Tai Chi for Relaxation Learn to Breathe Deeply

We are shallow breathers. Most of us need to make a conscious decision to breathe more deeply until over time we develop a healthier habit of breathing deeply all day, every day. Breathing deeply is not just good for you; it is the single most important aspect of your practice of tai chi for health as well as relaxation. Shallow breathing will make you sick, reduce your energy, hamper your productivity, and shorten your life span. When you breathe deeply, every one of your internal organs functions better, and you feel better. Click to learn how Chinese medicine treats Hyperlipemia.

Every minute, millions of cells die in our bodies. With a healthy diet, the respiratory system should be responsible for eliminating 70% of your metabolic waste. The remainder is eliminated through perspiration (19%), urination (8%), and defecation (3%). If you do not breathe deeply or sweat regularly, that waste elimination is slower, or worse, it stays in your body and your circulation slows to a halt. We need to exhale deeply to get rid of dead cells and carbon dioxide, and inhale deeply to provide optimal oxygen levels to make the cell replacement process as efficient as possible. When your elimination is as efficient as possible, your physical aging slows down, and you may even appear to reverse the aging process.