You can do breathe
slow shallow breaths in this position.
In this final position you can take
slow shallow breaths.
Not exact matches
Newborn babies tend to breathe in a cycle when they sleep, with their
breaths tending to go faster and then
slow down, before becoming
shallow.
And it is clear that we also have some behavioral control over breathing — we can intentionally
slow it down, speed it up, and take deeper
breaths or
shallower ones.
So many of us take
shallow breaths a majority of the day, yoga
slows us down and forces us to breathe deeply and fully.
Become aware of how
shallow your
breaths are and set out to consciously take longer
breaths and
slow down your breathing pattern (breathe in and out to the count of four).
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.