Breath practices and control have been shown to have miraculous effects on the mind, body, and soul. During distress, breathing changes become rapid or slow, and even breathlessness results in breathing from the mouth. Though we cannot control our breathing consciously when asleep, we can always try to have some minutes in the day to practice breathing techniques as our daily routine.
Holding your breath to relax may sound daunting. Still, it has significant benefits like an increase in carbon dioxide tolerance in the body, more endurance and energy during exercise, less and shallow breathing during rest, calming the nervous system improving the functions of the diaphragm. Learn a few breathing techniques for better sleep and relaxation from this blog by trainingspeaks.com.
