Friday, September 03, 2010
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Practice Deep Breathing Daily

Keeping the body relaxed, sit in a chair with your back straight and feet together.  Close your eyes and begin by placing one hand on your chest and one hand on your abdomen.  As you breathe, take note of which is rising more- chest or abdomen. Continuing with one hand on your chest and the other on your abdomen, take a deep breath in through your nose to a count of four.  As you do this your abdomen should be rising.  Breathe out through your mouth to a count of four while keeping your lips and jaws relaxed.  Your chest should do very little movement when performing deep breathing techniques.  As you breathe out, pretend you are breathing out all the stress from your day.  Continue to breathe deeply for 3-5 minutes.  Work your way up to at least 10 minutes throughout the day. 

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