Did you know that just breathing in and out correctly can help you relieve stress? Yoga and lifestyle Guru, Bharat Thakur reveals some smart stress-busting breathing techniques.
"Fastened heartbeat, stomach flutters and quickened breath are all the result of stress. Correcting your breathing will automatically calm your nerves and stabilise the jerky movements in your body," explains Bharat Thakur.
Practise each of these techniques at anytime and any place for immediate effect. However, if you still feel stressed, just pick one technique that you find most effective or like, and practise it for some more time.
Deep breathing
- Breathe in deeply, so you fill your lungs with as much air as possible.
- Hold your breath to a count of five seconds.
- Then exhale as slowly as possible through your mouth. Repeat this process five times.
Abdominal breathing
Blast breathing
- Sit with your back straight, and exhale through your nose with force and pull your stomach in at once.
- Then breathe in and allow your lungs to expand. Repeat this around 50 to 300 times depending on your stress level.
Breath meditation
Now that you are more relaxed, simply close your eyes and breathe as you would normally. Don't try to control your breath. Slowly focus on the point between your breathing in and breathing out, which lasts a fraction of a second. You can meditate this way for as long half an hour.
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