Breathing Techniques

Here is an article that mentions 6 breathing exercises to help you relax and focus!

 6 BREATHING EXERCISES! (Link)

I really enjoy a combination of Example 1 and 2 that was given in this article, with deep inhale for 4 counts and exhale slowly for 5-6 counts. But I suggest you try all of them and find what works best for you.

Good Exercise: Abdominal Breathing Technique 

How it’s done: With one hand on the chest and the other on the belly, take a deep breath in through the nose, ensuring the diaphragm (not the chest) inflates with enough air to create a stretch in the lungs. The goal: Six to 10 deep, slow breaths per minute for 10 minutes each day to experience immediate reductions to heart rate and blood pressure.

A combination of mindfulness, stretching and deep breathing is a great way to reduce inflammation and learn to de-stress.  One of my favorite sayings:

Buddha was asked, "What have you gained from Meditation?"
He answered, "Nothing! But there's a lot I have lost: anger, anxiety, depression, worry of old age and more...

So try and make deep breathing a part of your practice...

Meditation Song: Helps with Anxiety

NEUROSCIENTISTS DISCOVER A SONG THAT REDUCES ANXIETY BY 65 PERCENT 

Neuroscientists Discover Meditation Song helps with Anxiety

Anxiety — that feeling of dread, fear, worry and panic — is certainly nothing new. Hippocrates wrote about it in the fourth century BCE. As did Søren Kierkegaard in the 1860s. And Sigmund Freud addressed the disorder in 1926.

Pharmaceutical drugs tend to be the classic treatment for treating anxiety (as well as the biggest money maker). Cognitive therapy is a common approach as well. Those with a holistic bent often turn to meditation, yoga, massage and other relaxation techniques. Music therapy has also been used with some success. But now neuroscientists in the U.K. have zeroed in on a single song that results in a dramatic 65 percent reduction in overall anxiety…However, jump to the present and we’re seeing a significant uptick — especially with youth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfcAVejslrU