The article, "The Importance of Breathing" by Jennifer Bagus is about how people breathe wrong today and the effects of shallow breathing. It starts out by telling us that there are two main important reason for breathing and they are: that it's a way to get rid of waste and toxin in our body, and that it's the only way we can get oxygen to our organs, which is a must to survive. It also mentions some bad habits of breathing poorly, and most of them we don't even take into consideration of them being bad habits. Examples would be: slouching over, places that are not good for our respiratory system, when we exercise we teach ourselves not to breathe if we're struggling, and the more we concentrate on something (Bagus). Jennifer also says that we need to have short and shallow breathing, while we should have slow and deeper breaths. She points out that being in a hurry, getting emotional too easy, having anxiety problems are several reason why we breathe fast and shallow. This is why the yogis have created breathing techniques. They use these techniques not only to increase life span and health but also to be able to meditate so we can reach conscious states.
I thought this article was filled with information. It didn't tell me how to breathe properly like I was expecting, but it did mention what was the incorrect way to breathe. I think we should learn how to breathe properly in health class at school. This might help us quit some of our bad habits such as slouching over. To me, this part and the meditation part would be the hardest part of yoga, because you have to put so much concentration into not concentrating on anything. I'm definately glad I got to read this before I started my yoga class!
Bagus, Jennifer."The Importance of Breathing". ABC of Yoga. 14 March 2008. Web. 7 April 2010. http://http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/pranayama/importance.asp
again. good job! 50/50
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