Stress Management: Breathing Exercises for RelaxationStress Management: Breathing Exercises for RelaxationIntroductionHave you ever noticed how you breathe
when you feel relaxed? The next time you are relaxed, take a moment to notice
how your body feels. Or think about how you breathe when you first wake up in
the morning or just before you fall asleep. Breathing exercises can help you
relax, because they make your body feel like it does when you are already
relaxed. Deep breathing is one of the best ways to lower stress in
the body. This is because when you breathe deeply, it sends a message to your
brain to calm down and relax. The brain then sends this message to your body.
Those things that happen when you are stressed, such as increased heart rate,
fast breathing, and high blood pressure, all decrease as you breathe deeply to
relax. - The way you breathe affects your whole body.
Breathing exercises are a good way to relax, reduce tension, and relieve
stress.
- Breathing exercises are easy to learn. You can do them
whenever you want, and you don't need any special tools or equipment to do
them.
- You can do different exercises to see which work best for
you.
 What does it mean to breathe to relax?
 Why should you do breathing exercises?
 How do you do breathing exercises?
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Medical Review: Patrice Burgess, MD - Family Medicine Steven Locke, MD - Psychiatry Last Updated: May 15, 2012 |
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