Breathing is the most important and easily overlooked exercise in daily life. In qigong, tai chi and yoga, the first skill to master is to control breathing. There is a turtle breathing method in China Wushu, that is, breathing slowly like a turtle, which is often called abdominal breathing in modern times. This is the basis of learning other breathing methods, by increasing the activity of diaphragm and reducing the movement of chest.
This way of breathing can increase the blood circulation in the abdominal cavity and expel a lot of carbon dioxide, thus stimulating metabolism, stabilizing mental mood and making it easier for people to enter a quiet mental state.
The method of turtle breath method is to inhale and exhale for dozens of times in a row by silently counting, and slowly adjust. If the breath is insufficient or excessive, you can reduce or increase the number of silences according to your personal situation. Cycle back and forth to keep the rhythm of each breath consistent. Carefully experience the abdomen falling together. After practicing for a period of time, you can take your hands off your abdomen and pay attention to the breathing process with your consciousness.
Don't be nervous or forced to breathe. If you are a beginner, you should pay more attention to the practice process and its influence on your body. When inhaling, the breath begins to pass through the nose and throat, and then it is completely concentrated in the lungs.
When the lung volume gradually increases and the chest remains motionless, it will force the diaphragm to sink and the abdomen to bulge slightly; When exhaling, the abdomen contracts inward and the diaphragm lifts upward, thus exhaling a lot of turbid gas.
The benefits of the tortoise rest method to the body are as follows:
1, turtle breathing is composed of four parts: concentration, breathing, concentration and centering. It can prolong life, strengthen lung and nourish heart. It is a health care method that imitates the slow breathing mode of turtles. Turtle rest method can generally improve the utilization rate of oxygen and improve cardiopulmonary function. Moderate exercise can prolong life, and turtle breathing requires patience, not impatience.
2. Turtle breathing generally makes full use of oxygen by inhaling and exhaling for a long time, further improving the binding ability of human hemoglobin and oxygen, reducing the energy consumption of the body, promoting the reduction of metabolism, lowering the heart rate and blood pressure, improving the cardiopulmonary function and increasing the breath-holding time of the body.
3. Turtle breathing can promote human health, delay aging, make people get the effect of calming the nerves and increasing intelligence, and further improve the situation of insomnia and anxiety. It can also improve the cardiopulmonary function of human body to a certain extent.