Any fool can handle a crisis, it's the day to day stuff that wears you out.

Anton Chekov

The Breath

Take a moment out of your day to stop and breathe.

How aware are you of your breath?
Is it shallow or deep?
Are the inhale and exhale the same length?
How long is each breath?
Are your breaths irregular?
Is one nostril more open than the other?
Do you breathe in your mouth?
Are you tired and tense?
Are you feeling stressed?
How furrowed is your brow?
Are you holding your shoulders up?

Smokers make sure they get their smoke break in throughout the day
So
Whether you smoke or not
You must take a
Breathing break

Why?
- soothe the nervous system
- bring awareness within
- let the mind refresh
- let muscles relax
- feed the brain
- absorb your food more completely
- enrich your blood supply
- operate a lot more efficiently
- calm down and refocus

You may say, but I'm breathing all the time . True. It's such a vital function that without it you wouldn't be reading this. However, the quality varies greatly leaving most people seriously undernourished and over-stressed.

So take a few moments to regain yourself.

The 3-minute breathing break

Follow and DO as you read

Sit at the edge of your chair
Try to straighten up your spine
Put one hand on your navel
Put the other hand on your heart center
Inhale through your nose
Exhale out your nose
Notice the position of your tongue
Let it soften, loosely placed
Blubber your lips
Roll your shoulders back
Inhale in the nose for 1-2-3
Exhale out for 1-2-3
As you inhale feel the breath in your lower hand then upper hand
As you exhale feel both hands sink back in
Have full attention on the breath
Inhale to the lower hand 1-2- to the upper hand 3-4
Pause for 1
Exhale out the nose 1-2-3-4
Pause for 1
Continue this pattern
Inhale to the lower hand 1-2- to the upper hand 3-4-5
Pause for 1
Exhale out the nose 1-2-3-4-5
Pause for 1

Now move away from your computer
(when you've finished reading what follows)
You should turn away and close your eyes
Let your eyes soften and relax in your head
Do at least 10 rounds of this

After this, Let your hands go to your knees
Do 3 more of these breaths
Inhale 1-2-3-4
Exhale 1-2-3-4

Stay aware of the breath
Keep it as you go about your activities
Do several times a day
Gradually increase the number of rounds
- increasing one at a time, at your pace, until 25

Make it a habit and do anywhere

Good health and happiness to you!

Centered Yoga Institute
at Yoga Thailand

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