When Christopher Columbus arrived in the new world and landed on his boat. . . the natives could not see his boat to the sea!

Their familiarity with their environment and the ocean in particular was such that they could not perceive the ship (something they had never imagined before). An elderly man of medicine who have the flexibility of perception had to describe the ship to his tribe colleagues before they can see.

This familiarity is the same for the way we perceive our breathing.

For the ancient Indian system of yoga, breathing is considered so important that before any task a yogi first prepares his breath. proper breath control is considered key to a healthy life. In fact, learning to do proper diaphragmatic breathing has been proven to reduce stress and anxiety permanently.

Our breathing is something we have become so familiar that we are almost completely unaware of its effects. Consider this, our bridges our breath i. conscious and unconscious e. unconsciously, we are still breathing and any time we can consciously focus on our breathing.

It is important to remember that all of our emotional states are reflected in our breathing. If we are stressed, our breathing tends to be shallow and focused in our upper lungs. In fact itself gasping for air will actually increase anxiety and stress. So when you’re relaxed, we tend to breathe fully into our belly.

Knowing this, you can observe and know when its time to consciously take control of your breathing to control your stress.

Practicing belly breathing (diaphragmatic breathing) can be extremely beneficial and can be made at any time. Just follow this simple method. . .

Sitting or standing with your back straight, place your hand on your belly and breath in a slow and deep pattern. Do not try to overfill the lungs or empty – just breath softly but fully – expanding your belly on inspiration and expiration on the contract. Keep your attention focused on your breathing. You will find that your mind tends to drift. This is normal. Simply return your attention to your breath when you notice that you’ve been distracted. Allow the relaxation from this breathing pattern to spread throughout your body and have fun.

This next May as a surprise for you. . . Stress can cause the blood drip from your forehead! This seriously diminishes your ability to think.

It is a natural biological response to remove blood from your brain to your body if you can fight or run (the famous fight or flight mechanism). This is perfectly fine for when we roamed the plains, but at the time of modern life we do not need to fight at work or to flee. We must learn to cope not only, but to excel.

Fortunately, there are two points on your forehead, that in ancient Chinese system of Acupuncture are called the “neuro-vascular. If you hold these points lightly, with shallow breathing, they will bring new blood into your brain!

These points are located approximately one inch above the center of your eyebrows. To make sure you got it, put the palm of your hand right on the view right on your forehead, so that the “ball” on your forehead is the center of your palm. Same for the left side. Breathe deeply while maintaining the technical légère.La 2 minutes of stress relief is simple.

When you feel stressed, angry, nervous, under pressure etc. Sit down with your back straight and feet flat on the ground. Hold your neuro-vascular points while doing diaphragmatic breathing. In 2 minutes you will feel more relaxed and lucid.