Without needing breathing exercises, we forget how automatic and important breathing is. Sometimes our breathing pattern or air changes wake us up to get back to our healthy breath awareness in this moment. Our breathing can easily remind us of our precious moments and the finite time we have on earth.
And in healthy reminders, I wanted to breathe some good tips your way!
…Breathing is everything life. It’s how the earth began:
“God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” (Genesis 2:7)
With climate change, wildfires, and spring green pollen allergy dust in the air at high levels (over 10), many of us are affected from the lungs and neck up.
I suspected allergies was affecting my sleep as I was clocking in about the same amount of hours from night to morning and not feeling as rested.
I had been documenting a healthy 8 hours of sleep time on my Apple Watch and tracker.
I noticed my body runs best when I have 5 hours of restful sleep that’s also tracked.) And choosing a life with less stress and more balance, 7 hours is a good enough rhythm.
And something for you to clock in because stress and sleep is related.
Observe Your Sleep
While tracking a few nights for awareness, I observed I was getting less restful sleep and more light sleep. Hmmm… I thought, I wonder why that is?
All things being equal, I wanted to test the hypothesis that I had shallow breathing at night.
It dawned on me that my deep rest (restful sleep) may have been lessened by the shallower breathing or less air going into my lungs, as I breathed through my slightly congested nose.
Btw, breathing in air through your nose is a much better way than through your mouth as it is known to help increase memory. You have a filter in your nose that you don’t in your mouth. You can Google that if you want scientific-backed evidence.