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Friday, February 10, 2012

Why Breathing Correctly is So Important in Yoga and in Life

By Jay Franco

Many people don't realize how important breath is to life. Breathing is so natural that it is beneath our conscious notice. Yet how you breathe affects your health. For example, when you are upset or stressed it's common to take rapid, shallow breaths. When you are breathing shallowly and rapidly you don't get enough oxygen into your body. Without the proper amount of oxygen people can feel light-headed, sleepy, or dizzy. The human body doesn't operate properly without enough oxygen, but most people don't get enough oxygen on a day to day basis to keep them in good health. Scientists and doctors have shown that the way you breathe can have a serious impact on your mental state as well as your physical state. It's been proven that just a few minutes of deep breathing can help people to calm down when they are angry or upset. Deep breathing can also help people who are depressed. When you breathe deeply and fill your body with oxygen your circulation improves and your brain releases endorphins, which induce a sense of peace and well-being. So if you're feeling sad or depressed and you spend a few minutes breathing properly you will feel better instantly. But when your breathing is shallow and quick instead of deep and long you will begin to feel worse. You aren't getting enough oxygen into your body and you also are not getting rid of the carbon dioxide your body produces. When that carbon dioxide starts to build up you will start to feel ill because carbon dioxide is a waste product. Deep inhalation and then deep exhalation will help the body rid itself of the toxic carbon dioxide and replenish it with oxygen and you will feel better. It's not necessary to spend thousands of dollars every month on supplements and over the counter drugs to feel better. You can start feeling better immediately if you become more aware of your breathing and you consciously make time to breathe deeply and help your body cleanse itself everyday. Just sitting down for a few minutes to center yourself and take long deep breaths will do you a world of good.

About the author:
Jay Franco has been a Yoga enthusiast since an early age. He is constantly trying to find practical ways of implementing this ancient knowledge into his Western lifestyle. His website is: http://www.yogascienceofbreath.com

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