Breathing: A Tool to Regain Your Footing
4 May 2009
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We breathe without thinking about it. Yet, consciously working on breathing is an effective tool to become aware of the present moment and gain the energy suited to your goal. Hervé Franceschi, an energy coach trained in Chinese medicine, suggests four simple exercises that can help you in the following situations.
You need to concentrate on a task, to be calm. Inhale through your nose, slowly, filling your belly as much as possible for several seconds. Then exhale the air, always through your nose, slowly, until your belly, then your lungs are empty. Repeat this exercise several times, until you feel calm and composed. "Inhaling is seeking inspiration," notes Hervé Franceschi. "It gives a feeling of fullness and helps to regain self-presence."
Your mind is cluttered with multiple thoughts. You need to take a break from what you have just experienced. With your eyes closed, inhale slowly and deeply through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Repeat the exercise several times. "This helps to clear thoughts, to get out of the mental."
You feel overwhelmed by stress. Practice alternate breathing. With your eyes closed, place the index and middle finger of your right hand between your eyebrows, close your right nostril with your thumb and inhale slowly through your left nostril. Hold your breath for two or three seconds, then exhale through your right nostril, closing your left nostril with your ring finger. Hold your breath again for a few seconds, then start again by inhaling through your right nostril, your left nostril closed by your thumb, and so on, ideally for ten minutes. Finish with an exhalation on the right. This exercise, inspired by yoga, helps to release pressure and regain nervous balance.
You need to be dynamic, at your best. Inhale through your nose, filling your belly, but in a shorter time, and exhale through your nose with a strong and rapid contraction of your belly (as if you were receiving a punch in the stomach). Repeat this exercise several times. "It's a way to warm up, which gives a feeling of comfort and allows you to quickly get into action," explains the coach.
Marie-Pierre Noguès-Ledru
Posted online on January 5, 2009
pourseformer.fr
You need to concentrate on a task, to be calm. Inhale through your nose, slowly, filling your belly as much as possible for several seconds. Then exhale the air, always through your nose, slowly, until your belly, then your lungs are empty. Repeat this exercise several times, until you feel calm and composed. "Inhaling is seeking inspiration," notes Hervé Franceschi. "It gives a feeling of fullness and helps to regain self-presence."
Your mind is cluttered with multiple thoughts. You need to take a break from what you have just experienced. With your eyes closed, inhale slowly and deeply through your nose and exhale through your mouth. Repeat the exercise several times. "This helps to clear thoughts, to get out of the mental."
You feel overwhelmed by stress. Practice alternate breathing. With your eyes closed, place the index and middle finger of your right hand between your eyebrows, close your right nostril with your thumb and inhale slowly through your left nostril. Hold your breath for two or three seconds, then exhale through your right nostril, closing your left nostril with your ring finger. Hold your breath again for a few seconds, then start again by inhaling through your right nostril, your left nostril closed by your thumb, and so on, ideally for ten minutes. Finish with an exhalation on the right. This exercise, inspired by yoga, helps to release pressure and regain nervous balance.
You need to be dynamic, at your best. Inhale through your nose, filling your belly, but in a shorter time, and exhale through your nose with a strong and rapid contraction of your belly (as if you were receiving a punch in the stomach). Repeat this exercise several times. "It's a way to warm up, which gives a feeling of comfort and allows you to quickly get into action," explains the coach.
Marie-Pierre Noguès-Ledru
Posted online on January 5, 2009
pourseformer.fr
