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[17 May 2011 | One Comment | 443 views]
The Power of Breathing

When we breathe easily we become physically relaxed. When our breathing is restricted we become physically tense
Also we tend to become anxious  or angry, and our mind chatters non-stop
A Relaxed breath produces muscle relaxation, produces relaxed emotions. And allows focus.
Restricted short breaths  produce muscle tension,which can lead to  negative tensions and mental distraction.
As you know if you become emotionally upset you become tense, your muscles tense. People under stress have back pain and headaches and neck strain. And as your muscles are stressed your lungs are nor able to fully …

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[3 May 2010 | No Comment | 182 views]
Who has time for Health?

Staying Healthy isn’t hard – its just (in our busy world) time consuming. And takes some focus and action.

Plus its so hard to see the results.

However if you are overweight, or always tired, or cant sleep or are irritable and jumpy all the time – (all different symptoms of a body out of sync with its health) – then there are some obvious results.

But nevertheless we tend to like things that are fast, require no personal action and have huge results.

And life takes such – maintenance – really who has the time?

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[25 Jul 2009 | 2 Comments | 421 views]
Breathing – A refresher

We take between 14,000 and 25,000 breaths each day.
Many of us engage in shallow breathing (also known as thoracic or chest breathing) and draw small amounts of air into the lungs using our upper chest to breathe. These breaths are usually short and shallow and do not utilize our abdominal muscles and diaphragm. While shallow breathing provides enough oxygen to function normally, it does not help us to fully reap the benefits that proper breathing can bestow, including relaxation, alertness and overall good health.
Shallow breathing can result in or be …