Easy Breathing Techniques

A breathing practice can result in feelings of calmness, it can help you sleep, improve recovery, strengthen the lungs and more. 

Below are four different styles of breathing. Experiment and find the one you enjoy the most and repeat the breathing patterns for five to 10 minutes a day. 

Here we go…

Diaphragmatic breathing

• ​Sit upright, shoulders should be relaxed
• Close you eyes and focus on your breath
• Breathe deeply through the nose and allow the abdomen to expand
• On exhale, allow the belly to deflate 

Box breathing 

• Sit or lie in a comfortable position  
• Breathe in through your nose for four seconds
• Hold your breath for four seconds
• Breathe out through your nose for four seconds
• Hold your breath for four seconds

Deep breathing 

• While standing or sitting, draw your elbows back slightly to allow your chest to expand.
• Take a deep inhalation through your nose.
• Retain your breath for a count of 5.
• Slowly release your breath by exhaling through your nose.

Long exhale breathing 

• Lie on back with knees bent and feet flat on floor 
• While breathing, exhale so that it’s twice as long as the inhale 

Breathe easy!