مقدمة من تمارين التنفس الجزء الأول للتغلب على الضغوطات و التوتر، إيقاظ الوعي الذاتي

ان انشغالنا في أمور الحياة و بوجود التكنولوجيا المتطورة أصبحت حياتنا أسهل بكثير و لكن على حساب قلة الحركة و عدم الاهتمام بصحة أجسادنا، و بوجود هذا التطور اصبحت حياتنا تقتصر على الجلوس و قلة الحركة ( الجلوس لساعات طويلة ، الجلوس في المركبة ) من هنا جاءت أهمية ممارسة رياضة اليوغا المكتبية على كرسي المكتب، والتي تقوم على التنفس و الحركات الخفيفة  التي يسهل ممارستها على الكرسي، من الممكن ممارسة تمارين التنفس و التمدد في أي وقت فراغ لبضع دقائق يومياً خلال العمل لكن ليس بعد وجبات العذاء الثقيلة او على الاقل بعد ساعتين من تناول الوجبة،
نطرح اليكم بعض الوسائل و التمارين التي تعمل على تحرير الضغوطات، تساعدنا للتغلب على اعراض التوتر المتصاعدة، و زيادة طاقتنا الانتاجية.
للبدء بممارسة هذه التمارين بفعالية أعمق ينبغي تعلم كيفية التوفيق و التناغم في الشهيق و الزفير خلال تنفيذ تمارين التمدد، بالاضافة إلى الانتباه إلى ارخاء ما يسبب الضغط على الجسم من حزام أو ربطة عنق. ليس من  المهم اتقانها بسرعة بل التركيز على كيفية تنفيذ هذه التمارين و الحصول على الاستفادة المرجوة من ممارستها حتى الوصول لاحسن أداء

أهمية التنفس

التنفس هو من أهم طاقات الحياة في الدرجة الاولى، فنحن نستطيع التوقف عن الطعام و الشراب لفترات طويلة و لكن لا يمكننا التوقف عن التنفس اكثر من دقيقة، هذا ما يثبت حقيقة و أهمية التنفس في حياتنا ، من دون  التنفس و استهلاك الاكسيجين و طرح ثاني أكسيد الكربون لايمكننا تزويد الخلايا بالحياة و حرق الغذاء لتوليد طاقة . Read more »

Do you smoke , dose it damage your health,
do you feel it affect your performance
and dose it bother people around you
if so, are you willing to quit smoking

Read more »

LivinHarmony ( Yogi_George ) join “Quit &Win” team Health Care City ( No-Tobacco Campaign ) 
at CNIA ( The Critical National Infrastructure Authority_Abu Dhabi )
 in workshop providing breathing exercises to help quit smoking the powerful 3 steps

1 – What are the factors that must be considered  before quitting smoking?

- having the desire to quit smoking

- releasing the toxins from body which has been caused by smoking

- to consider the psychological needs & the habit of blowing through the mouse
( our breathing patterns is very interconnected to our psychological state )

2 – What are the breathing exercises that help to quit smoking?

The first exercise:

Deep & conscious breathing : push the stomach forward while inhaling slowly
and fully, then pull the stomach inward while exhaling slowly and fully through, the nose only with a focus on throat channel (seven times)

Benefits from this exercise:

Improve the breathing pattern , improve the blood circulation, shifting from shallow & short unconscious breathing
to a deep and conscious breathing, training the body to control the mood under the pressure and reduce
the need for smoking.

Exercise II:

the Breathing exercise which relies on a powerful exhalation :put the fists  in front of  the shoulders in parallel
position and then lift the arms high in the air with deep inhalation in moderate pace and then, pull the arms
down below the shoulder  level while pulling the stomach inward with powerful exhalation.

Benefits from this exercise:

Cleansing  the toxins from the lungs , strengthening the muscles which are responsible for breathing.

Exercise III:

Exercise based on the tongue cleansing  by drinking water: open the mouth, hold the tongue out
at the edge of the lower lip, while breathing let the air pass on the tongue seven times,
till you feel your tongue is dried up then drink enough water  directly on the dried tongue.

Benefits from this exercise:

Cleansing  the tongue from the toxins caused by smoking, restore the taste ability damage of smoking,
habit of drinking water to absorb the toxins and get rid of the toxic waste from the body,
replacing the psychological habit of blowing through the mouse

Office Yoga article in Social & Environment magazine ( By Zayed International Prize for the Environment )

emaratalyoum newspaper cover a full article and interview with George Stanboulieh and 3 local employees
about the amazing public service and activities :

Breathe & Stretch session at aswaaq

to read the article click on the image and zoom or go to emaratalyoum online below link

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http://www.emaratalyoum.com/Articles/2009/5/Pages…

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-Did you know that when we are under stress, pressure or anger, physical tension builds up in our body, and our breathing pattern changes tremendously,  This forces us to breathe shorter, sharper and shallower.

-Consistent shallow breathing has been found to cause fatigue, emotional tension, unclear & vague thinking and even health issues such as panic attacks, and indigestion and unbalanced body function and blood circulation,
A studies presents convincing evidence that the most significant factor in peak health and long life is how well you breathe

- The rate, depth and quality of your breathing can increase your energy levels, calm your nerves, clear your mind, enhance your health and even eliminate pain."

-using your breathing as a stress relief tool is quick and very efficient. This is the most potent of all the stress management techniques because your breathing patterns controls your emotions, and you can control your breathing.

- As stress and pressure in our work environment increased and in need of mind clarity and helping our body in the long working hours
we have started “ Breathe, Stretch & Relax “ session in our company in weekly bases for over a year for all employees, clients and media partners, a couple of session have been made for local company aswaaq , with tremendous results

Discover the benefits of:

• Deep Conscious Breathing
• Throat & belly breathing
• Life Force Breathing
• Neck Stretching
• Face and eye yoga
• Arms, Shoulders & Back Stretching
• Hips & legs stretching
• Observe the breath and relax Your body

(sample exercise )how to do Deep Conscious Breathing :
-move your abdomen (belly) in and out as you breathe. allowing your diaphragm to move
-extend and deeper your breathing, instead of being shallow in your chest.
-inhale and exhale from the nose while paying attention to the throat to open your throat channel ( this is called ocean breathing  )