How to Breathe with Ease

Relearning to use your diaphragm in breathing and to reduce your rate of breathing is an important first step in soothing the symptoms of anxiety, anger, panic, etc. Upper chest, rapid breathing gets rid of too much carbon dioxide causing us to feel agitated and breathless. It causes our nervous system to go into overdrive.

In his fear of middle-age spread John had consciously held in his gut, which prevented belly-breathing and led to an upper-chest breathing pattern.

True health and inner peace occurs when breathing is quiet, effortless, soft, through the nose, abdominal, rhythmic, and gently paused on the exhale.