A Great Way to Relax
Psychological stress can have a devastating effect on human health. According to research, if heart patients don’t control their stress levels, their conditions can worsen with time. Besides, stress is directly related to a higher risk for cancer.
It directly relates to more pain, aches, and poor memory. At the same time, reducing stress using breathing and mediation will let you sleep peacefully and maintain your blood pressure levels.
One of the best ways to relax your body is focusing on breathing. It’s like an entry-level meditation that anyone can easily do. You will notice an immediate relaxation sense that benefits you with time.
Breathing awareness mediation
Posture
Find a comfortable and peaceful place and sit on a cushion, bench, or chair.
Sit with an erect spine
Breathing
Pay proper attention to your natural breathing sensation.
Don’t control your breath. It doesn’t matter whether it’s shallow, long, deep, or short.
Attention
Follow complete breathing cycles, starting with inhalation and exhalation, and then repeat the process.
Thinking
During mediation, different thoughts can arise in your mind. It’s natural; just let them appear and pass.
If you are losing your attention from breathing, lose the awareness of breath and return your attention to the breathing cycle again.
Benefits of breathing
Mindful breathing is an essential but highly beneficial mediation practice. In this exercise, you have to focus on the natural rhythm of breathing and flow and how it feels with every exhale and inhale.
Focusing on breathing with mediation can help in relaxing your mind. It’s a great way to divert your mind anytime you feel stressed or carried away by negative sentiments. Mediation can prove beneficial in many ways and provides many advantages to your overall body and mind health.
Here are some of the top benefits of breathing
Improved focus
Better emotional health
Improved ability to relax
Better self-control
Better self-awareness
