Step Breathing

Step breathing

In this exercise, I make short and consecutive breath holds while inhaling and exhaling.  The exercise is meant to divers my breathing and dispose of aggression.

The way I exercise ‘step’ breathing

Stepping diaphragmatic breathing

  • Breathing: exclusive through the nose.
  • Position: I sit comfortably with a straight back, relax my tongue and jaw, and close my eyes.
  • Reset my breathing.
  1. Inhale, inflating in steps to maximum diaphragm amplitude. A breath-hold separates every step.
  2. Exhale, deflating in steps to minimum diaphragm amplitude. A breath-hold separates every step.
  3. Hold my breath until ‘air hunger start.’
  4. Repeat for a few rounds.

Stepping in 3-part breathing

  1. Inhale, inflating my lungs fully in steps. A breath-hold separates every step.
  2. Exhale, deflating my lungs deeply in steps. A breath-hold separates every step.
  3. Hold my breath until ‘air hunger start.’
  4. Repeat for a few rounds.

Remarks

I breathe in a pulsating staccato tempo. It’s as if I’m climbing up and down a case of stairs; while taking a short break after every step. I imagine in my head holding points on the Z diagram. I try to exhale in double the amount of steps that I inhale.

The breath hold should prevent excessive clearing of  Carbon-diOxide.