How to do abdominal breathing for meditation

This type of breathing is used for energy excercise

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A yoga mat

1. Lay down on your yoga mat (or on a flat surface) with your knees bent

2. Relax all the muscles in your body

3. Clear your mind

4. Be aware of your lower abdomen and do not allow any other thoughts to distract you. If you can't help that happening count in reverse from 50

5. Put one palm on the belly and the other on the sternum.

6. Exhale through your mouth and gently pull the abdomen in

7. Inhale through your nose and expand your abdomen, focusing on expanding the lower abdomen

8. Repeat for about 9 times and increase each time by one.

Tips & Warnings

• Slow down your breathe rate as you increase the amount of air inhaled to prevent hyperventilation

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