BREATHING EXERCISE 1

Sit upon a pillow on the floor with your legs crossed and the back streight.

Empty your lungs completely.

Breath in counting to 4. When breathing in, try to do it in three stages that proceed smoothely into each other:

-Use first your diafragm so that your stomack moves out.

-Then fill further by using your chest muscles.

-And then complete the filling by using the muscles around your shoulders.

Hold your breath counting to 16.

Then breath out counting to 8. When breathing out, try to do it in three stages that proceed smoothely into each other:

-Use first your diafragm so that your stomack moves in.

-Then empty further by using your chest muscles.

-And then complete emptying by using the muscles around your shoulders.