Holistic Living through Breathing

August 9, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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Alternative healing is a well known method of therapeutic techniques nowadays. One of which is the economical yet effective method of healing – Breathing and Holistic Living. You do not need to be familiar with the medical world to practice and experience living a holistic life.

Another practice is giving attention to your breathing. There are so many ways how to improve and develop healing in terms of your breathing. One of this is tatwa breathing which is also known as “Elemental Breathing”. One can start four short breaths and ends with a long breath. This composes five breaths. To complete the practice, repeat the procedure for five times. All breaths must be done without stopping in between the breathing procedure. Our bodies is composed of five tatwas namely – Earth, water, fire, air, and space. These elements must be balanced in order for you to achieve wellness in your body. This procedure is so practical because you do not need expensive gadgets or apparatus to experience inner healing.

This is one of the simplest ways to have a positive response and outlook in life. It does not cost a thing - all you need is a good attitude and outlook in life. This is more effective for people who do not have enough time to go the gym or have a regular check-up by a doctor because of their hectic schedules. Holistic is the best and safest way to stay healthy even without exercise.

Holistic living simply means having harmony and positive response in the creation and everything that surrounds you. In practicing this method, you will have a sharper mental state that produces wellness inside your body.

Smiling is one practice of Holistic Living. It’s the simplest way to be healed and it does not cost you a single cent. It is clinically tested and proven that smiling can cause someone to have a positive outlook in life and therefore aides in the healing process of our body. A smile a day can keep the doctor away so better smile.

Five to ten minutes of holistic therapies would be enough to relieve your stress for the day. You can do this before you go to your workplace or school. This will help you to be more productive and be able to be at ease in whatever you are doing.

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Herbs and Oils for an Anxiety-Free Life

August 6, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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Are you always worried as if danger is around you ? Or, do you often feel worried and tense? Do you feel constant restlessness and irritability? These are just some of the most obvious symptoms of anxiety.

Around the world, millions of people have already experienced anxiety in many different forms and ways. All of us know exactly how anxiety feels. Students and professionals get fast heart palpitations and digestion problems when exams or important business presentations are about to happen. Some get jitters when they are about to meet people in blind dates. Others even get feverish over something important which is about to happen. We are all aware of the impact of anxiety in our lives and in the lives of those people surrounding us. It usually affects our relationship with family, neighbors, friends, coworkers, and the likes.

There are many clinical and medical ways of healing anxiety attacks and disorder. Medications are good solutions to anxiety, however, most of the medications prescribed by doctors have been proven to have an addictive effect to the users. That is the reason why most people who are suffering from this type of disorder prefer to use herbal remedies which include natural herbs and oils to get freedom from anxiety. Many types of natural herbs are helpful in relieving anxiety without getting the negative side effects of synthetic medications.

The fragrance of a rose flower have a calming effect to a person. This might be one reason why most men give roses to their angry girlfriends or wives during and after a fight. Passion flower used in teas have been proven to be effective for relaxation and getting calm. Lemon balm is another herb for natural healing, which, when combined with Valerian will give a restful sleep to those people who are unable to sleep due to great worries and apprehensions. A tincture of St. John’s wort may also help restore emotional stability and ease depression. Other people also use common essential oils to treat anxiety such as Geranium, Lavender, Cedarwood, Bergamot, Lemon, and many others.

Using natural herbs and oils to treat anxiety is really helpful for many people. The goal of natural healing through herbs is to have a happy life free from anxiety the natural way. However, it is still recommended to seek professional advice before resorting to any healing process may it be the naturally traditional way or the modern medical way.

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STAY HEALTHY IN BED

July 1, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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All efforts towards physical and mental fitness will come to nothing if you do not get enough sleep.

Sleep is essential to your survival. Sleep deprivation can result to numerous sicknesses in your mind and in your body. It can lead to memory damage, decrease in physical performance and reduced ability to solve mathematical calculations. If sleep deprivation is continuous, it can lead to more harmful consequences.

Yet in this time and age where everything works at a fast pace and stress is inevitable, sleeping disorders are turning out to be a popular health problem. By improving your sleeping habits, you can increase the chances of falling asleep when you need to and stay asleep for six to eight hours each night to avail of a good night’s sleep health benefits.

The key to better sleep is getting a better sleeping environment. Ideally, your room should be quiet, dark, well ventilated and at a comfortable temperature. Your bed must also be large enough and your mattresses should be comfortable.

Taking light snacks before bed can also promote sleep. These snacks must contain the amino acid called tryptophan which helps calm the brain and allows you to sleep better. These foods can be warm milk, low fat yogurt, a banana or a cup of hot chamomile tea.

With your busy schedule, it is hard to leave the stress and worries of daily life behind during bedtime. Thinking of such things triggers the “fight or flight” mechanism in your body that makes you more alert. This does not only give you difficulty in sleeping but it also can cause you to wake up frequently as well. To avoid these, you can have a stress relieving bedtime ritual such as having a warm milk bath to help you relax and ready for rest.

Remember, when you miss sleep, you pay a price in your ability to learn, your health, and your quality of life.

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Deep Breathing for Weight Loss

June 29, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

Time for relaxBreathing might be second nature to us but a lot of people do not know how to practice deep breathing. This is because when we breathe, we do it unconsciously and it results to shallow breathing. Deep breathing makes us more aware of our bodies then this allows us to focus in the steps we need to take to make our bodies the shape and size we want them to be.

Deep breathing for weight loss is possible. Just like food, oxygen is considered as fuel for the body. Plus oxygen has no calories. So breathing well can provide you a sense of satisfaction without the calories that come along with the food. Regular deep breathing helps increase the metabolism which will help you burn more calories and effectively utilize the food to provide you more energy. That increased energy can increase your ability to exercise and reduce weight.

Deep breathing can also assist your body when it comes to fat burning. This is because deep breathing changes the way that oxygen is delivered throughout the body which creates a change in the way that the body works – including improved fat burning. When deep breathing is done to minimize stress, the fat burning abilities of the body increases because the stress factor goes down.

One example of a breathing exercise is done while lying down totally flat on your bed, couch or floor. Allow yourself to relax for a second or two before taking a deep breath. Take a deep breath through your nose while pushing your belly up. Stick your chin on your chest to watch your belly rise. Once you’ve got as much air as you can hold, stop and hold your breath for twenty seconds – You will be able to feel your lungs stretching out. Practice doing this for 5 minutes regularly and you will be able to feel relaxed and refreshed with that extra oxygen that you gifted your body with.

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DON’T PANIC – BREATHE!

June 19, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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The way you breathe can be a symptom for stress and other anxieties. Learning how to breathe better can help calm and relieve you from panic disorders. The art of breathing usually requires practice, patience and diligence.

Rapid, shallow breathing is a common indication that something is wrong. They mostly happen to people who are under a lot of stress and also for those who have panic attacks. In rapid breathing, the breath you take is quick and short with very little time in between breaths and many breaths are taken in a second.

People who experience panic attacks usually make the mistake of holding their breath which causes the carbon dioxide levels to drop which eventually leads to hyperventilation.

It helps to practice breathing exercises to help calm you down compared to just using them when your panic attack arises. This is because in times of panic, it is very hard to think straight. It does not take much time and space either. You may find that breathing exercises are very easy to do. Five to ten minutes of your time each day is enough for this exercise.

Here is one example. What you need to do is to increase your habit of taking deeper and slower breaths. You have to breathe in slowly and deeply through your nose and then breathe out through the mouth slowly. When you do this for the first time expect to feel a little bit light headed. This is because your body is not used to receiving so much oxygen.

Practicing breathing exercises like this regularly makes proper breathing a second nature to you and allows you to use it properly when the time comes instead of ending up hyperventilating.

Remember, in times of panic – focus and concentrate on your breath. This can help you get better, be more confident and give you more control.

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Breathe to Relieve Stress

June 12, 2009 By marie Leave a Comment

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Breathing comes naturally to us without much effort. When you breathe in air, your blood cells receive oxygen which allows them to release carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is considered as a waste product in your body and must be exhaled. If you breathe improperly, it can upset the oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange and can cause anxiety, panic attacks, fatigue and other disturbances that can affect you physically and emotionally.

Breathing exercises can help you breathe properly and are considered to be one of the best stress relief strategies for the reasons that they can be done anywhere, they work quickly, they can be used anytime and that you do not have to spend a single cent to do them.

One good benefit of practicing breathing exercises is that it can reverse your stress response, helping you avoid chronic stress. Breathing therapy has been successfully applied to conditions like hyperventilation, headache, fatigue, sleeping problems, anxiety and phobia, tension, heart disease, panic disorder and depression. Breathing exercises are now considered to be an effective part of treatments these days.

A simple example of a breathing exercise is Visualization breathing. This is done by breathing deeply through the nose and holding your breath up to 5 seconds. While holding your breath, imagine all the stress building up in your lungs. Then release your breath slowly as you exhale and imagine the stress getting out. Repeat the process until you feel entirely relaxed.

Breathing exercises can be used when you are feeling stressed and you want to clear your mind or calm down quickly, when you want to release the tensions in your body and when you’re feeling frustrated.

But breathing exercises can not solve all your problems. It simply relieves you from overreacting to stressful situations that you may encounter

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