Where the breath reaches
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Your next breath might stop high in the chest.
Or it might sink all the way to the belly.
In yoga, the breath is watched as a mirror of the body, not something to fix.
Some people notice it rides high and quick when they are tense, and settles lower when they are at ease. Some research links slow, deep breathing with a calmer state.
Where does yours sit right now?
What you'll need
- A quiet moment
- A breath you leave exactly as it is
Method
Let your breath carry on as it is. Don't deepen it or slow it.
Rest your attention where the air ends, in the chest, or lower in the belly.
Follow a few breaths and see where each one reaches.
Come back to it a few times a day for a week, and notice where your breath tends to sit, and what moves it higher or lower.