breathe in 2, 3...breathe out 2, 3...
Lately, I have been concentrating on my breathing.
The
other day in one of my psychology classes we learned some stress management
techniques like Autogenic
training. This included closing our eyes while we
controlled our breathing. Since I am that kind of person who is always over-analyzing
something and is scheduled to do too much...a.k.a is always stressed…I felt my
body initially reject such attempts to slow my breathing. However, as I
continued, I started to feel my muscles relax, mind clear, and started to fall
asleep.
Runners know the power of controlled breathing very well. No
matter the temptation, no matter how good it may taste to breathe in deep, you
cannot not let your breathing control you- you have to control your breathing.
You have to trick your running, sweating, and aching body that is screaming
signals that you are going to die, that you are okay.
When we voluntarily steady the intake of oxygen to the brain, we
tell our bodies, "You are okay. You are not in danger, so calm down. We are
in control." which allows your body to turn off that natural stress-response
when it is no longer needed.
So for running this week or when
looking at the electrical bill…breathe in 2, 3...breathe out 2, 3...
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