{"id":177,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:04:01","slug":"breathing-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/?p=177","title":{"rendered":"BREATHING WELL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #006699;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">BELLY BREATHING <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">May I suggest you start with &#8216;breathing through the belly&#8217;? Let&#8217;s practice this a few times:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Stand up\u00a0and s<\/span><\/span><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">hake arms and hands a few times.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Put one hand on your chest and one on your belly.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Slowly inhale through your nose or\u00a0your pursed lips.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Push your stomach and then your chest\u00a0out.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Hold the breath in for a moment.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Release the air slowly.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Relax your chest and rib cage. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Force the remaining breath out by pulling your belly in.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Repeat the complete exercise while sitting in a chair.<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Repeat the\u00a0exercise while laughing out loud.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">Notice a decrease in stress and increase in energy?<\/span> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"?p=198\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\"><span style=\"2px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">read more &#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 223px; height: 210px;\" src=\"\/userfiles\/image\/laughing_buddha_-ivory.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">For more\u00a0details\u00a0about belly breathing, <\/span><\/span><span style=\"2px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\"><a href=\"?p=178\"><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffd700;\">click here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"6px;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BELLY BREATHING May I suggest you start with &#8216;breathing through the belly&#8217;? Let&#8217;s practice this a few times: Stand up\u00a0and shake arms and hands a few times. Put one hand on your chest and one on your belly. Slowly inhale through your nose or\u00a0your pursed lips. Push your stomach and then your chest\u00a0out. 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