Keep calm & (box) breathe

If you get butterflies in your stomach too often, have short fuses every now and then, and succumb to pressure without knowing how to handle it, then box breathing is your answer to fix all these problems. “We call it a ‘box’ because an individual is asked to imagine breathing along the sides of a square box constituting four-second inhalation via the noise, 4 seconds of gently holding the breath with expanded lungs, 4-second exhalation through the mouth and finally, a four-second breath-hold with empty lungs. Seconding his opinion, wellness coach and author Deanne Panday said, “Box breathing works by distracting your mind as you count to four, easing your nervous system and dwindling the pangs of stress in your body.” Standard count “It is actually four but can be increased to six over a period of time. At that time, if we make a conscious effort to take control of our breath, it boosts our parasympathetic nervous system,” elaborates avid Hatha Yoga practitioner Radhika Sharma, who’s also a certified Yin Yoga teacher. Asthma patients should We call it a ‘box’ because an individual is asked to imagine breathing along the sides of a square box constituting 4-sec inhalation via the noise, 4 sec of gently holding the breath with expanded lungs, 4-sec exhalation through the mouth and finally, a 4-sec breath-hold with empty lungs.