Before a big or nerve-wracking task, I'm sure someone has said "take a deep breath" to you in the past. You may have thought to yourself "how is taking a deep breath going to help me accomplish what I need to do?". Turns out, taking that deep breath very well might help you accomplish your big task better than if you were to "panic breathe", those short and shallow breaths that you take when things are just about to become overwhelming or difficult. Here's the science on it.
Diaphragmatic breathing, or “belly breathing,” involves fully engaging the stomach, abdominal muscles, and diaphragm when breathing. This means actively pulling the diaphragm down with each inward breath. In this way, diaphragmatic breathing helps the lungs fill more efficiently. Here are just some of the benefits diaphragmatic breathing can have:
There are many ways to breathe from your diaphragm, my personal favourite is box breathing is also known as square breathing. This is because each of the four steps involves breathing or holding the breath for 4 seconds, creating a 4×4 effect.
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