Okay so most of us are thinking yeah yeah yeah I know, the breath is important. But how important is it to you to actually STOP and spend some time with it? Okay for example when was the last time you took a deep breath, listened to the sound your breath makes? Does it sound like the ocean, the wind, my husband snoring "sorry honey", or even a purr of a kitten or a yorkie names Delilah. Yes we have a yorkie the purrs go figure.
Now for the lesson, these instructions are the steps to learn "diaphragmatic breathing". Our diaphragm sits under are bottom ribs. When we inhale it moves down and when we exhale it moves up. Most of us get into the habit of breathing in through are nose and drawing our belly into the back of the spin and exhaling out of our nose and mouth. With this way of breathing a few things happen or don't 1.) The diaphragm is not being properly accessed and 2.) we are actually creating stress in the body instead of calming the body.
So now lets take a few minutes to learn the diaphragmatic breathing technique and how to make it part of our daily routine. This might take a couple of tries so don't get frustrated.
1. Sit in a chair with your back straight and feet grounded.
2. Place your hands on your stomach.
3. Taking a deep breath IN through your nose let your belly move OUT into your hands.
4. When you exhale out of the nose or mouth feel your belly release IN torwards your spine.
5. Do this 3-5x's in a row and notice the change in your overall well being and a sense of calm.
I spoke at a fabulous women's forum yesterday in Simsbury, and one of the woman "the girl with the balance tattoo" shared with us that her trick to STOP and breath is actually when she reaches a STOP sign and isn't rolling through it she uses the STOP sign to remind her to take a deep breath. As of today the traffic in Simsbury is crazy, women all over town are just driving around looking for STOP signs and breathing.
Excuse me while STOP writing this and BREATHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
