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. |