{"id":7229,"date":"2019-08-26T21:26:06","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T21:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colourfuldreamer.com\/?p=7229"},"modified":"2019-10-10T15:18:09","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T15:18:09","slug":"how-to-breathe-with-awareness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfuldreamer.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/26\/how-to-breathe-with-awareness\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Breathe with Awareness\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever been so stressed that you felt short of breath? Then you might have heard about a number of breathing techniques that calm the nervous system, allowing us to breathe better. Same as a vast number of therapeutical methods, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) suggests a few easily accessible breathing techniques that can help us in managing depression, anxiety and even panic\u00a0 <\/span>attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

By cultivating a better breathing pattern as part of our daily routine, we can start to shift the way we feel right now,\u00a0 <\/span>and eventually shift the way we perceive reality and our world. Building a better breathing awareness and breathing manipulation can help us to reach a state of calmness even in the hardest times of our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

All that said, how do we practice a more mindful breathing? One effective way is through first breathing while noticing how the body responds to each inhale and each exhale. The purpose of this practice is to relax the nervous system by bringing more oxygen into the body\u2019s vital organs, engaging organs that normally are not involved in breathing, like the diaphragm, and this creates a sense of control over the mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ACT Breathing – Step-by-step:<\/span><\/p>\n