Sedative breathing reduces tension

When people are nervous, the sympathetic nerves are abnormally active, putting the whole body in an excited state, which reduces the brain's thinking ability and is often easy to make unstable judgments and wrong decisions. Here is a description of yoga sedative breathing to help you overcome tension.

1. Extend your left hand, straighten your five fingers, and face up.

2. Press the palm of your left hand with your right thumb, and hold the palm of your left hand with the remaining four fingers.

3. Slowly exhale, focus your thoughts on your thumb, slowly increase the downward pressure of your thumb, and focus your eyes on your right thumb. This process lasts for 6 seconds.

4. Take a deep breath slowly and quietly remove the power from the right thumb. This process lasts for 6 seconds.

5. Switch left and right hands and repeat 3 times.

Yoga believes that breathing is a bridge between physiology and psychology, and a window to understand physiological and psychological conditions. When people feel nervous, the sympathetic nerves are abnormally active, causing blood pressure to rise, pulse to accelerate, and in severe cases, their faces will turn red and even break out in cold sweat. Yoga sedative breathing relies on applying force to the waist and thumbs to remove tension in the upper body, thereby adjusting breathing, and the heart will naturally calm down. (Internship Editor: Lili)