Advancing your Deep Breathing Exercises

Now that you’ve strengthened your diaphragmatic breathing, it’s time for the Yoga Complete Breath. (You have been practicing diaphragmatic breathing, right???) The belly breathing exercise is the beginning. Now we’ll add in the rest of the lung capacity.

The three parts of a complete breath

There are three parts of a Yoga Complete Breath. Unless you specifically develop all three aspects in the correct order, you are most likely over-emphasizing one of the aspects to the detriment of optimal breathing mechanics.

Diaphragmatic Breathing is the root of all healthy breathing

Without it, all your activities, the whole of your life, is built upon a shallow and weak foundation. That sounds like a pretty bold statement and it is... and it’s also true. Diaphragmatic breathing is the engine of your inhale and a strong inhale is going to properly feed your body. Before moving into more esoteric breathing exercises, you need to have your solid base down pat.