Benefits
This breath will help you build concentration and focus.
Practice
This breath can be done standing or seated. Be mindful that your spine is straight and your shoulders are against your back. This breathing exercise may done at any time and is very simple to follow. If you aren’t able to count as long as the exercise calls for, don’t worry, you can work up to it.
The breath pattern will look as follows: Breathe in for 4 counts, hold for 7 counts, exhale for 8 counts.
Alright, let’s begin.
Inhale, 4-3-2-1
Hold, 7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Exhale, 8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
Repeat 3-5 times.