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Deep Breathing Exercises |
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Deep breathing is a key relaxation skill to
reduce stress. This exercise will show you how
to breathe in a way which slows down the pace of
your whole body and promotes general relaxation. |
Correct deep breathing should be done with your
belly muscles. The idea is to let your stomach
go out as far as possible as you inhale. In this
way, you will fill your lungs more completely.
Try one breath this way before dong the
exercise.
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- Put a hand on your abdomen and, as you
inhale deeply, feel your stomach expand as
though it were being filled by a balloon.
- Now, let the air out and let your
stomach return to its normal position.
- As you do the exercise, pause
comfortably at the end of each exhalation
until you feel ready to take the next deep
breath.
- You can achieve even greater relaxation
if you close your eyes during deep breathing
and let your mind focus on a restful scene
or a word like “calm” or anything else which
gives you a feeling of mental quiet.
- Keeping your eyes closed, breathe in
deeply, letting your stomach expand until
your lungs are filled.
- Now, pause for a moment and then exhale
until you have emptied your lungs. Pause for
a moment.
- Now take another deep breath in, filling
your lungs from the bottom.
- Hold a moment… let the air flow out,
focusing your mind on restful thoughts.
- Keeping the pace regular, again breathe
in more deeply… hold a moment… and now let
the air out, feeling more and more relaxed.
- Take another breath in… hold for a
moment… now gently breathe out, letting the
tension escape from your body.
- Once more, breathe in… pause a moment…
now exhale, feeling deep relaxation.
- This ends the exercise.
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