Breathing and Meditation for more tranquility
An integral part of meditation is breathing. The right breathing is required in lots of practices of meditation.
It is an important tool for people who meditate. Proper breathing during meditation helps a person relax.
Right breathing is inhaling through the nose, letting the diaphragm expands, and exhaling through the mouth. We do not expand the chest; we breathe into our belly.
This will slow down the heart rate, which results in a relaxed mood. Breathing also plays a role when you want to improve your concentration.
Focus your mind on taking in air and feel it pass through the nose until finally exhaled through the mouth.
This may sound simple, but it may not be easy when done for the first time.
For growing your awareness, it is similar to the focus technique mentioned above; it involves putting your attention to your breathing.
It is the sensation of breathing where you train your thoughts instead of inhaling and exhaling air.
The feeling of the air passing through the nose, filling the lungs, and expanding the diaphragm is the sensation that you should look for.
It really helps to feel to be truly alive.
You can see how important breathing is during the practice of meditation. If you would like to have the best benefit of meditation, it is very useful to do it with proper breathing.
Many people have a hard time dealing with stress. But when you use the following tips, you will be able to use breathing to improve your life.
Find a Quiet Place for your practice.
Find a quiet place, sit down, or standstill. Focus on your breathing. When you focus on your breathing, you will be able to clear your mind. Also, you will be able to deal with yourself.
If you are able to keep the breathing strategies, you can use them to ground yourself. When you learn to go away from stressful situations and cope with them by controlling your breathing, you will be able to control yourself in stressful situations.
You will discover that it may really feel better, realizing that there is something that you can do to help relieve your stress and pains.
It is very good for the well-being of your body and psychological health that you learn how to turn into a calmer person by proper breathing.
Breathing and Meditation techniques have been used for hundreds of years. You can learn to control yourself and really feel better.
You may discover with breathing and meditation exercises; you will be able to let go of things that you can not change. Also, you feel empowered to change things that you can.
See also Meditation – A Key To Stress Management.
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I love to sit in the sun, close my eyes and take several deep breaths. It truly outs me in a peaceful place to feel the warmth on my face… especially in the Winter months! I have never been much for meditation, but your blog is starting to convince me to give it a try. Thanks Erika!
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Hi Dawn ,
What you do while sitting in the sun is a king of meditation ,
it does not need always to sit for hours ,it can be done in a short time as well.
Concentrate on your breathing and let thought go :),try it it helps 🙂
Thank you for the comment
I have always found it is great to take about 10 minutes before starting on work to do a bit of meditation. Great tips.
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Thank you Merle,
You do good to do this it helps
and you can work better .
thanks for commenting
Yes Erika,
As a former professor of health and physical education, I taught yoga, meditation and stress management classes and we always emphasized the power and importance of full and easy relaxation breathing. Even in the body work I do, I always check my clients’ breathing and remind them to slow down and breathe deeper and more effortlessly.
Warmly,
Dr. Erica
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Right breathing is important and I use breathing in my meditative exercise as rhythm together with music ,
I can see how a very profound effect this has on my people ,they like it very much and feel energized and happy after.
Thank you very much for your comment ,Dr.Erica
Breathing … it is the #1 action to decrease anxiety, stress, because it ignites the part of our physiology that slows things down …. so many benefits come from just slowing down …. wonderful post
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Thank you Lesly,
yes, a lot of benefits in this for many people stressful time,
Deep breathing is used for sick people as well and makes them feel better.
Many do only chest breathing .
Thanks for the comment
Hi Erika,
This is how I relax to go to sleep every night. I tied this one time attending a webinar and fell asleep at the keyboard. It definitely relaxes you.
Thanks and have a great evening. Monna
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Good Monna
If you do this you will sleep well 🙂
thank you for the comment
Have beautiful dreams 🙂
Hi Erika, I am a beginner, I tried your breathing suggestions, and I am meditating everyday now. I am experimenting with guided meditation as well. What do you think of biofeedback devices, are they helpful for meditation?
Hi Andy,
they can be helpful, but better is not to use any devices.
Take your time and it will work naturally.
Thank you
Erika