Breathing Exercise: Continuous or Wave Breathing
When we create involuntary pauses either at the inhale or exhale our awareness is also interrupted and broken. Hence a smooth, continuous breath is most the valuable tool for bringing the mind to the ...
Breathing Exercise: The Tactical Breath (Box breathing)
This is a very ancient yogic breathing method made popular by Navy SEALs, they call it the tactical breath. I like this breathing method in particular because many other breathing methods could cau ...
Breathing Exercise: The Sigh of Relief (Stress Relief)
This breathing exercise is particularly good for stress relief. Whenever you lengthen the exhalation it stimulates the vagus nerve and the autonomic nervous to trigger a state called parasympathetic ...
Breathing Exercise: Becoming Aware of the Breath
Breathing really matters. An average person breathes anywhere between 12 to 20 times a minute, which is around 23000 breaths every day viz more than 11000 litres of air. It is interesting to know tha ...