Harnessing Your Breath To Transform Stress Into Positivity

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Do you believe in good and bad forces in life?

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Well, I'm sure you do. It's obvious that it exists.

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But what I'm talking about is the concept of

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yin and yang, where there's light and dark, good

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and bad to everything. In that same regard, I

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believe that there also exists good stress and

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bad stress. As famous wet oil painter Bob Ross

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once said, you can't have the light without the

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dark. You need the light areas to make the dark

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areas show, just like in life. Having said that,

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I want to go through the elements of stress briefly

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before we talk about anything else. For starters,

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let's discuss the good kind of stress and then

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work our way to the other kind. When you're thrust

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into a situation that challenges your potential

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and your capabilities, it brings on a certain

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element of stress. Whether it's trying something

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you've never done before, competing in a contest,

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starting a new business, or venture, or anything

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else, what you're having is an experience with

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the good kind of stress. These challenges are

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what bring your life at a constant state of change,

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in terms of the up and down movement in emotion.

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Without these sort of happenings, your life would,

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arguably, become far less predictable and potentially

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less exciting. While it may be comfortable to

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remain in a zone of knowing, You also deny yourself

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the opportunity to explore your full potential

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as a person. Sometimes all it takes is a little

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bit of encouragement or a fresh perspective to

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inspire you to step out of your comfort zone.

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Instead of approaching these situations as fearful,

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approach them with a heightened sense of awareness.

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Now, bear with me here. You want to view situations,

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people, and everything as an observational body.

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By this, I mean rather than placing judgment,

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or jumping to a side, you simply observe. Practicing

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this relaxed state of mind will allow your environment

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and the people within it to become more supportive

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and, of course, relaxed. I believe that a lot

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of us are equipped with an instinct to form excuses

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and reasons as to why we shouldn't tackle a challenge

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or make a significant or small change. Meanwhile,

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the truth is that sometimes your rational mind

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does have a point. At the same time, You should

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be consciously aware of your comfort zone and

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how rooted you become with it. The more you immerse

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yourself within it, the harder it can be to get

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out. Think about it this way. Sometimes you might

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be comfortable, and then all of the sudden, an

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opportunity comes along. Your first instinct

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may push you to decline the opportunity, whatever

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it may be, and remain in a state of constant

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knowing and comfort. Taking an intelligent risk,

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when the timing is right, can end up transforming

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your life. from ordinary to far more fulfilling.

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Taking a step forward or a risk can be a positive

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movement towards growing as a person and also

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coping with the other kind of stress, the bad

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kind. Now, if you're going through this course,

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then I'm sure that may be why you're here. Dealing

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with the bad stress, the kind you could definitely

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do without in your life. I'm not going to bore

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you. or waste your time by listing off reasons

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or situations that can generate bad stress, mainly

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because I'm certain you know what stresses you

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out and creates that feeling of overwhelm in

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your life. Just thinking about the topics and

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things that are weighing over you can cause your

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mind to escalate the situation. This in turn

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makes coming up with a solution and dealing with

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the stress effectively far more difficult. Now

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that I've gotten you this overview of good and

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bad stress Let's just dive right into the topic

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of breathing to relieve the stress The first

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thing I want you to do is breathe. Yes, that's

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all you need to do breathe But hold on stop your

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mind from wandering and focus only on one thing

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which is the process of breathing and the breaths

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themselves Take notice to the breath coming in

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through your nose filling your diaphragm and

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chest, and then release the breath slowly out

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of your mouth. When you exhale the air, try to

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release the unpleasant thoughts that are troubling

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you. You can't continue to think about the issue

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between breaths. The idea here is to clear your

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mind. When you breathe in again, yes, you have

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to repeat the process several times. Paint the

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picture of positive energy coming in through

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your nose. Imagine that pure positive energy

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drifting out of you upon exhale and improving

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your environment, diffusing the stress around

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everything that comes in contact with you. Similar

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to just about every other aspect in life, in

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order to reap the benefits of really anything,

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you need to fully commit wholeheartedly. As cliche

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as it may be to say, one of the strongest methods

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for manifesting success which is subject to every

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person, by the way, is to believe. Visualize

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the success and your goals. Block out the negativity

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and stress spawning thoughts from invading. As

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a matter of fact, children are a prime example

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of how powerful the concepts of imagination and

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inspiration can be to self -righteousness. They

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often use their imagination in such ways that

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it creates a life and world around them. where

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the stress of the outside and real world don't

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affect them. They remain entertained by this

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powerful environment, all built from imagination

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and freedom of the mind. Alright, alright, I

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know you're probably scoffing at this point,

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and saying how, as we get older, we seem to lose

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that imagination. Not to mention, we take on

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a multitude of different responsibilities and

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even burdens. As adults, we have to work, cook,

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clean, care for ourselves and even others, manage

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bills and have a personal life too. While this

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may be true, that doesn't dismiss the fact that

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you, just like any child, can use your imagination

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and inspiration to better impact your life. Not

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surprisingly, many self -help guides, books and

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so on often refer to the term visualize when

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describing these situations and the process.

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In reality, Both visualizing and imagining to

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me are just one in the same. They don't have

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to be boring. They can and should be fun. Visualizing

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the goals, your success and happiness will in

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turn help you to release the bad kind of stress

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from your life. Without getting off track, let's

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shift focus onto relieving bad stress. Remember,

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we're practicing breathing techniques. Once you're

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at the point where your body is being filled

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with pure positive energy, air, you want to visualize

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or imagine that this energy is transforming every

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cell throughout your body. Think of it like an

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internal message of sorts, where your organs

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and everything will be touched and refreshed

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with a renewed energy. I know in that way it

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does sound crazy and far -fetched, but just try

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to experience this sensation when you practice

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breathing in this way. Recognize this energy,

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your positive and creative energy, all full of

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color and life, and let it wash through your

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body internally and invigorate your mind. I understand

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that this whole imagining or visualizing process

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may not be as easy for some as it is for others.

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This often comes from the inability to take life

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less seriously in a way. Sometimes it seems as

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though the more serious that you take life, the

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more serious of occurrences and situations will

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be thrown in your way. You may even watch other

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people laughing, enjoying their life, and being

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just all around happy with the way things are

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going. In this process, you may eventually become

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resentful and envious. This can only feed further

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into the negative energy and stress that exists

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in your life. What needs to happen is you need

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to come to a point where you breathe easy, literally.

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and realize that life doesn't have to always

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be so serious. It's fine to let loose, enjoy

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things, and be silly every now and again. Do

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things that make you smile. Take opportunities

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and go out of your comfort zone. Because the

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reality is that these very same people you see

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loving life are doing this exact same thing.

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For all you know, they may be stressed beyond

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belief and stepping out of their comfort zone

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regularly Because they know it inspires positivity

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and happiness in their life Since we've gone

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over how to think and focus your mind and thoughts

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while you breathe in order to both relieve stress

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and centered your mind I think it's important

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to also touch on how breathing impacts your body

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and health Beyond just breathing techniques.

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There's a lot that breathing plays into the mind

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aside from the fact that we need it to survive

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to summarize This is what happens when you have

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poor breathing habits. Yes, that's actually a

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thing, believe it or not. You lose out on your

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most important source of energy. You get hungrier,

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especially for junk food and sweets. Your body

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suffers from a lack of efficient oxygen which

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negatively affects the free radicals and can

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increase your chance of long -term illness. You

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feel more stressed, which reduces your body's

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ability to fight off illness. Your body's lymphatic

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system functions badly so that it can't eliminate

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toxins as efficiently as it should Even your

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thinking is impaired So now you're probably scratching

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your head and saying how should I breathe? Well,

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there's plenty of breathing exercises that you

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can make use of Some are designed to cleanse

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your body some to reduce your stress and so on

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But before looking at exercises, let's just first

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take a brief look at your breathing habits Check

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your breathing. The best way to check your breathing

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is honestly to stand in front of a mirror and

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take a deep breath in. Notice what happens. In

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particular, I want you to look at all of these

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things. What happened to your shoulders? Did

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they rise or stay roughly still? What happened

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to your chest? Did it rise high or stay roughly

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still? What happened to your stomach? Did it

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go in? Stay roughly still. expand. From there,

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here's what you should do next. Stand in front

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of a mirror. First, breathe out. Empty your lungs.

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Take in a deep breath and notice what happens

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to your shoulders, chest, and stomach. Again,

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empty your lungs and again notice what happens

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to your shoulders, chest, and stomach. Repeat

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this as many times as you need to notice what's

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happening. Correct your breathing. If you've

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ever watched a baby sleeping on its back, you

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may have noticed the correct way to breathe.

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For instance, when breathing in, the baby's stomach

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rises, expands. When breathing out, exhaling,

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its stomach goes in. Its shoulders and chest

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don't move, or if they do move, it's hardly at

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all. This is exactly what your aim should be

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when practicing breathing and trying to correct

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your breathing overall. Here's a short checklist

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for what you should notice in the mirror when

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you breathe in deeply. Right versus wrong. Your

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shoulders stay level. Your shoulders lift up.

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Your chest rises only a little. You use your

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chest to store all the air. Your stomach expands.

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Your stomach goes in. Breathing relaxes you.

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Breathing intenses you. A habit to carry with

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you for life. This may take a while at first.

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But I promise if you stick to it, it's going

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to become a healthy and beneficial habit to practice.

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If you've already adopted this habit, then good.

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If not, for your own peace of mind, I strongly

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encourage you to adjust the way you're breathing.

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Remind yourself about the way you breathe every

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time you walk through a doorway. Lie down to

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go to sleep. Wake up in the morning. Get into

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a car, bus, or train. Get out of a car, bus,

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or train. Finally, the part you've been really

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building up for. There's no shortage of breathing

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exercises in existence today, especially with

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the internet. However, I want to share with you

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three very simple but highly beneficial breathing

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exercises that anybody can make use of in their

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life. Cleansing breathing. Here's something that

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will set you up for the day. It's a great habit

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to get into first thing in the morning, a lot

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of people after mastering it. even find it rather

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addictive, yes, more so than even coffee. If

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possible, do this in a clean area, away from

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traffic fumes or anything else, and with plenty

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of ventilation. To start, remember how you should

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breathe from earlier. Breathe out. Breathe in

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slowly and as deep as you can, to a count of

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about four seconds. Hold your breath for 12 to

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16 seconds, less if it feels uncomfortable. Breathe

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out slowly, emptying your lungs as much as possible

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for a count of about eight seconds. Repeat these

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steps several times. You may feel slightly light

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-headed. As someone once told me, that's your

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brain saying thank you. I find this such a lovely

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feeling that sometimes I'll start to wonder about

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the garden, breathing away, realizing after about

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five minutes that I'm still doing this exercise.

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Fire breathing. Although this has a fiery and

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abrasive name, it's actually a stimulating quick

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stress relief trick. Do this whenever you have

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to keep going, but feel it's getting too much

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for me. Inhale through your nose. Hold for a

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moment. Breathe out in short, sharp bursts. Do

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this six times or so. Anxiety breathing. Feeling

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overly anxious? Here's an excellent breathing

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exercise you can practice. To start, Sit comfortably

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in front of a table, elbows on table, palms over

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eyes, eyes closed. Imagine, visualize your palms

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lighting up brightly. Imagine this light flowing

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down through your arms, back up to your shoulders,

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to your chest, down to your solar plexus. Light

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up your solar plexus strongly. Beam the light

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backward to light up your spine. Let the light

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flow down to strongly light up your coccyx, your

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tailbone. Take notice to your breathing. Remain

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like that noticing your breathing for as long

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as you'd like. Now, I know that this brief course

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was to cover breathing, but the mindset and approach

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behind it is just as important as the process

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of breathing itself. Practice the art of breathing

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relief is truly a blessing in a lot of ways.

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What I strongly encourage you to do is realize

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that bad things are going to happen in life and

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that you can't avoid them, to an extent. Stressful

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situations are going to rear their ugly head

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and you're going to have to deal with them face

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first. With breathing in mind, always take a

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few deep breaths before you react to any situation,

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especially those that are stressful to you. The

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situations you may be faced with will definitely

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become infinitely more manageable. if you allow

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your mind and imagination to take you to a positive

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place. When you go out in public, be conscious

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of how you look to others. Present a positive

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appearance and smile at others. I know it seems

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wild, but the more you embrace the unexpectedness

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of life, the better your life will become. The

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less stress will bother you and impact your life

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in a negative way. Just as if you were to approach

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an angry person out in public, maybe on the street,

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and you looked them straight in the eyes with

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a genuine smile on your face. Look at the undesirable

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situation with the same positive energy that

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you're working so diligently to submerge your

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life with. Nearly nine times out of ten, that

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hostile person will be far less agitated and

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the difficult situation will be, as a result,

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less daunting. Wrapping things up, I want to

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thank you for taking the time to go through this

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short course. and I truly hope you've taken a

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thing or two away from it. Heading off from this,

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I'd like to encourage you to take some time to

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practice breathing and visualizing positive scenarios

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in your life. Prepare yourself for the future,

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whether it's stressful or uncomfortable, and

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you will find that you're able to manage situations

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far better.