Breath Therapy

Breath therapy is a new type of therapy associated with using breathing techniques to bring about a healthier lifestyle. Also called breath work, breath therapy incorporates a variety of techniques to help us breathe in a more freer, natural, and healthy way. Breath therapy not only helps our overall health and well being, it can be used to help specific physical and emotional problems. Breath therapy is based on the belief that adults tend to breathe in an unnatural and constricted manner and this has a negative effect on most aspects of our lives.

Learning proper breathing techniques, such as unrestricted breathing is a natural way to achieve better health. Breath therapy efficiently generates oxygen to the tissues and energizes the body, calms and balances the nervous system. It also helps massage the and cleanses internal organs, improves lymphatic circulation, removes wastes from the body's cells, and helps release negative emotions and experiences. Breath therapy helps our breathing find its natural harmony and coordination in relation to the changing demands of our lives.

One of the most fundamental types of breath therapy is breath awareness. Through this technique you learn to observe the restrictions and imbalances in one's breathing. Without this fundamental approach, many breathing techniques don't work and can make the situation worse. Another approach is focused breathing where the person consciously directs each breath into a particular part of the body for healing. Controlled breathing consists of different breathing techniques, including fast breaths and breath holding. These techniques are used to assist physical, mental, and emotional health issues.

In movement supported breath therapy, the person moves in combination with breathing to stimulate new and healthier breathing patterns. Touch supported breath therapy uses touch or pressure to help focus on breaths and reduce and restrictions or tensions that inhibit breaths. Posture supported breath therapy uses certain postures to enable and expand breaths and support fuller breathing. Sound supported breath therapy consists of uttering sounds that can help lengthen exhalations, strengthen diaphragm, and release unnecessary tension.

Breath therapy reduces stress, pain, and increases relaxation. Breath therapy is useful in dealing with respiratory disorders, such as asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. It is also thought to help heal a variety of stress related conditions, such as headaches, insomnia, digestive problems, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and even high blood pressure. One can do breath therapy without supervision but if you are finding it difficult to accomplish find a breath therapist to help you learn the methods. Yoga is also uses a number of breath therapy.