The next time you are sitting at your desk, hunched over at the computer or on the telephone, check to see how deeply you breathe.

Most people will find their breathing to be very shallow and only to the top portion of their lungs. Hunch yourself over now and see how deep you can breath. Not very deep was it!

This shallow breathing is depriving your body of the necessary quantities of air it requires to continue to function the way it is made to. Without enough air you will start to feel tired, your ability to focus will be reduced, your decision making processes will become clouded, you will be less productive and all this normally leads to discontent.

There is a very simple remedy. You can try this exercise right now to feel the difference.

Sit with a straight back, neck and look forward. The ideal breath is to use your diaphragm to breath into the base of your lungs. The best way to tell if you are doing this correctly is to feel your diaphragm expand first and not your lungs. You can then continue on to fill the middle and the top of your lungs. Do this slowly three times in a row.

You may feel a little dizzy if you are not used to this much air going into your body.

Make notations in your diary to stop at least three times a day, close your eyes and take three long slow deep breathes.

Breathe yourself into more energy and balance.