Most people breathe shallowly. They hold in their stomachs and fail to engage their diaphragms when breathing. We all want to look slim but pushing that belly out with our breaths is the only way to fill up the lungs and utilize their full capacity.

Since most of us haven´t been abdominal breathers since infancy, we are unfamiliar with what it should look like and feel like.

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Your anxiety, panic attacks, stress and depression will all benefit from a more relaxed mind. Deep relaxation isn´t easy to achieve but it is a necessity.

So many coping strategies for anxiety, panic attacks and depression rely on the ability of the sufferer to achieve a sense of relaxation. When you are relaxed your heart rate slows, your breathing slows, your blood pressure drops and your muscle tension eases. 

These are all the direct opposite effects of what you experience during a panic attack or anxious moment. The ability to counteract your body´s panicked tendencies will help you confront, overcome and resolve your fears. But you can´t deal with your problem if you can´t get your body and mind into a relaxed state. 

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Most people breathe shallowly. They hold in their stomachs and fail to engage their diaphragms when breathing. We all want to look slim but pushing that belly out with our breaths is the only way to fill up the lungs and utilize their full capacity. Analyze and check your breathing.

• Are you breathing quickly or slowly?
• Are you breathing deeply or shallowly?
• Do you feel your breath in the center of your chest around your heart or do you feel it down low in your abdomen?

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Here is the very good way to work on your abdominal breathing in the comfort of your own home:

• Lie down on your back and bend your knees while leaving your feet flat on the floor. You should make a little teepee with your knees.

• Put one hand on your chest and one hand on your abdomen.

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Abdominal breathing is the foundation on which your body functions. By utilizing this valuable method of breathing, you are using your lungs to their capacity and enabling your body to receive more oxygen. You will feel better and look better by utilizing this technique and it is a great way to decrease anxiety and reduce panic attacks. 

We are a nation of shallow breathers. Why? It is unclear. When we begin life, we are all deep breathers, inhaling from our abdomen but over time we seem to lose this ability. Look at babies and very young children, see their stomach rise and fall, their chest expand and contract. 

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Breathing is an important part of coping with and relieving anxiousness and stress. When you are anxious, you tend to breathe from your chest, a method called thoracic breathing.

The rapid, shallow breaths tend to create a sensation of hyperventilating and tightening of the chest which in turn tends to cause anxiety and panic. Most people that are anxious are unaware they are breathing so shallowly. Sometimes, simply focusing on the breath and engaging in abdominal or belly breathing can restore a feeling of calm and reduce your anxiousness.

Breathing is very important to both the psychological and physical comfort of our bodies. Yoga and meditation practitioners will be familiar with the importance of the breath and spend a great deal of time focusing on breathing in their practice. In fact if you are an anxiety sufferer of any kind, participating in yoga or meditation classes or programs can be a real assistance in coping. 

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