Pressure Management - Art of Breathing

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Pressure Management - Art of Breathing
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• Breathe or you'll die." Sure, it sounds obvious
  You need oxygen to survive. Breathing is 100
  percent in your best interest. But,
  unfortunately, the process of breathing is not
  always as simple as inhaling and exhaling. Think
  about it How often do we have to remind
  ourselves, or perhaps others, to "take deep
  breaths" when we are anxious, sad or overwhelmed?

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• Breathing is an important element in human
  performance and function. Several breathing
  specialists are of the opinion that nine out of
  ten individuals have poor breathing, which
  influences blood pressure and stress levels.
  However, making corrections to breathing could
  assist in mitigating both these situations.

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• Let me state here about one of my client Simon
  (name has been changed to protect privacy) who
  found that he could reduce his high blood
  pressure levels by correcting his breathing
  level. Along these lines, he effectively cured
  his own particular hypertension issues. Simon had
  been facing issues of breathing for quite some
  time and he needed to utilize more of his rescue
  inhaler.

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• After 4 days of such a pattern he met the doctor
  and after few more days of his condition still
  the same, he was put on oral steroids. After a
  week he had an extreme attack of asthma and was
  admitted to the hospital for 3 days.

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• After being discharged from the hospital, it had
  been a battle for him keeping a watch over each
  and every moment of his breath. He was advised by
  the doctor not to involve in any full-speed
  exercises or involve in any type of activity
  which required strenuous effort.

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• It was a terrible stage in his life till he
  understood that it was high time that he had to
  find a solution to his problem on his own. He
  comprehended that it is very much within us to
  make changes in the way we react to stress
  levels. Making use of breathing and
  visualization, he comprehended that an individual
  could calm himself to improve his own health. 

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• He taught his body how to back off, how to be
  present, how to unwind. He began with a beginner
  technique known as 'equal breathing', which is
  focused on breathing via the nose for 4 counts,
  and breathing out for another 4 counts. He
  likewise utilized another technique known as the
  'guided visualization' which promotes people to
  hold mental pictures of a quiet place, while they
  inhale profoundly.

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• The exercises of breathing influenced both his
  stress and blood pressure levels and it shows
  that these 2 situations are linked to each other.
  However, breathing exercises should not be an
  alternative to taking medicines for treating
  blood pressure, yet it can be a useful
  supplement. 

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• The benefits are self-evident it is considered
  to be free, healthy and portable. The main cost
  is only time which is about ten to fifteen
  minutes every day.