DIFFERENT KINDS OF RELAXATION BREATHING

Most people are familiar with the relaxation breathing technique taught in yoga. A full yoga breath entails focusing on breathing fully – see illustration below showing the 3 zones previously discussed. Yoga breathing is typically done lying down because in that...

Upper Chest and Diaphragmatic Breathing

In basic physiology, there is two types of breathing – Upper Chest or Diaphragmatic. Upper Chest Breathing (zone 1) occurs as a natural response to dangerous or stressful situations. The problem, however, lies in predominately using shallow, Upper Chest breathing on a...