Ideally, you should try to find two ten-minute (or longer) sessions each day when you will have some quiet time so that you can truly concentrate on your exercises. At least in the beginning, until you develop more intense concentration ability, you should minimize distractions during your practice sessions. You can also spend more than ten minutes per practice session, or you can have more than two sessions per day. The more you practice, the faster you will realize the benefits. But don't try to go overboard, and then just quit. Doing a little bit each day consistently is better than doing a 60 minute session one day and nothing for the rest of the week.

Also, remember that some practice is still better than no practice. If you find you "just don't have the time," make time during any free time of the day. You can practice the simpler exercises sitting in your car driving to and from work, or spend ten minutes just before getting out of bed and just before going to sleep. You can even practice standing and breathing in the shower. If you forget one practice session, just take ten minutes whenever you remember and practice. This is the beauty of Controlled Breathing exercises. You don't have to go to a gym or do anything special — all you have to do is breathe.

You will also find that the more your practice, even if your sessions are infrequent at first, the easier it will be to get to a regular, twice-a-day, daily routine. Again, it is all a matter of developing the proper habits: in standing, in breathing, and in maintaining a regular and consistent practice schedule.

Now let's try the first Controlled Breathing exercise.

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