It works because if you can be fully present in the moment by focusing on the breath, you think and see more clearly. When breathing is calm, so is the mind and body. Breathing and being thankful for the ever-present miracle of the breath, helps you find other things to be thankful for in the healing process and in life. Finally, proper breathing oxygenates the entire system, removing muscular waste products and promoting the healing of muscular tissue. In today's rushed society our breath is only inhaled to our chest and then exhaled.
Proper breathing requires breathing down into the abdominal cavity and then exhaling.
Sit erect on a chair with feet flat on the floor. Place your hands on the belly. Breathe deeply into the belly so that you feel the hands and belly rise. As you exhale through the nose, feel the belly soften and contract. Always use deep abdominal breathing in all the exercises.