Comments on: Can Breathing Alter Your Mood?

By: The bodily curse of the knowledge worker « The ChangePals Voice

The bodily curse of the knowledge worker « The ChangePals Voice — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:51:18 +0000

[...] 1) Breath. Meditation and yoga are the most popular breath practices today. Classes and books are easily available, or you can simply reprise your first act when you left your mother’s womb. Stop what you’re doing, and breathe. (Crying your lungs out, like when you took your first breath, is optional.) Feel your ribcage rise and fall. Make each succeeding breath slower and deeper. It can take as little as ten breaths to positively alter your mood. [...]

By: Amelia Burton

Amelia Burton — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:52:00 +0000

Hi Uriel,

I am glad the breathing has helped with your stress levels. Keep it up.

By: Amelia Burton

Amelia Burton — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 08:51:00 +0000

Hi Tom,

Absolutely! Your entire physiology changes when you breathe deeply. Yet it is something that people find very hard.
I was at dinner last night showing some friends how to breathe through their diaphragm, and they all found it near impossible. The bottle of wine may not have helped, however!
I’ve also noticed that pretty much all my clients with back pain, are shallow breathers… a coincidence, I think not!

By: uriel

uriel — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:49:00 +0000

You know what on the time I am reading this I do what you post regarding breathing. it actually help me a lot on the stress I have now.

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By: Tom Parker

Tom Parker — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:31:00 +0000

Thanks for the great post Amelia. I think all of us experience times during the day when we need to take a few moments, relax and control our breathing. It’s only a little thing but it really does help