breathing

Hiccups happen when the diaphragm,the muscle that controls our breathing,becomes irritated and starts to spasm and contract uncontrollably.With each contraction,air is pulled into the lungs very quickly,passes through the voice box,and the the epiglottis closes behind the rush of air,shaking the vocal chords,causing the "hic" sound.The irritation can be caused by rapid eating,emotional stress and even some diseases.The best cure ?Breathing into a paper bag.This calms the diaphragm by increasing the amount of carbon dioxide in your bloodstream.

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“There is only the now,” says Edwin Riley, M.Ed., who runs a stress clinic.

“Keep your mind focused on the present. You can’t change the past. The future hasn’t happened yet, so why worry about it? If you stay in the moment, you’ll feel more relaxed and energized.”

In order to remain focused on what you need to do right here and now, try these exercises:

> Take several short, deep breaths.

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I never had allergies as a kid. I always thought I was really lucky. I had a friend that was allergic to everything, and it was never fun playing with her. We couldn't go play outside because she was allergic. We couldn't play inside because her parents never bothered cleaning, which I'm sure didn't help with her allergies. We couldn't play at my house because she had a smart mouth and my mom wouldn't let her come over. lol

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Asthma is a condition that has played a big part of our lives. I've had asthma since I was a child. Back then, they really didn't know to much about it. I spent alot of time in and out of the hospitals. I could get a sore throat and end up with asthmatic bronchitis or pneumonia.

When I had children, I really hoped and prayed that they wouldn't get it. But they both have it.

Asthma is a condition that affects the airways. These are the small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs.

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Have you ever watched an infant? Not necessarily the most exciting thing to do unless, of course, you are the parents of the infant. Parent or not, an infant can teach adults some pretty amazing things. Take breathing, for example.

When sleeping or in an otherwise hypnogogic state, you will see that the little one breathes slowly and deeply. A rhythmic, non-forced weaving of inhales and exhales. This state is disrupted by the crises of hunger, pain, fear, and fecal discharge. At these points, our little infant becomes disturbed, starts to wriggle about, perhaps cry, and begin to BREATH IN A MORE SHALLOW AND FAST-PACED manner. This is CRISIS BREATH. It lasts as long as the ‘crisis’ persists, and breathing returns to steady state upon restoration of the non-crisis way of being.

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Bhairavi (the feminine principle, or manifest reality) asks Bhairava (the masculine principle, or reality beyond specific manifestation): "... from the standpoint of absolute reality, what is the essential nature of Bhairava?"

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