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Breathing Is Believing: The Importance of Nasal Breathing
by Gwen Lawrence | July 23rd, 2012 | No Comments
topic: Detox, Fitness, Health & Wellness, Yoga | tags: air, belly breathing, breath, breathe through your nose, breathwork, detox, diaphragm, exhalation, exhale, flght or flight response, inhalation, inhale, John Douillard, lungs, mouth breathing, nasal breathing, nasal irrigation, neti pot, nostrils, oxygen, parasympathetic nervous system, prana, pranayama, sympathetic nervous system, toxins, yoga poses
I grew up during the age of Jane Fonda aerobics marathons and “No pain, no gain” mantras. When the way of the warrior was breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth. As an exercise enthusiast and a dancer throughout college, I lived my life this way without ever questioning the theory. Now I know better: Question everything!
Breathing is a 24-7 unconscious act. Breathing provides necessary oxygen to your body, without which the cells of your body would quickly die. But are you breathing the “right way”?
