Sometimes you don’t have anything with you, no essential oils, no smart phone with relaxation app or relaxation music or biofeedback instrument. You may not be able to go outside for a nice walk or sit by the lake to relax. You could be in an office on the 25th floor or in the subway feeling stressed. What can you do to relax now?
In my previous article I talked about how spending time in nature can reduce stress and I shared a free relaxation video link. To read that article and view the video click on this link: https://biofeedbackinternational.com/quick-easy-stress-reduction-solutions-part-2/#more-3637
Today we will discuss how breathing can be used relax.
Stress Reduction Solution #3 is Breathing to Relax
Since you were born you have been breathing. If you believe in God and creation, when God created man He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and then man became a living soul. When you stop breathing, you stop living. So breathing is important, right? If breathing is so important then how you breathe might also be important. Have you ever heard someone tell you to take a deep breath when you were upset about something? You may not have believed them. In fact you may have wanted to tell them to shut up or worse. What if I told you that it can be shown scientifically that changing your breathing can directly affect your nervous system and change the activity of your heart. The effect is measureable. We can measure the changes in your heart rate and heart rate variability pattern when you change your breathing. There are professional and home devices that can be used to show this. Some of them connect to PCs, Mac computers, and smart phones and tablets. These devices are very helpful for doing diaphragmatic breathing training because you can see the measurements of what you are doing and the responses that your heart has when you change your breathing. There are also biofeedback sensors that measure your breathing. A belt goes around your abdomen which stretches when you inhale and then goes back to normal when you exhale. It measures how deep you are breathing and how fast you are breathing (breaths per minute). Again, they are very helpful. If you want to learn more about these devices and where to get them contact me. What I want to do here is show you how you can use breathing exercises to calm and relax yourself quickly where ever you are.
Although our brain automatically monitors and regulates our breathing so that we don’t have to think about it, we do have the ability to override that control and change our breathing pattern.
Official Website: Stress Minimizing Books
More Info: Popular Stress Management Books
In my previous article I talked about how spending time in nature can reduce stress and I shared a free relaxation video link. To read that article and view the video click on this link: https://biofeedbackinternational.com/quick-easy-stress-reduction-solutions-part-2/#more-3637
Today we will discuss how breathing can be used relax.
Stress Reduction Solution #3 is Breathing to Relax
Since you were born you have been breathing. If you believe in God and creation, when God created man He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and then man became a living soul. When you stop breathing, you stop living. So breathing is important, right? If breathing is so important then how you breathe might also be important. Have you ever heard someone tell you to take a deep breath when you were upset about something? You may not have believed them. In fact you may have wanted to tell them to shut up or worse. What if I told you that it can be shown scientifically that changing your breathing can directly affect your nervous system and change the activity of your heart. The effect is measureable. We can measure the changes in your heart rate and heart rate variability pattern when you change your breathing. There are professional and home devices that can be used to show this. Some of them connect to PCs, Mac computers, and smart phones and tablets. These devices are very helpful for doing diaphragmatic breathing training because you can see the measurements of what you are doing and the responses that your heart has when you change your breathing. There are also biofeedback sensors that measure your breathing. A belt goes around your abdomen which stretches when you inhale and then goes back to normal when you exhale. It measures how deep you are breathing and how fast you are breathing (breaths per minute). Again, they are very helpful. If you want to learn more about these devices and where to get them contact me. What I want to do here is show you how you can use breathing exercises to calm and relax yourself quickly where ever you are.
Although our brain automatically monitors and regulates our breathing so that we don’t have to think about it, we do have the ability to override that control and change our breathing pattern.
Official Website: Stress Minimizing Books
More Info: Popular Stress Management Books
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