When you are stressed at home, meditation is always considered as an effective way of easing your mind. It allows you to get some mental clarity after a few minutes of contemplating. However, meditation is not always a practical solution, especially if you don’t have the 10 minutes to escape and get into deep thinking.
When you find yourself in a heated argument and you can’t take ten, then it’s important to have a stress management technique that you can do anywhere regardless of the situation. This is what breathwork gives you—the ability to enjoy mental and physical relieve anywhere.
Breathwork is a technique that involves changing the pattern of your breathing so that you can improve your mental and physical wellbeing. Simply, it promotes positive living.
Here are 4 techniques that you’ll learn in most corporate breathwork workshops when you decide to enroll.
1. Holotropic
The technique: This is usually done either in group or as an individual in the presence of an instructor or a sitter who facilitates the process and guides the participants through the breath work experience. You are required to rest on your back and try to hyperventilate by breathing rapidly and continuously. There are no pauses when breathing.
Benefit: First, the technique helps in relieving stress, PTSD, and depression. Secondly, it helps to promote self-awareness and positive thinking.
2. Rebirthing
The technique: This procedure, also known as Clarity Breathwork, is similar to Holotropic; only that the forced breathing is done under a relaxed environment. You get into deep meditation while lying on your back.
Benefits: It’s great at reducing stress and getting rid of old energies and negative mindsets.
3. Wim Hof
The technique: Comprises of about 20 cycles of continuous breathing. You are able to do the cycles while relaxed. Once a cycle is complete, you are expected to hold your breath for a few seconds before doing another round.
Benefits: Helps to generate body heat that you can use to curb fear, anxiety, and stress.
4. Pranayama
The technique: This is an energy-control breathwork that involves several techniques. However, the commonest technique that you’ll find in most corporate breathwork workshops is Anulom Vilom, where you breathe through the nostrils in an alternating manner.
Benefits: Helps to activate your brain and relax it at the same time.
The easiest way to learn and perfect on any of the above breathwork techniques is to join a workshop. You’ll learn the above four breathing patterns and many others that you can use to overcome mental and physical anguish and be able to live positively.
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