Sentences with phrase «focus on your breath for»

It can be anything at all, from closing your eyes and just focusing on your breath for a minute to grabbing a cup of tea or taking a walk, even if it's around your office.

Focus on your breath for 3 - 5 minutes.

Set aside time to focus on your breath for a minute each day (start with 1 minute and gradually increase).

See if they can focus on their breath for 1 - 2 minutes, paying close attention to each inhalation and exhalation.

Students will focus on this breath for only one minute.

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It's as simple as closing your eyes for five minutes without any distraction and focus on your breath and nothing else,» he writes.

For most people, it's shutting your eyes and focusing on the sensation of breath entering and leaving your nostrils.

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Thank you for the reminder to take a deep breath and focus on the «heart» of the matter.

Since Ashtanga focuses on breathing more, there a pose can go on for at least 45 seconds, but more importantly you always have to perform at least five breaths in one pose.

Use the time to focus your mind on one thing only, baby's breath, and give yourself permission to let go of every other worry, every other thought, just for this brief time.

I am positive that they pushed sedative drugs into my IV to make me compliant... it also made it hard for me to focus on getting deep breaths and staying awake.

Instead, the focus is on chronic shortness of breath and adults who sought care after having shortness of breath for six weeks or more.

Yoga is a way for us to focus on our breath and stretch our muscles, leaving us with a sense of flow in our bodies and minds.

Then with each out breath, focus on a different section of the body and say a word like «calm,» «relax,» or «peaceful,» whatever works for you.

The Yoga Sutras have 8 limbs: Yama - abstentions like non-lying, non-stealing, non-harming, chastity, non-greed; Niyama - observances like contentment, cleanliness, mortification, Self - study, devotion to god; Asana - physical postures that are practiced with steadiness and ease and keep the body balanced; Pranayama - breath regulation to control prana (universal enlivening force); Pratyahara - withdrawing the mind from sense objects; Dharana - concentrated focus; Dhyana - sustained, uninterrupted focus on a single object for 2 minutes and 24 seconds or meditation; Samadhi - direct knowledge, enlightenment (this has several stages).

For one to two minutes, take deep, focused breaths, making sure you spend as much time on the exhalation as the inhalation.

«We do not have targeted medications for this type,» says Dr. Tabtabai, «but we can focus on improving symptoms of shortness of breath and cardiac risk factors such as high blood pressure.»

Take three deep breaths, focus on the activity at hand, and give thanks for the food before beginning.

Focus on the sound of the mantra and the breath for 3 minutes.

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Teach your child simple practices of meditation and mindfulness: You in no way have to be a meditation expert in order to teach your child to simply breathe and focus on his / her breath for five minutes a day — just that alone will have great benefits on decreasing stress and anxiety levels and help your child learn a sense of self - control and self - regulation, all important factors for increasing optimism!

For the past week, focusing on my breath had been terrifying, exhausting.

Try to take a deep breath; focus on your love for your own body and your own food choices.

Tips: For a more gradual release, bring your hands to your lower back rather than heels, and arch back gently, focusing mostly on lifting your chest up with your breath.

Instead of harping for the 11th time, take a breath and focus on other things with your kid.

You simply close your eyes and focus on your breath, breathing deeply in and out for 5 - 10 minutes or longer.

I also find it wonderful for my mind; I focus on my breath and it has a calming, soothing effect.»

Start to inhale and exhale slowly; focus on drawing the belly in and out with the breath; option to add a tiny pull out on the band; exhale, draw the belly in toward the spine, and at the same time pull the band apart just an inch; inhale, release the breath, and release the pull on the band; repeat for 1 to 2 minutes; focus on maintaining proper body alignment.

After sitting for a while, and after sharing silent loving kindness with others, focus full attention on the object of attention — for now your breath.

This is helpful for those of you who don't find focusing on the breath effective (or when you have a cold!).

This style is focused on detail, precision, and alignment in poses and breath work, often incorporating props to support students in the «correct» form and making it accessible and accommodating for injuries

As you continue to focus on your breath, you'll discover the rhythm that's right for your body.

Our special focus for this workshop will be on pranayama, the practice that uses the breath as a vehicle to carry us «toward our center» in a subtle and powerful way.

Focus your attention here for a few breaths before moving on to the sole of your foot.

For 10 breaths, close your eyes, pose a question to yourself, and focus on the sound of your breath, placing the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth as you inhale, and relaxing it as you exhale.

Options can be yoga, simply slowing your workout down and REAALY focusing on breath, or taking a walk and going over all the things we have to be grateful for.

And also that for those poses that are beyond my reach I can still practice a modified version or pause and focus on my breath.»

Heart - focused Breathing: Breathe slowly and regularly at a 10 - second rhythm (5 seconds on the in - breath and 5 seconds on the out - breath) for 20 - 30 minutes once per day (twice per day to reduce hot flashes).

This sound, called ajapa mantra (pronounced ah - JOP - ah mahn - trah, the «unspoken mantra»), serves three purposes: it helps to slow the breath down (which is exactly what we want for Ujjayi), to focus awareness on the breath and prevent your min «wandering,» and to regulate, by continually monitoring and adjusting the evenness of the sound, the smooth flow of breath (another important element of Ujjayi).

This class is for more advanced students who want to challenge their practice by flowing through the exercises, one series into the next, focusing on the coordination of the breath while tuning into the details and mechanics of each movement.

Power yoga is a general term used to describe styles of yoga that can be physically intense relative to yoga styles that can be for example more gentle, or that can be focused on the breath, or those focused on meditation.

The Ashtanga Vinyasa system of practice offers practitioners a platform for growth through a meditative flow with focus on breath.

The poses are held for about a minute with focus on alignment and breath.

It goes without saying that the more serene and relaxed an environment you can do these poses in the better, but just focusing on your breath in these shapes — despite what may be going on around you — will improve your chances for deeper sleep.

Also on strengthening muscles and working with the breath to calm the body and build a foundation of focused breathing for use in labor.

This series of ten classes will focus on developing awareness of our breath and bodies to help build strength, relieve stress, and learn how to use Yoga for Healing and Self - Care.

Focus on your breath and aim to hold this position for 5 - 10 breath cycles.

The poses are maintained for 10 - 15 minutes each while focusing on the breath and conscious relaxation.

For three to five breaths, focus on the breath as if it were flowing only through that side.