{"id":1139,"date":"2010-06-10T12:12:55","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T20:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:12:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:12:24","slug":"take-a-deep-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/10\/take-a-deep-breath\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Deep Breath"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/10\/take-a-deep-breath\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F06%2F10%2Ftake-a-deep-breath%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>Breathing is such an important aspect of life, and yet most of us don&#8217;t do it properly.<\/p>\n<p>In my latest article on <em><strong>Life As A Human<\/strong><\/em>, I explain:<em><strong><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;&#8230; the truth is, while we obviously breathe enough to feed our bodies,  we don\u2019t necessarily breathe properly enough to nourish it. We breathe  shallowly into the chest instead of deeply into the belly, essentially  hyperventilating. It\u2019s kind of like the difference between grabbing a  quick junk food snack, and enjoying a healthy nutritious meal.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To give your body the breath of life you need, read my full article<em><strong><\/strong><\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/lifeasahuman.com\/2010\/health-fitness\/fitness\/deep-breathing-for-ultimate-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deep Breathing for Ultimate Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Heather Vale Goss\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/sigHVG_2.1_blue.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"35\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breathing is such an important aspect of life, and yet most of us don&#8217;t do it properly. 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