#Breathing: How To do It Right

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Abdominal Breathing

 Abdominal breathing plays a great role in meditation. It calms down mind and body

We normally breathe into our chest. If we constantly use chest breathing, It can make the body tense. On the other hand, abdominal breathing itself is a relaxing one. Breathing too fast or too slow both are bad for our body and mind. This will cause lots of health and mental problems.
How to start with Abdominal breathing. Here is the simple way to do abdominal breathing technique.

1. Lie down on the bed or ground with a pillow beneath your knees. Spend some moments settling your self down.
2. Close your eyes, check that your head, neck, and spine are in a direct line.
3. Now, put one hand on your upper chest, and one hand to your stomach simply underneath your rib cage. As you breathe in, allow the stomach to upward push, and as you breathe out, allow the stomach to flatten. There need to be little or no movement inside the chest.
4. Feel the rhythm of the breath and calmness in your body.
5. Practice it and gradually you will be able to breathe from your abdomen.

This exercise will free you from anxiety, stress, hypertension, etc. This exercise will help you have a silent and peaceful sleep every night. You will have more new ideas in your mind. Your concentration and focus level will be high. You will be de-stressed, which is very much helpful in balancing blood pressure. It will reduce health issues and boost immunity. It will relax your body and you will be a much more tolerant and patient person. You will be able to handle the problems of the day to day life much more easily. Your life will be transformed and there will be more friends in your life.