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The muscle that controls chest breathing is the diaphragm. It contracts downward and we inhale air. It relaxes and we exhale mainly water vapor and carbon-dioxide. By using our abdominal muscles to facilitate this process we can improve our oxygen intake and release our bodies from the stress and distraction of so many short, shallow breaths.

With each inhalation we take in about twenty percent oxygen. Chest breathing reduces this to as low as 15 percent as the lower lung lobes have more alveolar branches to disperse the available oxygen. By allowing your abdominal muscles to fully relax we allow more air to be used by the lower branches. The slow, long, deep breathing also give more oxygen to you.

What does this have to do with yoga? Yoga is a way of attaining union with the cosmic constant; the universe itself. Our five physical senses give us at the same moment too much incomplete information. Our eyes get the color of the apple. Our hands give us an impression of the texture and temperature. How do we get an impression of the energy and experience of the apple, which is a living thing? We meditate. To condition our bodies to acclimatize to our new awareness we use yoga. For yoga to be effective, we need to breathe correctly.