Are you feeling
stressed, intoxicated and exhausted? If so, there are different
ways to relax and find comfort without spending money and hours on getting
a spa treatment. Simple breathing exercises that last for 10 minutes can do their
magic. You do not need to use incense or other state-of-the-art apparatus to
reach a state of tranquility; all you need is a short amount of time and
healthy lungs.
6 Breathing Exercises to Rejuvenate Your Energy
Whenever negative
thoughts and feeling of exhaustion kicks in, consider these six breathing exercises
that will help you relax and proceed with your daily routine. It can guarantee
that your mind will remain in a tranquil state and not allow the chaos to
affect your mind.
Equal Breathing (Sama Vritti)
Achieving a state
of balance can help in optimizing our system. We can accomplish this by using
simple breathing exercise. To begin doing the Equal Breathing, inhale with your
nose at a count of four before exhaling at the same count. This creates a pure
resistance to our breath. The more experienced yogis can extend their count up
to 8 times with the same purpose in their minds. This breathing technique is
designed to reduce stress, enhance their focus, and relax their nerves.
Abdominal Breathing
Keep one hand in
your belly and the other hand in your chest. Take a deep breath while ensuring
that it is the diaphragm that inflates and not your chest. Inhale for a count
of six before releasing the air. Do this series of slow breathing for about 10
minutes daily to keep your blood pressure and heart rate at an optimum level.
Alternate Nostril (Nadi Shodhana)
This breathing
technique is believed to give a sense of balance and tranquility. It can also
connect the left and right parts of the brain. To start, assume a relaxing
meditative pose. Press your right nostril using the right thumb and take a deep
breath using the left nostril only. Cover the left nostril using your point
finger and release the air through your right nostril when exhaling.
Skull Shining (Kapalabhati)
This type of
breathing exercise is usually done to start your day. Take a steady, slow, and
long inhale and release the air abruptly using force generated through the
lower belly. Once you begin to get used to the contraction, increase the pace
of your breathing.
Progressive Relaxation
This breathing
exercise eliminates the tension that you are feeling from your head down to
your toe. To start, simply close your eyes and concentrate on relaxing your
muscle starting from your feet up to your head while maintaining a consistently
slow and deep breathing pattern. Some experts advise us to inhale using our
nose and exhale with our mouth.
Guided Visualization
Go to your happy
place without any inhibitions and qualms. Inhale deeply while concentrating on
the positive images to eliminate the negative thoughts. This is one of the
effective ways on how to reach mindfulness. Guided visualization is a great way
to be in a place where you want to be rather than sulking in negative thoughts.
We will constantly
be exposed to live’s pressure and negative emotion. Still, by allotting at
least 10 minutes of our time and following the breathing exercise above, we can
quickly get rid of them and rejuvenate our energy.
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