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Today I will guide you through a breathing exercise called: Equal Breathing.
It is one of the simplest and most effective ways to lower blood pressure because it helps you find a sort of ‘magic rhythm.’
Scientific research has found that breathing at a rate of about 6 slow, deep breaths per minute has the biggest positive impact on your cardiovascular system.
Before going into the exercise in detail, let me share with you the steps to do it.
Step 1: Keep a comfortable, upright posture. You can sit on a chair but your feet must touch the ground. Your legs and back are upright, perpendicular to the ground, and your hands are placed on your thighs. Another posture you can also use for this exercise is the meditation posture.
Step 2: Close your eyes gently.
Step 3: Begin by inhaling slowly through your nose for a mental count of five.
Step 4: Without pausing, exhale slowly through your nose for the same mental count of five.
Step 5: Repeat this cycle of inhaling for five and exhaling for five continuously. This pattern results in a respiratory rate of exactly 6 breaths per minute.
It's that simple.
Now, get ready on your chair or in a meditation position. Close your eyes gently, listen to the melodious sound of the bells that I have pre-set every 5 seconds. I will count down from 10 to 1, and you will begin the journey to relax and rest your brain and mind.
10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1.
Fantastic. You can feel how that simple rhythm starts to calm everything down.
Now, please slowly open your eyes.
Have a peaceful and wonderful day.
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