Breathe !

As I go through the jogging routine each day, I can feel the breathing pattern setting in after the initial lap. As any trained runner will tell , you need to be first aware of your breathing process & then control it to stay longer in the race. This is not only true for racers but also for each one of us who want to stay longer in the life race !

In modern day life, as we rush through each activity we forget to breath effectively. The result is shallow & quick breathing. Shallow breathing means we are not taking in enough oxygen & eliminating enough carbondioxide.As a result,our body is oxygen starved and a toxic build-up occurs. This results in a vicious cycle of Stress & lack of breathe and vice versa…

One solution is learning the Pranayama in Yoga (Breathing exercise). It is a proven exercise that provides you with rejuvenation. The second solution is to take up a physical exercise for a long enough time in a sitting (!!!!) that will impact your breathing pattern. The key in both the approaches is that there is a mental faculty involved in a way. When you want to practice the deep breathing, you have to mindful always of how you breathe. You become self-aware and need to take corrective breathing actions after say every 10 or 12 intakes until you become an expert.

I will wrap it up here with Leo Babauta’s words (http://zenhabits.net/more/)

Breathe.

If you feel overwhelmed, breathe. It will calm you and release the tensions.

If you are worried about something coming up, or caught up in something that already happened, breathe. It will bring you back to the present.

If you are moving too fast, breathe. It will remind you to slow down, and enjoy life more.

Breathe, and enjoy each moment of this life. They’re too fleeting and few to waste.