Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of eight.Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four.To watch INTEGRIS APRN and Integrative Medicine expert Juli Johnson demonstrate the technique, visit this On Your Health article (make sure you scroll all the way down the article to view the video). Weil’s favorite breathing exercises is "4-7-8 Breathing." Do it at least twice a day for a natural tranquilizing effect for the nervous system. Breath work also increases blood circulation throughout the body which can help decrease anxiety, improve sleep and increase energy levels. Weil says breath control can lower blood pressure, correct heart arrhythmia and improve digestive problems.
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Through breath control you can voluntarily relax your involuntary nervous system, which regulates the heart, digestion and other bodily functions. Andrew Weil, who is a world-renowned pioneer in the field of Integrative Medicine, calls it the simplest and most powerful mind/body technique in his arsenal and says, "If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be to learn to breathe correctly."īut why is it so good for you? Breathing is a bodily function that’s both voluntary and involuntary. Did you know that on average we do it 20,000 times a day? "Breath work" is a term used to describe any type of therapy that utilizes breathing exercises to improve mental, physical and spiritual health.