Types Of Breathing Exercises

Use deep breathing exercises to relax your body:

• Sit somewhere comfortable with a straight back
• Close your eyes and begin breathing through your nose
• Breathe in for a count of two.
• Hold your breath for a count of one
• Breathe out through your mouth ...

The “4-7-8 breath” technique is touted as a calming practice and tool to combat anger.

Exhale completely through your mouth, then inhale through your nose for a count of four. Hold your breath for seven seconds, then exhale through your mouth for a count of eight. It’s not possible t...

Try "box breathing". The technique, outlined below, is popular among Navy SEALs and only takes five minutes:

1. Inhale for four seconds.
2. Hold the air in your lungs for four seconds.
3. Exhale for four seconds, emptying all of...