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We know stress can cause all sorts of health problems. But it’s not so much the stress that’s the cause; it’s our reaction to it. The stress is often beyond our control, whereas we can control our thoughts and reactions. Techniques like mini-meditations, affirmations and visualization can help reduce your stress response to allow you […]Read more
We know stress can cause all sorts of health problems. But it’s not so much the stress that’s the cause; it’s our reaction to it. The stress is often beyond our control, whereas we can control our thoughts and reactions. Techniques like mini-meditations, affirmations and visualization can help reduce your stress response to allow you […]Read more
Benefits:Focused breathing helps to maximize your energy intake, while keeping the mind "in the body" and clear of distracting, self-limiting thoughts. Thisis a natural relaxed state of peak performance. Here's how Focused-Breathing The breathing cycle for this exercise is divided into three parts, each part getting a set numberof counts: Inhale (2 counts) Hold the breath (2 counts) Exhale (4 counts)Once you're comfortable with this method, you canattempt to apply it to your activity. As an example, for walking: Inhale for 2 steps Hold for 2 steps Exhale for 4 stepsUltimately, you want to find a pace and count that you can maintain and that feels natural. As you become more adept with this technique, try and increase your counts while keeping the same ratio. For example, inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4 counts, exhale for 8 (or 6, 6 and 12). Experiment and find a combination that works well for you. When should you use this?Try focused breathing during your next workout orbefore your big presentation.You'll feel more centered, grounded and calm tobetter handle your task. Why?There's no way you can think about yesterday ortomorrow when you're concentrating on yournext breath.
Benefits:
Focused breathing helps to maximize your energy
intake, while keeping the mind "in the body" and
clear of distracting, self-limiting thoughts. This
is a natural relaxed state of peak performance.
Here's how Focused-Breathing
The breathing cycle for this exercise is divided
into three parts, each part getting a set number
of counts:
Inhale (2 counts)
Hold the breath (2 counts)
Exhale (4 counts)
Once you're comfortable with this method, you can
attempt to apply it to your activity. As an example,
for walking:
Inhale for 2 steps
Hold for 2 steps
Exhale for 4 steps
Ultimately, you want to find a pace and count that
you can maintain and that feels natural. As you
become more adept with this technique, try and
increase your counts while keeping the same ratio.
For example, inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4 counts,
exhale for 8 (or 6, 6 and 12). Experiment and find a
combination that works well for you.
When should you use this?
Try focused breathing during your next workout or
before your big presentation.
You'll feel more centered, grounded and calm to
better handle your task.
Why?
There's no way you can think about yesterday or
tomorrow when you're concentrating on your
next breath.
