4. Breathing techniques -2

THE CLENCHED FIST.

• Stand up straight, hands at your sides.
• Inhale and hold a complete natural breath as described above.
• Raise your arms out in front of you, keeping them up and relaxed.
• Gradually bring your hands to your shoulders. As you do, slowly contract your hands into fists so that when they reach your shoulders they are clenched as tight as possible.
• Keep the fists tense as you push your arms out straight again very slowly.
• Pull your arms back to your shoulders and straighten them out, fists tense, as fast as you can, several times.

IMAGINATIVE BREATHING.
This exercise combines the relaxing benefits of deep, relaxed breathing with the curative value of positive auto-suggestions.
• Lie down on a rug or blanket on the floor in a "relaxed body" pose.
• Place your hands gently on your solar plexus (that point where your ribs start to separate above your abdomen) and practice deep, relaxed breathing for a few minutes.
• Imagine that, with each incoming breath of air, energy is rushing into your lungs and being immediately stored in your solar plexus. Imagine that as you exhale, this energy is flowing out to all parts of your body. Form a mental picture of this energizing process.
• Continue on a daily basis for at least five to ten minutes a day.
THE ROLLING BREATH.
The following exercise requires a partner and is effective in relaxing and energizing you.
• Lie on your back. Have your partner put one hand on your abdomen and one hand on your chest.
• Inhale and exhale as in deep, relaxed breathing, but each inhale is taken in two stages abdomen, then chest. Imagine that you are breathing into your partner's hand as you fill your belly with air. When your abdomen feels full, continue breathing into your chest. Watch your partner's hands as it rises.
• Exhale fully through the chest and belly simultaneously.
• Repeat. It is important to keep a rhythmic rolling effect between abdomen and chest. Breathe at your natural pace, however.

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