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This may be a stupid question, but why do we need to exercise breathing? We do it all the time anyway, shouldn't we be pretty good at it by now?
by cubefox 1y ago
This may be a stupid question, but why do we need to exercise breathing? We do it all the time anyway, shouldn't we be pretty good at it by now?
- knodi123 1y agonot stupid at all! the idea is that practicing conscious breathing techniques can have effects on your stress levels and cognition and such. it's not that you're learning how to breathe, but rather how to breathe for a desired effect.
- cubefox 1y agoStress relief, thanks, that makes sense.
- Almondsetat 1y agoPeople run, walk, and do all sort of things wrong even though they "practice" them daily
- cubefox 1y agoTo be fair, we also practice breathing at night.
- vitro 1y agoFor me, it was playing a musical instrument (transverse flute, then shakuhachi) that showed me that I really don't know how to breathe deeply with my diaphragm. Or, that I wasn't aware of it at all, now my breathing is more conscious, and I tend to focus on it many times, for example, when I'm just walking on the street. Concentrating on your breath is a great way to stay rooted in the present and become aware of your thought processes. Breathing is magical :)
- cubefox 1y ago:)
- keybored 1y agoI use my mind all the time. I’m not a meditator.
- peripitea 1y agoYou don't do breathing exercises to get better at breathing. It's for your brain.