Joy of breath: How to breathe away your stress

A Dubai breathing expert demonstrates how inhaling and exhaling properly can change your life. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

Transcript

00:00Take a deep breath in and breathe out

00:15Breath in through the nose and breathing out through the nose

00:21Close your eyes and take all your attention to the breath going in through the nostrils

00:28Breathing in, the stomach is contracting and when you're breathing out, the stomach is expanding

00:38That is the wrong way of breathing

00:43The right way of breathing is that when you're breathing in, your stomach expands

00:48and when you breathe out, it contracts. It's like when we fill air into a balloon

00:53When we fill air into a balloon, the balloon expands

00:57Similarly, when we fill air into our lungs, they expand

01:01and we can feel it with the diaphragm moving up and down

01:05When we breathe in and out, it's a contraction of your navel

01:11So you're breathing in and out and the stomach is contracting

01:16In, out, in, out

01:20Many times we have shortness of breath

01:22That's because we're not breathing in complete

01:24But if you take a long, deep breath in, especially when you're stressed out

01:28It really, really helps

01:30Take a long, deep breath in

01:32When you're angry, take a long, deep breath in

01:36All of that works wondrously

01:39We're all aware oxygen is responsible for most of our body functioning

01:45So all the systems in your body work more efficiently

01:49The end result of it is that you find you're a lot more energised

01:53You have a lot more clarity of thought, clarity of mind

01:57and focus and concentration in whatever you're able to do

02:01As you breathe in, become aware of the breath

02:06Every breath in energises the body

02:10and every breath out cleanses the body