Breathing… how slow can you go?

[jason]

Yuka got a breathing exercise tape a few years ago like this: Breathing: Three Exercises - Dr. Weil, and I started doing this exercise of breathing in for 7 seconds, holding it for 7 and exhaling 7, and repeating it 7 times. It is really calming and stress reducing. I try to extend it as long as I can, and this year’s goal is to do it in a cycle of 20 seconds. That is, 1 breath per minute. And to be able to keep it going for as long as I can pay attention. I did it for 5 breaths in 5 minutes today. It is a curious feeling.

Comments

[aleja.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'd like to try.

[complicittheory.livejournal.com]

I'll see if yuka's still got the mp3s I ripped for her, as they're a great place to start. Nothing reduces stress and exercises the inner diaphragm.

[visualacuity.livejournal.com]

I should try this. When I catch myself I notice I have shallow quick breathing.

[complicittheory.livejournal.com]

It deals wonderfully with stress issues. BTW, you know that twilight author's explicitly influenced by Anne of Green Gables, right? And New Moon is a reference to the Emily series?

[loverain.livejournal.com]

me too....

[complicittheory.livejournal.com]

that's a stressed out diaphragm, and you need to re-train it... that's what the breathing exercise will do... retrain it.