The purpose to the presentation is to demonstrate how to properly breathe.
How to Breathe Properly with Yoga
INTRODUCTION:
Attention-Getter: For most people, due to society pressures, breathing done exactly opposite of how it should be. Studies show us that around 40% of people breathe incorrectly. Breathing incorrectly has consequences in that you could develop future illnesses. If you can consciously breathe the right way, by forcing the abdomen out during inhalation your body will soon pick up this rhythm.
Qualifications: After learning about a lung condition I contract when working in a 3rd world country years ago, I started seeking out different remedies to help with my breathing.
Thesis: When practicing yoga, …show more content…
Abdominal Breathing
Observe your natural breathe. You will notice that as you inhale the abdomen rises the falls with exhalation. Watch this for a few moments to check this flow. Now begin to deepen, lengthen and extend that movement. So, while inhaling, let the abdomen rise to its limit and at exhalation let it fall completely. Keep the chest still during this entire process-only move the abdomen. Continue this for 20 breaths and then rest.
Thoracic (chest) Breathing Again, observe your normal breath, this time focusing your attention on the chest. you will notice the chest moving slightly up at inhalation and down with exhalation. Observe this pattern for a few moments. Now again, begin to deepen, lengthen and extend that movement. This time, on inhalation expand and lift the rib cage, filling the lungs completely. Then on exhalation, let the lungs collapse fully, sinking to the limits. In this step, keep the abdomen still, moving only the chest. Do this for