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 "The practice covered in this lesson is abdominal/diaphragm breathing. In abdominal breathing we are isolating the breath within the belly by increasing the activity of the diaphragm and decreasing the movement of the thoracic rib cage. Abdominal breathing is the practice that is typically used in states of relaxation and the body naturally adopts abdominal breathing in states of deep sleep. Children and babies are also known to use abdominal breathing as it helps to calm the mind and relax the body. Therefore abdominal breathing can be used by anyone to help stimulate and induce the sensation of peace, stillness, and relaxation. Abdominal breathing is an essential practice used within pranayama techniques and is used frequently throughout pranayama practices to help improve the depth and quality of the breathing exercises. If you have not studied pranayama before, abdominal breathing will be a perfect introduction to begin your experience of the controlled breathing techniques from the yogic system. If you are familiar with pranayama then abdominal breathing exercises will only help to improve your more advanced practices."
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