From early on, I was taught to stand tall, shoulders back and take a big deep breath through the nose. I understand deportment and the way we carry ourselves is not only good for our whole self/demeanor but it sends a message to everyone that I’m confident, calm and ready to carry out my daily routines. Likewise, filling our lungs with fresh air makes us feel like we’ve brushed away the cobwebs from the day and night before and are ready to begin again. But when it’s time to push the body to do a little more than the daily grind we need a little extra mph & umph!

So, the exercise starts like this;

breath out and relax the belly completely

Breathe in through the mouth ( hold your nose closed if you have to)

And here’s the key to it, As you breathe out begin to clench your stomach muscles in.

relax the belly again as you take the next breath through the mouth and repeat.

It certainly takes some getting used to if you’ve not done it before but it’s well worth it the long run. I’m not suggesting you breathe like this indefinitely but it helps when exercising and more importantly it helps to get rid of pot bellies.

It’s also important to control your breathing, many people suffer from panic attacks 0and hyperventilate, with some good breathing exercises these ailments can be avoided.

Sit quietly on the floor, wearing comfortable loose clothing,

breath in through the nose then place a thumb over one nostril and breathe out through the other nostril. Keeping the thumb on the same nostril then breathe in again through one nostril, this time before you breathe out change your thumb position to the other nostril and close it off and breathe out through the nostril, once all air expelled then breathe in again through the same nostril and then as you are ready to breathe out move your thumb and change nostrils again. repeat this two more times.

By doing this you will notice it’s easier to breathe through one nostril and not the other and you are controlling the speed of air intake into your lungs after several repetition of doing this you will notice a sense of difference come over you, it’s your own Zen.

How to fall asleep in 60 seconds through breathing. This is a tried and tested method and does work but it took me several attempts before it worked on me .

Settle into a comfy position on your bed. Then, simply inhale through your nose for four seconds, hold your breath for seven seconds, and then exhale slowly through your mouth for eight seconds. Repeat until you fall asleep.

i will make some videos to demonstrate, so watch this space.