Belly breathing
Belly breathing
No one has to teach babies how to breathe in a relaxed way. When an infant calm or sleeping he or she naturally breathes in such a way that the stomach rises and falls.
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Lay on your back, put your hands on your stomach. |
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Relax your abdominal muscles and take a moderately deep breath. Breathe in such a way that your stomach rises and falls along with your chest. |
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Do not hold your breath. As soon as you have inhaled, begin to exhale. Do not try to overfill the lungs or empty them completely. |
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Let your breathing fall into a comfortable rhythm. |
Two minutes of breathing in this way has been shown to substantially reduce stress reaction in the body.
Stephen Willis M.MFT