Breathing Exercises

I have always found breathing exercises to be amazingly helpful. Sadly, not everyone knows enough about them to put them into practice. Here I have made a llist of my 3 favorite breathing exercises for all of you to use. Enjoy and relax

Let's start with circular breathing. This one is simple but helps your breathing return to normal. Take a breath in through your nose and slowly let it out through your mouth. This may take a few minutes to be effective depending on the current state of your breathing but once you get into rhythm it will help you stay calm.

To reduce stress before an event or help you get to sleep, take one hand and put it on your stomach and one hand on your chest. Breathe in and out slowly, making sure your belly expands and deflates but your chest does not.

To get your mind of of something stressful, you may like 4-7-8 breathing. Here is how it works:
1) Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound.
2) Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four.
3) Hold your breath for a count of seven.
4) Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of eight.
5) This is one breath. Now inhale again and repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths.

Everyone has a different body, so if you get dizzy from these exercises or they are too difficult, don't be afraid to modify them to work for you :)