You need not be in stressed mode in your life if you follow some basic yoga breathing exercises. With breath you can easily relax your body and mind. In fact as per yoga the natural state of the human body and mind is the relaxed state and this is how it should be most of the times.

Deep Yoga Breathing

Slow and deep breathing is a powerful way for not only energizing the body but also calming the body. All the anxiety and nervousness will vanish and you will start to fell calm and cool. The real problem is that most people do not even devote 15 minutes a day to perform deep breathing exercises regularly.

Slow, steady and quiet deep breathing sends a message to the nervous system to be calm and cool.

There are numerous books and articles that have been written about yoga breathing and the benefits. However you can really see and feel the benefits only when you start performing it regularly with out fail.

Yoga Breathing Steps

To make the process simple and easy, here are some steps that will take you only 5 minutes to perform. Once you learn this you can repeat it several times during the day to get full benefit.

1) First find a place and a chair where you can sit without being disturbed. Sit on the chair upright with your spine absolutely straight. Don’t rest or lean while sitting. Let your feet touch the floor flat. If required use a cushion on the floor so that the feet are relaxed and comfortable placed on the cushion. Your knees should de directly above the center point of the feet. Now place your hands on the knees.
2) Now close your eyes and let the eyes rest behind those closed eyelids.
3) Think about your lungs, which are protected by the ribcage at the front, back, and the sides.
4) Slowly inhale and let your lungs fill up and your ribs expand slowly. Don’t try to force the breath. Hold the breath for a few seconds and then start exhaling so that your lungs get empty and the ribs come back and in.
5) Initially you can do this yoga breathing exercise for couple of minutes. Once you are comfortable increase the duration to 10-15 minutes. Best would be to set aside a time everyday when you perform this exercise. Once to feel the energy and calmness you will want to do it several times during the day.