Article: GIVE YOURSELF BREATHING.

Byline: SARAH STACEY

SPACE Breathing is the most basic of human functions.

Traditional medical disciplines, such as ayurveda from India, have recognised for millennia that calming and slowing our breathing rate can be used therapeutically.

Our columnist Dr Ali frequently recommends breathing exercises for different conditions, which really work.

I always use retention breathing (inhale to a count of three, hold for three, exhale for six) if I'm feeling nervous or stressed.

The late Oxford don Michael Gearin-Tosh, who chose alternative therapies to extend his life when he was diagnosed with cancer, incorporated a daily ...

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