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 Technique:
-  * Breathe in through the nose, breathe out through your mouth.
+  * Breathe deeply and slowly, if you like breathe in through your nose, breathe out through your mouth.
-  * Breathe deeply and slowly
   * Extend your exhale, so that you breathe out longer than you breathe in.
     * If it helps, you can inhale to the count of four, exhale to the count of six
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 Technique:
-  * Breathe in through the nose, breathe out through your mouth (or whatever feels comfortable)
+  * Breathe through in and out through your nose or in through your nose and out through your mouth, whatever feels comfortable.
-  * Breathe deeply
   * Extend your inhale, so that you breathe in longer than you breathe out.
     * If it helps, you can inhale to the count of six, exhale to the count of four.
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-The Breath of Fire or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapalabhati|Kapalabhati Pranayama]] is a more intense breath control technique that can increase energy and clarity. It consists of short, rapid inhales and exhales (like controlled hyperventilation) using the diaphragm to create the force required for quick inhalation and exhalation.
+The Breath of Fire or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapalabhati|Kapalabhati Pranayama]] is a more intense breath control technique that can increase energy and clarity. It consists of short, rapid inhales and exhales (like controlled hyperventilation) using the diaphragm to create the force required for quick inhalation and exhalation.
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+For those interested meditation, mindful breathing can be a good start.
+"Breathing in, I know I am breathing in, breathing out, I know that I am breathing out."—[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J62F0Y6PKes|Thich Nhat Hanh]]