Welcome to A To Z On Mindfulness For Newbies
The second letter to be explored in A To Z on Mindfulness For Newbies is B. B is for Breathe.
Breathe is what which makes us alive. We live by breathing. And we breathe for the living. An average human being normally breathes 12 – 18 times/minute. This is called our Breath Rate. However, our modern lifestyle has made a huge impact on our breathing patterns. So are we noticing or aware of our breaths? Are we breathing the right way?
It is proved that higher breath rate will shorten your life. Or otherwise, lower your breath rate, longer your life. Your breath rate reduces when you are stress-free and calm. Living in the present will keep you happier and healthier.
3 Simple Breathing Exercises To Practice
Whenever you feel like you need to catch your breath, do this these breathing exercises for instant relaxation.
- Affectionate Breathing Sit comfortably. Close your eyes gently, partially or fully. Take a few slow, easy breaths, release any unnecessary stress in your body. Now begin to notice your breath in your body, affectionately feel your body breathes in and feel your body breathes out. When your mind starts wandering, gently bring your focus back to your breathing. Just breathe in and breathe out. Slowly and gently open your eyes.
- Calm Breathing is a technique that helps you to slow down your breathing when feeling stressed or anxious. Sit straight with your eyes closed. Take a few deep breaths while you wake up, before bed, while waiting for the traffic signal and when you feel stressed. This will calm your anxiety and makes you relax. Repeat this 5 – 6 times in a day.
- Breathe Bubble By Calm
- Colorful Breath Bubble By Mindful
A calm mind will calm down your negative emotions too. Deeper the breathing, calmer the mind; calmer the mind, deeper the breathing.
Deeper the breathing, calmer the mind; calmer the mind, deeper the breathing.
Other words to explore
Be Present, Balance, Beginner’s Mind
Mindfulness Challenge For The Day
- Set a timer for 1 minute.
- As you exhale. count one mentally.
- As you exhale next time, count two and continue to five.
- Then begin a new cycle, counting “one” on the next exhalation.
Try to do this Breath Counting fives times in a day.
Breathe In Your Life
Breathe Out Your Worries
And Pain
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I have always had short breath issues, however practicing yoga helped me learn better about my breathing. This is a good reminder Vasantha. You are doing great for the challenge. All the best.
This is interesting.
Also thanks for this.
Thanks.
Breathing is really a great way to calm the mind. Delighted to find your wonderful blog. I’m visiting from the A to Z Challenge. http://www.kalpanaawrites.com
Thanks, Kalpanaa!!!
You know breathing techniques are extremely important and deep breathing generally emits the right kind of harmones in our body and help rejuvenating our bodies. Thanks for a great article. Please do read my ‘B’ post at
http://www.jaispoetryblog.com/2018/04/b-is-for-ball-covered-with-blood.html
You are right.
Phew yes, breathe and the perfect mantra for mindfulness
I do breathing exercises during my yoga class and it helps me a lot. Lovely post Vasantha
Thanks, Balaka!!!
Breathing is a link between our soul and our body. And I learnt how to meditate on breathing during Vipassana … to be aware of each breath as it enters or leaves. I find this very useful and it has a calming and soothing effect on me. Great pointers here, Vasantha!
Thanks, Shilpa. I too have heard a lot about Vipassana Meditation.
Though I learnt pranayama in the school, I was too lazy to continue doing it once I passed the school. I have taken it up again, and it makes me so calm, relaxed and happy.
Continue to see more power to you.
Thanks Vasantha!
Insightful and informative. Breathing right is an easy way to beat stress and anxiety I’m glad you are touching upon topics that are simple yet critical to living an enriching life.
Thanks, Sonia!!!
Need to remind ourselves daily in this hectic pace to breathe peacefully!
Rightly said.
I practice deep breathing regularly to keep myself calm and I also encourage my students and guide them to breathe properly, thanks for reminding breath is so important and its the reality that helps us live inthe present. beautiful images and useful exercises. thank you for sharing:)
Glad you are loving my posts. Thanks.
Interestingly, this deep breathing exercise push out all negativity from head too. I try out during stressed out situations and feel really light headed after this.
True, Dipika !!!
Even as I was reading your post, I was breathing really consciously! it’s only when we read such posts on breathing do we understand how important it is for us to concentrate on how we breathe.
Thank you for doing this post, Vasantha! I really like the theme you have chosen. 🙂
Thank you so much!!!
Have recently started my meditation routine. Will try affectionate breathing.
Try and let me know.
Wow the affectionate breathing sounds amazing and I will try that out; will tell you how I feel after that.
Sure!!
Breathing definitely plays a vital role on healthy functioning of brain since breathing controls the supply of oxygen in our body.
Yes, rightly said.
One thing I could never do and succeed is sit idle and count my breathing. I should follow your method/exercise! Thank you.
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breathing is so very important. sometimes when i am too stressed or overwhelmed i can actually feel that i am holding my breath.
You are right.
My physical therapist had me doing breathing as part of my pelvis floor dysfunction therapy. I always end my PT that way because it’s a nice relaxing end to it.
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Oh… It’s a great thing. stay blessed.
This is a nice series! I didn’t know there were various types of breathing as well!
Thanks, Neha !!!
Conscious breathing brings in the life energy beyond the oxygen thats keeps us alive. I practice mindful breathing and knows that it is that fuel that keeps me going.
Glad that you are practicing mindful breathing.
Great pointers here, Vasantha. I’m going to try to implement them rightaway.
Thank you for this post.
Do so and let me know, Soumaya !!!
I do this when I get angry at my todd,I just leave him for sometime and take a few deep breaths. And voila 🙂
That’s happy to hear.
Wow! I felt calm just reading this!
Thank you so much !!!