Have you noticed that your breath always corresponds to your mood?  Every time we become excited our breathing changes.  Every time we are frustrated, are breathing changes.  Every time we are completely zenned out it has a different pattern again.

Quite obviously our moods affect our breathing.  Even research has been done to document this.  Research also has revealed that it works the other way too, that we can create our moods!

If we breathe in deeply and in a completely relaxed way, it’s almost impossible to remain angry or frustrated.  Deep breathing creates a calm, relaxed you!

Next time you catch yourself feeling upset, angry or frustrated. Connect with your breath!  Consciously change your breathing pattern to become more deep and full.  Begin to take slow controlled breaths… within a few moments you will find that you have control over your moods and you can feel happy and relaxed.

One of the reasons I love my yoga practice so much is it literally goes anywhere and everywhere with me!  Many of us forget that we carry this ultimate tool for creating our moods, changing the chemistry of our bodies and taking control of our nervous system.

There are many breathing techniques all of which accomplish different things.  I’ll just quickly touch on three basic ones for now and dive deeper into them with future posts.

1. Balancing breath: inhalations and exhalations are the same length
2. Calming Breath: exhalations are longer than the inhalations
3. Stimulating Breath: Inhalations are longer than the exhalations

Find comfortable position, make sure your spine is straight and begin to breathe with focus and intention.  Breathe deep, full breaths.  Enjoy.

Zenfully Yours,

Jyll