Oxygen is more important to us than either food or water. We can live without food for weeks, even months and without water for days, but without oxygen, we will die within a matter of minutes.
It only stands to reason that good breathing is not just important for athletes or opera singers but essential for all of us.
In fact, both ancient teachings and modern research correlate good breathing skills with wellness, and poor breathing skills with a strong propensity towards illness. However, poor breathing habits often go unnoticed.
Because breathing occurs naturally without thinking about it, we don't generally think of breathing as something we need to learn to do correctly or even better. Yet, when we take into consideration the great number of things affecting the length, depth, volume, balance, rate, ease, and flow of our breathing such as posture, stress and pollution to name a few, we can begin to understand how the quality of our breathing can diminish over time.
Breath is life. And so, we must ensure that we are breathing properly and aspire toward optimum breathing.
RESOURCES:
HolisticOnline.com: The Importance of Breathing An in depth look at correct breathing.
HolisticOnline.com: Learning to Breathe Correctly - Explains how to learn to Breathe Correctly.
Below is an introduction to Pranayama Breathing.
Benefits of increased oxygen
- Increases energy levels
- Increases stamina and endurance
- Enhances the absorption of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, proteins and other important nutrients
- Rapid fatigue recovery
- Lowers resting heart rate
- Kills infectious bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites, but does not harm the "Good" microorganisms the body needs.
- Relieves pain
- Improves circulation
- Sleep better
- Strengthens the immune system
- Heightens concentration and alertness
- Increases fat metabolism resulting in loss of body fat
- Calms the nervous system
- Improves memory
- Improves chemical imbalances in the body.
- Relieves headache
- Accelerates healing time for injuries
- Lowers blood pressure
- Relieves stress and anxiety
- Helps reverse premature aging
- Relieves symptoms of PMS in women
- Helps displace damaging free radicals
- Helps neutralize harmful toxins in cells, tissues and bloodstream
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