| One of the most natural and healthy ways to give | | | | couple of seconds as you feel it disperse its cosmic |
| ourselves a quick boost of energy is to rapidly pump | | | | energy into every corner and cell of your body, from |
| our bodies with oxygen. We do this unconsciously | | | | the tips of hairs on your head to the edge of your |
| when we yawn and so do the animals. Even babies | | | | toenails and fingernails. Then exhale through the mouth |
| are doing just this when they cry! There is no need for | | | | as completely as possible, consciously trying to empty |
| any artificial stimulation with its negative side effects | | | | your lungs of every bit of air. We will need to force |
| when with a few conscious breaths, we can get that | | | | the diaphragm above our abdomen to contract and |
| boost from mother nature itself. | | | | force the remaining air out. When the exhalation is |
| How To Do The Deep Breathing Exercise: | | | | complete, hold the breath and feel the body without |
| Lightly stretch your body, twist around the hips and roll | | | | any air. Then after a couple of seconds, make another |
| your neck around a few times to relieve any tension. | | | | deep inhalation as before and repeat the process. |
| Then sit with your spine straight, either cross legged on | | | | Most of us do not realize that there is always a little bit |
| a carpet or in a straight-backed chair. With eyes | | | | of air that remains in the lungs and accumulates |
| closed, breathe normally and watch your breath as it | | | | impurities over the years. Most of us go through our |
| enters your nostrils and goes deep into your stomach | | | | lives like this. When we exhale completely, we purge |
| and lungs, filling every cell in your body with life-giving | | | | our lungs of these impurities and learn that this is a |
| prana. Acknowledge that this breath is what is giving | | | | normal and natural activity that we have simply |
| you life. | | | | forgotten to do. |
| After you have done this a few times, breathe in | | | | Repeat these steps three or four times, always being |
| deeply and fully, first filling your abdomen then your | | | | sure to pay close attention to what is happening with |
| lungs. At the end of the inhalation, release your breath | | | | our eyes closed. The mind plays a major role in the |
| through the mouth quickly. As you complete the | | | | proceedings here and we learn soon enough that to |
| exhalation, inhale deeply again as before and release | | | | control our breath is to control our mind-a major and |
| again through the mouth. Do this three or four times | | | | very valuable result. When the exercise is finished, we |
| and then relax and breathe normally, observing calmly | | | | can open our eyes and feel the new energy that has |
| the new energy in your body. | | | | permeated every corner of our body, nerves and |
| After a minute or two, inhale full and deep through the | | | | muscles. |
| mouth, letting the breath fill your stomach and chest as | | | | As always, please consult with your physician before |
| completely as possible. Then hold the breath for a | | | | proceeding with this or any other form of exercise. |