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Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (399 reads)

Using the free breathing exercises below may seem extremely simple, but do not underestimate the power of the breath. Proper breathing is very important for your practice of meditation. So before we begin meditating, it's very important to learn how to breathe properly. Sure, it's something you do without thinking about it, but truly, there's an art to it. And for all practical purposes, yes, there is a right and wrong way to breath.

Free Breathing Exercise #1: Belly Breathing

Lie down on your bed or on the floor. Get as comfortable as you would like to be without falling a sleep (its ok if u do fall a sleep)
Place your hands on your sides with your fingers over your stomach close to your navel.
Breathe into your belly. Feel the front and sides of your stomach actually rising as you breathe in.
Breathe out completely. Exhale all the air from your lungs, as much as you possibly can.
Continue breathing in deep and exhaling long for as long as you'd like. I recommend 1-2 minutes to start and gradually build up to 5 minutes of deep breathing.

Free Breathing Exercise #2: 3 Part Breath

Once you feel comfortable with belly breathing, you're ready to move on to 3 Part Breath.
Start in the same reclined position as belly breathing, either on your bed or the floor. Begin by inhaling into your low belly.
Once you've filled the low belly, breathe into the ribs. You may want to move your hands up to your ribs so you can feel the ribs expanding with the breath.
Once the ribs have expanded as far as they can, continue breathing into the chest. Again, you may wish to move your hands onto your chest so you can feel it expanding with the breath.
Exhale in the reverse order, exhaling first from your chest, then your ribs, then your low belly.
Continue breathing in and out very deeply for 1-2 minutes to start and work up to 5 minutes daily. Try to make the in breath and out breath as long and sustained as you can.

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