What has been your experience of breathing exercises?
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Breathing exercises and breathing meditations have been important ways in helping me cope with stress.  When I wasn't doing some sort of breathing exercise, I noticed how sensitive I was to any kind of stress.\n\nAwareness of breath is essential for developing control of the mind and body. When the mind has feelings of anxiety, negativity, loneliness, and unworthiness breathing is shallow and fast, and the body responds with an increase in heart rate, blood pressure and fear hormones. But when the breath is deep and slow, the body relaxes and the mind quiets the noisy churning and comes to rest.\n\nI had chemotherapy and radiation in 2001 for non-Hodgkins' lymphoma and realized how crucial it was for the mind to be calm and proactive in my responses to the effects of the treatments on my body.\n\nI became paraplegic because my body was vulnerable from the radiation treatment.  The necrosis to the thoracic area of my spinal cord was triggered by stress from living in Washington DC, and from living less than 10 minutes from the Pentagon.  Imagine how hard it was to breathe when you felt the impact of a plane hit the Pentagon building.\n\nI can't stress enough what doing breathing exercises and meditation have done to help me recover from the treatment, cope with physical therapy for a spinal cord injury and move across the country within a 6 month period by myself.\n\nIt's only when you have experiences like that do you realize how important it is to BREATHE.
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goto www.qigong  ,www.authentic breathing or any Yoga site that teach you deep breathing technique.\nTo improve and maintenance your health avoid food that are unfriendly to our health(1)salt(2)white sugar(3)preservative\n(4)antibiotic(5)animal protein(6)fat(7)mono sodium glutamate(8)acidic food(9)high cholesterol food etc,etc\nBreath fresh and unpolluted air
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heavy and vigorous exercises increases the demand of oxygen thereby increasing the breathing rate 20-25 timesper minute.Otherwise it is 18-20 times.Certainly not, the effect will be different to different people. an asthematic person may have have even more effect of it. it may be either a rapid increase in breathing rate or problem in inhalation. adults(70-80) have also somewhat effect too.this increases their blood preesure pulse rate and chances of heart failure.
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yes these are good healthy exercises as are any exercises that increase heart rate and breathing. swimming, jogging, biking, even fast walking helps.\nAt least 20 min. 30 min better\nOver the age of 40 you might consider speaking to a doctor
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Absolutely, and it's the most amazing feeling! Actually I do sensory-based meditative exercises called "Imageries." Imagery is wonderful for tapping into the senses with your imagination! You can use fragrances like inscence or candles; lighting; music helps tremendously... and you hone in on sight, sound, touch/texture, temperature, smell, imagining them all and meditating on those senses and the calming effects of them... you walk yourself through these scences and then back out of them slowing using deliberatly slow breathing. It's beautiful depending on where your imagination and your heart takes you. Each time it can be a different one if you choose, or you can return to places in your mind for the familiarity and comfort. Many therapists are familiar with the technique and can provide help in learning and mastering Imagery.
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I had one, it did not work for me. I attended a Buteyko clinic and my Asthma has definitely improved.
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Simply, breathe more. The more and longer you expand and contract your lungs...the more they will "work out". For lung capacity...try holding your breath underwater. Ive been doing it for about 5 years and Im up to about 45 seconds.
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Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus  or ... SCUBA\n\nGot my certifications as a young woman -- and did enjoy the sport a lot.
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BREATHING EXCERSISE WILL HELP MUCH.
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Which activity is the best exercise for increasing heart rate?  Scootering, walking, running, skating?  \n\nWhich material is best for protecting something fragile? Take potato chips and wrap them different ways - bubble wrap, packing peanuts, etc.  Mail them to yourself.  Which ones are intact?  Take pictures before, during wrapping, and after you receive them.\n\nAlso, check www.dicovery.com.  It's the discovery channel web site and they have a lot of ideas.  \n\nThe show Mythbusters can also give you some ideas, but be careful, some of them should only be done by professionals.  You might be able to take one of their ideas and modify it, though.\n\nGood luck!
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Deep Breathing\nRelaxing Techniques\nSelf Hypnotism
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Well, today I enjoy just breathing. I have lung disease from too many cigarettes and some days it is a chore to get anything done without being short of breath. Today I am a little better and can see a beautiful world out there just for the enjoyment.
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Breathing.....I have found that closing my eyes and breathing in through the nose and out of my mouth, slowly, is restful.  Good breathing.
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i use this site, while they do have products for sale,  the exercises are free\n\nhttp://www.ageless.co.za/facial.htm\n\ni really like the throat exercises
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It is great. Breathing made easy!!
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Try Breathe-Right Strips - they help a lot for me.
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yeah controlling your breathing helps a  lot and mind power is the key. you CAN control when you go with your mind. weird i know but thats what my boyfriend does. hope this helps! :D