How to Breathe from Your Diaphragm

Just Breathe! Sounds easy right? If you are one of my clients you know how important breathing is, and also how difficult it can be to do it properly. When discussing breathing, we are referring to breathing from your diaphragm, and causing your abdomen to expand as your lungs fill with air. This is not only wonderful for reducing tension, it also ensures that all your body parts have enough oxygen being delivered to them.

Diaphragmatic breathing rapidly and effectively calms you down and is an immediate stress reliever. To check if you are breathing correctly Try this exercise:

Lay down on the floor with your legs over a chair or bench.

Place a book on your stomach.

Make sure you expel all your air, exhaling completely.

Then slowly raise the book as you inhale slowly to the count of 5.

Exhale the same way, counting slowly to 5 as the book drops down.

Enjoy a 5 minute stress buster break today with diaphragm breathing!

corrie

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