Breathing Can Bring Body with Life and Energy

We breathe to survive. If people get away from air, oxygen, people will die immediately. But the truth is more than that. Clinical studies prove that oxygen, wellness, and life-span are totally dependent on proper breathing. Some experts even propose that the lung volume is a primary marker for how long you will live.

They are not exaggerating the effects of breathing. A 20% reduction in oxygen blood levels may be caused by the aging process and normal breathing habits. Poor breathing robs energy and negatively affects mental alertness.

We address food, exercise, internal cleansing, attitude, and environment but breathing is for many the most important part of getting and keeping healthy. Our life begins with breathing, so it seems we also have to practice some way to breathe.

If you are a yoga lover, you may hear that in yoga, the breath is known as prana or a universal the energy that can be used to find a balance between the body and mind, the conscious and unconscious, and the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system.

Unlike other bodily functions, the breath is easily used to communicate between these systems, which give us an excellent tool to help facilitate positive change. It is considered the only bodily function that we do both voluntarily and involuntarily. And we can consciously use breathing to influence the sympathetic nervous system that regulated blood pressure, heart rate, circulation, digestion, and many other bodily functions. So breathing with proper methods can get you more vitality and better quality of life.

If you are interested in making the process of breathing a way to achieving health, you can find articles and books (especially the book focus on yoga) that talking about ways of breathing, such as diaphragmatic breathing, abdominal breathing, and so on. By using these methods, you can make your breathing not only bring oxygen and other gases to the physical body but also bring the finer energies needed to help nourish the higher bodies. Besides, correctly breathing can also help us to release stress and tensions. We will also talk about these methods in the following article.

These exercises can be practiced according to the different circumstances of your life. As you inhale, simply be aware that you are inhaling. As you exhale, simply be aware that you are exhaling. Just try this exercise for 10 minutes or so at a time at least three times a day. It will help free you from your automatic thoughts and emotional reactions and thus enable you to live with more receptivity and clarity in the present moment. You can try this exercise when you are anxious or angry. Then you will be surprised about the peace that it brings to you.

Breath can bring your body with the control of life or energy, and good to your work. When you feel tense or uncomfortable as you are working, take a moment to check your breathing. Are you breathing shallowly and rapidly, into your throat or chest? Are you making breathing difficult by clenching any muscles? If you find where the problem lies in, you are more likely to deal with it. When we aren’t allowing ourselves enough air, it’s no surprise that working feels painful and worrisome. Breathing correctly can even good for your work, to make working becomes easier and more fulfilling, and ultimately, increase your productivity.

James has been a spiritual Shahak for several years and practices Yoga and Meditation to enhance his deeper understanding of self.