As you meet stressful environment day by day, you can easily fall into stress yourself. The trick to keep your mind and body at peace is easy: by simply breathing.
Breathing exercises in yoga help you achieve the natural relaxation state your body and mind want to be into. Slow, steady and quiet breathing relaxation sends a message to your nervous system: be calm. Take a deep breath for a few minutes and you will feel no longer nervous or hyper, but calm and energized instead.
Many books on yoga breathing exercises have been written and published. But there is no need to read them all to find out how. You can try this exercise below on your own. Simple and easy, it is a 5-minute breath break technique.
1. Sit down, straighten up your spine. Use a chair if needed, but make sure you do not slump into it. Keep your feet flat on the floor with your knees directly over the center of your feet. Put a book or a cushion under your feet if you find this position uncomfortable. Put your hands on tops of your legs.
2. Slowly and gently close your eyes, feel them calmly rest behind closed lids.
3. Think of your ribs. Think of your ribs at the front of your body. Think of your ribs at the back of your body. Think of your ribs at the left and right sides of your body. Think of your lungs beneath those ribs.
4. Feel your lungs filing up. Feel your ribs extending out and up. Feel your lungs emptying out the air. Feel your ribs coming back in and down. Do not breath more than you used to. Do it slowly. Calmly.
Do these steps of exercise for 2 to 3 minutes at first few times. Spare time to do it at least once a day. Then increase its intensity, up to 5 to 10 minutes, and you can do it every time you want. It is highly recommended that you practice it right after you wake up every day. Start a day with a simple relaxation and enjoy the rest of it calmly and energetically.
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