Breathing Exercises

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Information source :

My knowledge & experience as a Adult & Children's Yoga Instructor for 15 years

How to breathe 

Breathing this way centres the mind to help concentration, focus and calms the mind & body

Take a breath in / inhale slowly through your nose -filling your body

As you breathe out / exhale very slowly out of your nose

Keep your mouth closed

Take a breath in / inhale slowly through your nose filling your body

As you breathe out / exhale very slowly out of your nose

Keep your mouth closed.

Repeat x2

Lie on your back

Eyes closed

Place your hands softly on your stomach

Imagine a balloon inside your stomach

As you breathe in / inhale through your nose imagine your balloon getting bigger

As you breathe out exhale through your nose the air is released from your balloon /gets smaller

Breathe in again feel your stomach rise as your balloon is filled with air

Breathe out slowly and your hands gently sink back as the air is released

Repeat several times

Keep on your back eyes closed as your body and mind relax quietly for a short while

Lie on the floor on your back

Hands by your sides

Palms upwards

Feet slightly apart

Take a breath in and slowly let go of your breath

Squeeze your feet /toes legs and bottom

Squeeze your stomach arms & fingers

Squeeze your shoulders eyes ears nose

Squeeze your body as tight as you can

Let it go and relax

Take a breath in and slowly let go of your breath

Repeat breath

Stretch your toes & legs

Stretch your arms & fingers

Stretch your neck

Stretch your body making yourself long like an elastic band

Let it go and relax

Take a breath in and slowly let go of your breath

Repeat breath

Decreases any tension in shoulders allowing us to relax

On knees

Breathe in bring shoulders towards your ears

Squeeze

As your breath out allow shoulders to drop away & down  from your ears

Repeat

Stand feet hip width apart

Legs & feet pushing into the ground feel muscles tighten

Toes pushing into floor

Squeeze your bottom

Pull your stomach in gently to feel muscles working

Arms at sides

Shoulders up, shoulders back, shoulders down away from your ears

Fingers stretching towards floor (stretch middle finger)

Neck and head stretching tall

Breathe in (inhale)through nose and out (exhale) slowly out of your nose

Try to make your outward breath longer

Repeat breathing 2 times keeping body still

Keep all muscles engaged while breathing

If you find yourself frustrated angry or worried find a quiet place

and do your count to 5 breathing this helps to calm your feelings

Sit comfortably

Close your eyes

imagine your hand in front of you

Stretch out your fingers spreading them wide

Take a breath in through your nose

As you let long slow breath out relax your hand and allow 1 finger to relax

Repeat another 4 times (5 in total)

Allows any anger trapped inside the body to escape leaving you calm & feeling happy

Standing legs wide apart

Pretend to take axe up & over your head leaning slightly backwards

Take breathe in through your nose

Bend forwards pretend to take axe towards ground letting out the breath saying HAAAAAAA

Haaaaa is said loud using out breathe only

Repeat a couple of times

Helps headaches to go away

Stand with your feet apart (you can also do seated)

Put your hands over your ears

Close your eyes

Breathe in through your nose expand chest like a balloon

As your breath out Hum through your mouth

Use out breath only for long hummmmmmmmmmmm

Repeat to see how long your hum can be out breathe only 

Loosen Jaw if tense or tight & helps voice to become stronger & louder

Sit on Knees

Hands rest on thighs

Eyes open wide

Take breathe in

Open mouth wide

Stick out tongue

Push out the out-breath & Roar from the back of throat 

Repeat a couple of times

Worried / Anxious or Frightened - Helps deal with issues better

Lie on stomach

Legs stretched backwards

Lift head & Shoulders off floor

Elbows on floor / head rest in hands

Only thing that can move are eyes

Breathe IN through nose - SlowlyBreathe Out through nose 

Long & Slow

Repeat for a couple of minutes