BELLY BREATHING
(BB)’s Main Objective:
To re-acquire the Art of natural breathing in order to remove stress, anxiety, and information overload.
Rapid and/or shallow breathing reduces mental alertness, because it reduces the amount of energy and fresh oxygen fed to the blood. Insufficient chest movement causes (a) the rib cage and surrounding muscles to get stiffer and weaker, and more stale air to remain in the tissues of the lungs. This leads to a malfunctioning of the entire respiratory system.
Excessive tension in the belly, chest, and back, prevents the diaphragm from moving freely through its full range of motion. All of this leads to poor posture, poor inhalation, respiratory diseases, sluggishness, or even heart disease.
Diaphragmatic breathing is the best solution. The pushing out of the belly’s diaphragm while inhaling creates a suction which draws more life-giving oxygen into lungs and gut-brain.
More oxygen gets into the blood stream for distribution to the body & brain cells. During the exhale, carbon dioxide is expelled from the blood, thus cleansing the body of waste.
Diaphragmatic breathing should become your standard way of breathing again, because it is the natural way for babies and infants to breath. Slow exhalation, twice the length of the inhalation, allows the body to absorb all the inhaled oxygen, and alerts it to get out of a state of fight, flight, or freeze, then relax and resume essential body & brain functions, such as swifter decision making.
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Natural, mirthful belly laughter alters the breathing pattern and muscle tone. It exercises the internal organs.
For more details about belly laughter, click here.
