BREATHE.WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK ABOUT BREATHING, THEY THINK ABOUT BR...

1. Breathe.When most people think about breathing, they think about breathing in. However, when youwant to relax, it’s more important to focus on breathing out. You want to be sure you are exhalingcompletely. It’s also important to breathe deeply and to use abdominal breathing rather than shallowchest breathing. Try this: Place one hand on your stomach and the other hand on your chest. Sit upstraight. Now inhale deeply through your nose. Try to move your stomach as much as possible andyour chest as little as possible. Exhale and feel your stomach deflate. Again, your chest should hardlymove. Count slowly as you breathe to make sure you spend at least as much time breathing out as youdo breathing in. This kind of breathing relaxes you. It gets rid of carbon dioxide that can otherwise gettrapped in the bottom of your lungs. You can practice this deep breathing anytime, anywhere you needto relax.