Abdominal Breathing + Tense Relax Los Angeles area residents call 818-991-8376 for appt. In this exercise, start at the scalp (knitting brow) and work your way down to your toes (clenching toes). At each region of the body, do a tense & relax exercise while simultaneously doing the abdominal breathing. On ONE: Tense the muscles in the selected region and inhale and expand the abdomen. On TWO, THREE, and FOUR: Slowly relax the muscles in the selected region and exhale. On FIVE: Rest. The muscles are fully relaxed, air is fully exhaled, and the abdomen collapses inward.
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