Breathe Right-Part 1

By Vijai Sharma, PhD • December 10th, 2008 • 10060 Views

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Do You Need Breathing Retraining

Usually we breathe in the automatic mode and are not conscious of our breathing. We become conscious of it only when we experience a breathing problem such as shortness of breath, chest tightness or a feeling of suffocation. Eastern societies in the ancient times emphasized conscious breathing for physical, mental and spiritual benefits. Importance of deeper, fuller and relaxed breathing for health and wellness cannot be overstated. Everyone healthy or otherwise should learn and make sure they breathe correctly. They should receive breathing retraining if they identify any signs of incorrect breathing in themselves.

Signs of Incorrect Breathing

Your breathing is incorrect/ irregular when you are not exerting and still experience any of the following signs:
• Neck and shoulders moving while breathing
• Shallow breathing which shows excessive involvement of the upper chest and/or neck muscles
• Jerky breathing often resulting in sobbing or sighing
• Rapid breathing such as more than 20 breaths a minute
• Uneven breathing such as rapid breathing alternating with long or jerky pause
• Mouth breathing even when the nostrils are not blocked
• Too long a pause from one breath to the next like you don't want to take the next breath
• Loud and noisy breathing without a medical reason

Negative Effects of Incorrect Breathing

Chronic irregular breathing may cause one or more of the following:
• Breathlessness and/or difficulty breathing
• Tingling sensation
• Chest pains frequent yawning
• Feelings of dizziness or faintness
• Poor oxygen supply to the brain and/or body
• Agitated mind and emotions

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Vijai Sharma, PhD, Certified yoga therapist and yoga teacher. Vijai, a life long student of yoga and disciple of Swami Rama of the Himalayan cave monastery completed his yoga teacher and yoga therapist training with Gary Kraftsow...