Releasing Stress By Breathing Technique

Deep breathing exercise will increase the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body. This will help you to calm down.

Stand up while putting your legs far apart (well, not too far or you might fall)
Make sure your hands stay freely on either side of your body. Shake them a little.
Close your eyes and clear you mind. Think about happy moments.
Put your head forward.
Take a deep breath slowly through your nose with the count of 10.
Slowly, let go of your breath. Each breath, convince yourself that you are a very calm person (even though you are not!)
Repeat the breathing cycles for 5 times.
Finally, open your eyes slowly.

Notes: If you do not feel relax, it means that you need more time. Just do the exercise as many time as possible till you will relax and calm. Don’t mind too much about not being a calm person, after sometimes your brain will believe that you are a very peaceful person.

Source: Malaysian Ministry of Health

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This entry was written by Dr.Irham and posted on June 17, 2008 at 5:27 am and filed under General, Healthy lifestyle. Bookmark the permalink. Follow any comments here with the RSS feed for this post. Post a comment(Latest is displayed first) or leave a trackback: Trackback URL.

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I don’t know about martial arts, but I still believe that the technique is working. cause no harm to try isn’t it..

1. Dr.Irham on August 28th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Is this technique related to meditation breathing exercises such as those taught in some martial arts or Eastern religions? I have always been curious about them.
I will try this exercise tonight.

2. Tim from Rare Antiques (2 comments.) on June 27th, 2008 at 2:53 am