Breathing Exercises

1. Complete Yogic Breath (Calming)

Sit comfortably. Place your left hand on your belly. Breathe normally and feel your belly rise and fall .
Now, still your belly and continue breathing from your chest only . Close your eyes. Imagine your lungs are two balloons hanging upside down. Inhale by slowly filling the bottom of your lungs, then the middle and finally the top part of your lungs. Imagine the balloons expanding and the rubber walls expanding as your fill it with air.
Exhale by slowly deflating the balloons from the top , then the middle, then the bottom.

2. Angel Breathing (Expands breathing capacity)

Clasp your hands under your chin. Elbows together. Inhale and slowly separate your elbows and push them upwards.
Slowly exhale pushing back your head to extend your throat and your bringing down your elbows.

3. Alternate Nostril Breathing (Balancing your nervous system)

Fold right middle and index fingers into your palm.
Let your thumb rest on your right nostril and your ring and baby fingers rest on your left nostril.
Close your right nostril with thumb and inhale slowly through left nostril.
Release right nostril and close left nostril and exhale.
Inhale through right nostril . Exhale through left nostril.
Repeat for a few more rounds