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Conscious breathing is the first step to This type of breathing involves

connecting and working with your spirit. contracting the diaphragm, expanding the
Controlling the length and depth of your stomach, and deepening inhalation and
inhales and exhales will bring you inward exhalation to detox the body, lower the

to your spirit and improve your emotional, stress hormone and draw your attention
mental, and physical state. This is why inward, soothing and strengthening your

people naturally want to take a deep breath spirit. It increases the oxygen intake,
when they are scared or upset. brings vitality and contributes to health
What causes metabolism problems? and emotional balance.

Your breathing changes all the time,

Can Metabolism be Boosted? when you’re active, sleeping - even your Several studies have proven Qigong to
thoughts are connected to your breath.
reduces blood pressure, decreases stress
Your breath has a powerful effect on your response, strengthens the heart, and
body and mind. Consciously controlling improves overall health and balances
The key to a healthy metabolism and in danger, unsafe, it will send signals your breath can immediately shift your your body’s main stress hormone,

vitality is a healthy spirit. to the body to respond. Your body emotional, physical and mental state. cortisol. Cortisol influences how the
doesn’t know the difference between When you control the amount of oxygen body uses nutrients like carbohydrates,

How a person breathes can tell lot about famine or fasting, arguing or a full- you take in and the amount of carbon fats, and proteins. It also impacts
them. The shallower the breath, the lower blown war. It only knows it is unsafe, dioxide you release, you can adjust inflammatory processes, blood pressure,
a person’s self-esteem, vitality and ability and the physical body responds. It the chemical makeup of your nervous blood sugar, and step patterns.

to cope with stress. The deeper the triggers stress hormones, that are known system. This effect expands throughout When you are under stress, physical or
breath, the more present, confident and to wreak havoc on your metabolism, the body, shifting your hormones and emotional, the body releases a boost

secure a person is. Short breathes show your circulation, your heart and your your metabolic processes. of cortisol to support the sympathetic
that the body is heated - usually by anger lymphatic system. nervous system known as the fight or
or stress. Short breathes and mouth There are many different styles of flight instinct. When you are constantly

breathing are the body’s way of trying to In spiritual healing, excess weight is a breathwork. In Qigong I teach what under stress, continually elevated cortisol
cool or calm down. sign your spirit is trying to protect itself. is called primordial breathing. The levels create emotional or physical

first breath you ever took was through exhaustion and cognitive weariness,
Stress is the number one “metabolism The first step to a healthy metabolism is your navel. In this exercise you breathe creating more anxiety, stress and burnout.
saboteur”. Stress triggers your flight a healthy spirit. When your spirit (your through your navel filling up your pelvis,

or fight mode and tells your body it is psyche) is strong and safe, you will be then your stomach, then your chest, all Heart disease, stroke, and Type 2 diabetes,
in trouble. “There is danger”, “Get the motivated, unstoppable, full of energy the way to the clavicle. Filling it up like abdominal obesity, atherosclerosis,

adrenaline pumping we’re going to war”. to conquer whatever comes before you. a balloon then deflating it as you exhale. hypertension, dementia, and depression
Your body is a physical manifestation Working with your spirit begins with the The inhale is through the nose; the can all be managed and possibly
of your spirit. If your spirit feels it is breath. exhale is out the mouth. eliminated by taking care of your spirit.

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