Concentration

Author(s): Virchand R Gandhi
Publisher: Shardaben Chimanbhai Educational Research Centre

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taken in inhaling: one or at the most two seconds, if four are taken for inhaling. The reason is that the air after doing its work in the lungs changes and becomes carbonic acid gas a poison and if retained will injure the system.
3. Expiration should be as slow as possible, but continuous, taking longer than inspiration.
Before taking a breathing exercise or rather in starting to take a breathing exercise, first breath out the air that is in the lungs.
The body should not be bent or restrained by clothing; after inhaling the throat should be closed.
To improve the breathing a five minutes exercise may be practised night and morning as above described, starting by exhaling, then inhaling, retaining, and exhaling.