Now, start breathing in and out through your nose. Repeat above process for 5 min.      

5) Progressive relaxation

When it comes to feeling relaxed right from the the head to the toe, this breathing exercise works the best.

1) lie down on the floor by keeping your spine erect and eyes close.

2) Now, focus on tensing as well as relaxing various muscle of your body one by one.

       

                   

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