Not exact matches
When I feel their body relaxing and their
breathing slow down, I might say something
like, «It's sad when we can't have a toy, isn't it?»
When Teddy was born,
like many babies, he had a few
breathing difficulties to start (nothing a rub down with a towel couldn't solve), so although he was
slow to start we weren't worried and after a quick examination with the doctor our little bundle of perfection was handed to us.
Respiration (
breathing) 0 Not
breathing 1 Weak cry; may sound
like whimpering,
slow or irregular
breathing 2 Good, strong cry; normal rate and effort of
breathing
I
like all these suggestions, I used the
breathing and the
slow dancing.
Slow deep
breathing also can help — I
like to imagine I'm smelling chocolate chip cookies baking when
breathing in, and that 100 birthday candles are on a cake when
breathing out slowly.
For example, while hibernating, small mammals
like the ground squirrel
slow their pulse and
breathing and can lower their core body temperature to just a few degrees above freezing.
When a drug
like morphine binds to one of these receptors in the brain stem,
breathing and heart rate
slow down.
Then close your eyes,
slow down your
breathing, and tune into something you can follow along in the music —
like the melody or a particular instrument.
Breathing like this — as opposed to taking shallow breaths, which we tend to do when stressed — forces more oxygen into your cells,
slows your heart rate, lowers blood pressure, and improves circulation, ultimately resulting in an energy boost.
So stay positive... think about the wonderful things in your life that you're grateful for... eat
like our early ancestors did... move around
like our ancestors did...
slow down... go barefoot, connect to the earth... get sensible sun exposure... sleep
like a rock... keep stress in check... and
breathe.
When the «fight - or - flight» system gets activated, it keeps only the essential parts of your body running,
like muscles tensing up, heart rate increasing,
breathing getting faster and the
slows down of your digestive system (you don't need to eat if you're running away), immune system and your reproductive organs.
(I.e restorative yoga, yin yoga, passive postures,
slow focused
breathing) When it comes to the colder months, I
like to make an exception and physically activate the energetic part to generate heat and increase my ability to absorb prana.
Even if you never get into the fancier
breathing techniques
like alternate nostril or ujayii, sometimes it just takes a
slow inhale through the nose and a very loud exhale out the mouth.
Stress hormones calm down during
slow breathing (
like # 2 sleep below) and activities that promote the release of acetycholine, which is the opposing hormone to cortisol and has been found in high amounts in calm professions such as monks and clergy.
Exercises
like deep
breathing and progressive muscle relaxation may help calm the body therefore
slowing down your bowel movements.
And then one of the first structured sessions that I'll throw back in is super
slow strength either with a suspension strap
like a TRX or most fit suspension strap or doing
like a super
slow protocol at the gym using something
like Doug McGuff's Body by Science protocol where it's lots of
breathing, focus and quality of movement but again, no chronic repetitive motion.
Do deep,
slow, calm
breathing — but on the inhalation begin to say a private speech mantra
like «I am good,» or «I can do this,» or «impermanence ends suffering,» or «over-attachment causes suffering.»
Gatsby's parties are depicted with the kind of circus -
like insanity of modern club culture (combined with the bacchanalia of the Moulin Rouge in his prior film), yet the later parts of the film
slow down tremendously to allow the characters and scenes time to
breathe.
Slow your
breathing, though the maternal -
like concern is understandable if not a speck bemusing.
There is no
slow breed of Cayenne, and doubtless the GTS has the shove to back up Porsche's 5.2sec - to - 62mph claim, but where its predecessor felt
like an air -
breathing, slightly bonkers alternative to the Turbo, the latest version seems overly buttoned down.
I love listening to the
slow rhythm of the ocean or the sea,
like breathing, receding its surf on the in breath, and swelling out onto the shore with an out breath.
The familiar settings capture people in uncanny situations, standing under a bridge naked when it's freezing out, or staring off into space at home in their underwear
like slow -
breathing statues.
Teach children to
slow down their
breathing to help calm anxiety reactions («Imagine you're
breathing out
like a sleepy dog lying in the sun»).