Revision and examinations

5.2.3 A breathing exercise

  1. Breathe in slowly through your nose for a count of eight. As you breathe in, imagine you are filling your stomach / abdomen area first, and then your chest.

  2. Hold this breath in for as long as it is comfortable.

  3. Expel the air out through your nose for a count of eight, expelling the air from your abdomen upwards through your chest.

  4. Refrain from taking another breath until it becomes uncomfortable, and then repeat the process again.