Breathing

Hi there mister kitten,

If you do a google or youtube search for pranayama, you will get some good links for the Yogic practice of breath. Here is an example:

YouTube - Breathing Exercises - Introduction to Pranayama

I personally think that too often instructors make too big a deal about what should be a simple and joyful practice.

Basically, you would like to learn to breathe from your lower abdominal area.

In Qigong, I teach a full body breathing where the whole body breathes through ever pore, and the body inflates like a balloon. It is very efficient and helps overall health.

Hope this helps.

Rich

Deep long breathes in through the nose and out through the mouth, it slows the heart beat down, after practise you'll relax immediately.

I had heard or read somewhere that breathing from the abdomen was the better way to do it. This is good because I have been doing it this way (in through the nose from the abdomen and out through the mouth) for about 4 months. I used to get dizzy alot before breathing like this. Thank you both for your replies; very appreciated.