Breathe Better, Feel Better: Unlocking the Power of Breath for a Healthier Life

In today’s hogh paced world stress and anxiety are even more common place issues. A lot of people find themselves looking for solutions on how to feel better and well manage their overall health. We are never given this tool: The power of our own breath.

How A Breath Is Connected To Your Health

Breathing is something we usually take for granted, but if you actually stop to think about it and focus on your breath (which I only began doing years later) — there are many properties that come with breathing alone. Practicing deep breathing, even ten minutes a day can reduce stress levels and helps in recovering from anxiety while improving sleep quality.

It Might be Breathing: Stress and Anxiety on the Body

It starts when we’re anxious or stressed and tend to breathe shallow or very rapidly. And this physiological response can further inflate the panic and tension. When you intentionally deep breathe, however, it stimulates the relaxation response in your body and this causes physiological changes that slow heart rate and decreases blood pressure. We can add one more tool to our daily stress relieving​ program by sprinkling some breathing/meditation exercises throughout the day.

Ways to Utilize the Power of Breath

1. Diaphragmatic Breathing

This breath pattern is also called abdominal or belly breathing and means deepening our breath to engage the diaphragm, inspired more oxygen into the body which can help in further relaxation. Here’s how to do it:

1. Sit or lie in a comfortable position.
2. One on your chest and one of you abdomen
3. Take a deep breath in through your nostril permitting you stomach to rise as an alternative of increasing your chest widely.
4. Release your breath slowly through the mouth. Feel your abdomen lower.

Continue to do the same for a few minutes, focusing solely on matchinh up your breath with each beat of this band.

2. Box Breathing

A perfect technique to calm the mind and commonly used by professionals in high-stress environments. The process entails:

1. Take a deep breath in through your nose for 4 counts
2. Count 4 then again hold your breath.
3. Then exhale through your mouth for a count of four.
4. Inhale again for four counts.

Do this several times.

3. 4-7-8 Breathing

This technique is turned out alright for nervousness and even dozing:

1. Take a slow, quiet breath in through your nose to the count of four.
2. Count to seven while holding your breath
3. Breathe out slowly, via your mouth for 8 counts.

This pattern is a great way to calm the nervous system which makes it perfect for right before bed.

The Impact on Sleep

If you get insomnia a lot or have trouble sleeping at night. Doing this before bed timer can help calm the mind and prime me for deep sleep. The more you use these, the quicker you will be able to doze off and even get a deeper sleep.

Conclusion

As easy as it is to take a moment to stop and breathe mindfully every day can have profound health benefits. Learn easy breathing practices to help with stress reduction, anxiety relief and better sleep. So the next time you are feeling completely inundated, remember—you breath is your most powerful tool. Practice that learning, pause to breathe deeply and feel the powerful effect it has upon your entire well being.

Use the Power of Your Breath — small breaths, big difference!