Reviving respiratory awareness

You can go through your whole life without realizing that you breathe.
The important thing is not only to breathe a lot and breathe well, which is great! But it is to sharpen the perception of when I am not breathing enough.

- José Ângelo Gaiarsa

Breathing happens at all times in life. We breathe day and night, awake and asleep. We are able to stay for a while, sometimes even a long time without food and water, but without breathing, we would die.

When we talk about breathing, we talk about life, we talk about emotion, we talk about mental health, have you noticed that your breathing is altered according to your emotional state? So, take a deep breath.

Did you notice how your breathing was until I asked you to breathe?

When we practice conscious breathing, we often observe the states in which we find ourselves emotionally more clearly and quickly. It is important to be aware of your breathing so that you can maintain a state of presence, release anxiety and be able to deal with stress situations more easily. 

Watch when you are angry, what happens to your breathing?

When you're emotional, when you're scared, happy, in love ...

Why do we have this reflex in the breath? It happens because of the reaction of escape and attack, when the body feels in danger, the breathing becomes faster and shorter, it needs as much oxygen as it can capture to reserve energy. This happens in any stressful situation, it is an automatic defense mechanism. On a daily basis, with an excess of information and activities, we end up getting used to breathing in this way, fast and short, so the body is always in a state of alertness, of attack and flight, with this, the stress level increases, for we don't breathe properly. With deep breathing the body releases soothing substances in the brain, understands that it is safe, and can relax, the muscles become less tense, the body disarms, the heartbeat slows down.

Breathing speaks a lot about our emotional, maintaining the practice of conscious breathing is very important inclusive for mental health, this practice is indicated for stress control.
There are many benefits of practicing circular breathing, some of them are:

• Relief from anxiety and stress;
• Improved bowel function and digestion;
• Improvement of metabolism;
• Improves blood pressure;
• Raises libido;
• Greater body sensitivity;
• Eliminates free radicals;
• Assists in the treatment of sexual dysfunctions;
• Body weight control;
• Preservation of cognitive functions;
• Goodbye insomnia, improves sleep quality;
• Improved lung capacity;
• Increases the level of concentration and memorization.

Changing the way you breathe takes time to practice, but it is important for your health and vitality. Breathing practices are tiring at first, then they become pleasurable. At the end of the sessions you are in a state of lightness and tranquility.
I need to highlight the reframing of facts that occurred during your life, which until then, hindered you to move forward.

Change your way of breathing, so you will see life in a new way.