| There is more to Meditation breathing than just | | | | breathe in, hold a breath for several seconds, and |
| taking long, deep breaths although that is a good | | | | then blow it out. This type of breathing is |
| place to start. Once you are meditating on a | | | | excellent for reducing tension or calming you |
| more regular basis and you want to start | | | | down when you're angry or upset. |
| achieving deeper levels of meditation and | | | | Breath of Fire - The Breath of Fire technique is a |
| relaxation you will need to try using different | | | | breathing method used primarily in Kundalini |
| breathing techniques to help you reach those | | | | meditation. Breath of Fire is performed by pulling |
| goals. Here are some easy meditation breathing | | | | in oxygen through your nose then pumping it out |
| exercises that are commonly taught to people | | | | of your body rhythmically without tensing your |
| who are just starting to meditate. If you have | | | | chest, rib cage or abdominal muscles. The Breath |
| any trouble with some of the more advanced | | | | of Fire, when done correctly, has the same action |
| breathing techniques later on down the road you | | | | that a bellows that is used to start a fire has. It's |
| can always come back to these basic breathing | | | | usually the second type of meditation breathing |
| techniques. | | | | exercise that people learn. |
| Long Deep Breathing - Long deep breathing is | | | | It is important to must some breathing techniques |
| essentially what you're already doing; it's just | | | | so that you can have effective meditation |
| doing it in a more focused way. Long deep | | | | sessions. |
| breathing is when you use your diaphragm to | | | | |