Place one hand on your chest and one hand on your stomach and breathe. If the hand on your chest is the one that is moving - you are only taking a shallow breath. When you breathe deeply the stomach rises and falls. If you want to see someone do it properly then watch a baby sleeping. They do it with ease.
Breathing deeply is a simple practice that you can use regularly.
Inhale deeply, slowly, (over a span of about 4 seconds), through your nose
Hold it for a count of 16 seconds
Exhale through your mouth, (over a span of about 8 seconds)
Repeat this process nine times.
It's important that this be a conscious activity for maximum effect. Remember to consciously control your body's responses. For example, if you're trying to relax your muscles, then you need to focus on the individual muscles telling them to relax. Often tension is an automatic response that turns into a state of being,so you have to remind your muscles how to behave.
Deep breathing lessens your physical response to stress — use it whenever you feel stress setting in. Relieving stress also helps to relax your bowels, helps to keep your mind clear — (use it whenever you feel unfocused),it increases the levels of oxygen to your organs — for this reason alone it should be done on a regular basis.
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