Breathing Facts
• Over 75% of our population are not aware they breathe incorrectly
• “Breathing is unquestionably the single most important thing you do in your life and breathing right is the single most important thing you can do to improve your life.” Sheldon Saul Hendler, M.D.
• Good breathing is the only vital life function which we can voluntarily control
• Getting more oxygen into your system through deep breathing will increase the flow of oxygen from the lungs to every cell in our body
• Allowing your abdomen to move when you breathe is the most effective way to keep your back healthy
• Incorrect breathing is a learned behavior, which can be corrected
• Incorrect breathing is likely to be the best indication of stress and anxiety
• Shallow breathing withholds oxygen from the cells and prompts an unleashing of stress hormones and energy-sapping anxiety Dr. Jack Leney, PhD