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Bestow Beauty

13 May 2014
Bestow inspiration, Bestow wisdom, The Bestow Blog

Breathing, yoga and meditation part one

It seems that in our modern world, stress is unavoidable however there are many simple techniques available to you that can help you become more stress resilient. Breathing and breath-based activities are one of these techniques, having the power to flip your nervous system from ‘flight and fight’ to ‘rest and repair’ in a very short space of time.

The breath is a connection between the conscious and unconscious mind. It is one of the few things we can consciously control if we choose but otherwise it is a process that the unconscious mind will control without effort or even awareness on our part. This makes the breath unique; you cannot consciously control many other body systems that are normally the domain of the unconscious mind. It is this duality that enables the breath to become a bridge between these two mental states.

Over the next few weeks, I will show you how to use yoga and meditation to reduce stress levels in your life.

Stress affects our breathing. When we are stressed our body’s response is to breathe in a rapid, shallow manner, providing a good supply of oxygen to the muscles and brain for our potential ‘flight or fight’. On the other hand, when we are in a relaxed state our breathing calms, becoming slower and deeper.

Our body associates a rapid, shallow breath with stress and a slow, deep breath with relaxation so therefore by consciously lengthening and deepening our breath we can fool our bodies into thinking we’re not stressed.

It is such a simple technique that requires no more than committing some time everyday to taking 10 to 20 deep, slow breaths. In Bestow we encourage our clients to do this while they soak their skin as part of their skin care regime. The modern, busy women loves nothing more than multi-tasking so this works very well. I have heard of other people linking it in to other routine occurrences like waiting for the jug to boil or sitting at the lights.

 

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