Repeated strokes, repeated craving for coffee? We breathe between 12 and 20 times per minute without thinking about it. For Yoga teacher Anne Van de Walle, in an article in Vogue. All that remains is to learn how to use it to recharge your batteries.
In Hatha Yoga, which symbolically balances Ha (the sun) and Tha (the moon), breathing is the central tool for regaining momentum. Gisèle, Hatha Yoga teacher, insists: , in La Dépêche. Three very simple breathing exercises take up exactly this philosophy.
Why breathing better changes your energy level
Most of the time, we mainly use the upper chest, which barely fills the lungs. In abdominal breathing, the diaphragm descends, the stomach swells, the lungs expand further and the organs are massaged.
For Stephan Jaulin, a full inhalation also brings minerals and trace elements to our cells, while exhaling helps to evacuate acidic waste. Deeper breathing then makes the body’s terrain less charged and energy more available.
Three very simple breathing exercises to regain your energy
First gesture, basifying abdominal breathing: lying down or sitting, hands placed on the stomach, start by blowing to empty the air. Then inhale through your nose, letting your stomach expand, then exhale gently through your mouth, letting it expand. , in Santé Magazine.
To wake up the body, especially in the morning or after lunch, rebound breathing consists of inhaling deeply while standing, holding the air for a few seconds while jumping on the spot, then exhaling when the need to breathe returns. In case of extreme heat or anger, Sitali breathing, tongue rolled like a small straw to inhale fresh air then exhale through the nose, acts as a natural anti-fatigue air conditioning.
Install these breaths into your day, without pressure
Stephan Jaulin already recommends two very deep belly breaths, every hour, to amplify the effects on cells, digestion and stress. By adding a short basifying abdominal sequence, a rebound cycle or a few Sitali breaths, you transform these breaks into a mini-energy ritual, without equipment or major change of schedule.
And then nothing obliges you to follow these exercises to the millimeter: the idea is to listen to your body, as in Hatha Yoga, and to adjust duration and intensity according to the day. If focusing on the breath triggers anxiety or discomfort, it is better to talk to a professional trained in breathing techniques rather than persevering alone.
What simple breathing exercises to regain your energy?
Basifying abdominal breathing, rebound breathing and Sitali breathing restore tone in a few minutes.
How long to practice these breathing exercises each day?
A few cycles, repeated several times during the day, are enough to feel an effect without getting tired.
Who should seek medical advice before these breathing exercises?
People suffering from heart or respiratory problems, severe dizziness, or marked anxiety when conscious breathing.
