breathe deeply

it feels great to breathe deeply while walking down the road in my rural town in the fresh spring air. i love it.

I practiced breathing deeply

while going through the service.

helped me today at my orthodontist appointment.

I hadn’t realized I’d be getting my bottom braces put on.

Breathing helps calm and focus the mind.

It wasn’t so bad.

Whenever it comes to mind,

I do it.

Luckily, it comes to my mind often. But it doesn’t last long, as I get distracted by something else..and it fades back to normal.

http://www.diethack.com/2007/10/7-essential-points-how-deep-breathing.html

Great article.

Breathing is something that impacts us in so many different ways.

Was reminded of breathing somehow at work today.

Made an extra effort to breathe deeply.

Realized I hadn’t been lately unless I was stressed.

I feel more alive when I inhale like that.

I like it.

It’s becoming habit for me now. I do it on the way to work. When I am stressed/anxious/tense. When I am out among the fresh air. When I am on break at work. When I’m stuck in traffic.

Good!!!

I have been remembering to breathe deeply lately.

I seem to remember when I’m driving, which is perfectly fine.

Oh yes! Here is the article. I read it in a magazine and I had saved it and I came across it a few days back and meant to scan it…. but even better, it’s online.

http://www.energytimes.com/archive/hh_breathe.asp

“How we breathe is a metaphor for how we live our life,” Lorna explained. “If someone’s breathing deeply and fully, that’s how they are living. If someone’s breathing shallow . . .”

I’m definitely turning this into a habit.

I breathe deeply when I remember or when I need to calm myself down, like when I’m at the dentist’s office (which is an incredibly stressful place for me).

I found some good reasons to breathe deeply…Hopefully they’ll serve as motivation.
[source: http://www.oasisnet.org/learn/h_breathe.htm]

• Calms and steadies the mind
• Improves focus and concentration
• Can lower blood pressure
• Reduces stress and tension
• Increases the metabolism rate, aiding digestion and weight loss
• Strengthens the immune system