Breathing Improves Performance and Concentration

Breathing is the first thing that I suggest everyone do, whether their objective is performance or improving stress and improving sleep. The purpose of this exercise is to slow down the speed of your breathing so that you breathe less air into your lungs. Because you breathe lessAir, there's a gas called carbon dioxide that accumulates in your blood because you're not getting rid of the gas so much from the blood through the lungs. And as carbon dioxide increases, your blood vessels dilate. So when we think of bringing your canvas to the mind, the biochemical component is very important. We have to dismiss the whole idea that it can be hard for us to focus on our breath. It's

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