The breath is the quickest way to come back to a place of balance, clarity of mind, and ease. It is a remarkable tool that is great for your overall health and wellbeing.
Take a few normal breaths. Does your breath feel smooth, deep and steady without jerks or pauses? As you inhale does the body expand? And as you exhale, does it contract? If not, you’re doing it wrong and this can be harmful to your health.
Make a quick fix here, and maybe introduce a few breathing exercises to your day, and you’ll be able to reduce stress, improve your focus, and even lower your blood pressure, among other health benefits.
The breath is the bridge between the body and the mind. When we are stressed we often take shorter, more stagnant chest centered breathes, many of us even reverse breathe and these patterns are detrimental to our system in that they decrease circulation, oxygenation of the brain, they reduce the elasticity of the thoracic cavity surrounding your heart, and perpetuate a fight/flight stress response.
Cultivate ease by understanding more about the breath and taking as little as 10 minutes a day to help lower blood pressure, combat a panic attack, and reduce anxiety.
Focusing your awareness on the breath while taking smooth complete diaphragmatic breathes is one of the quickest ways to bring the mind/body/sense complex back into homeostasis.
