Holly,
I don't meditate - I probably should, though, with 2 young kids.
I use the breathing exercises as neccesary. I don't make a regular habit out of them although, once again, I probably should.
That one is supposed to be energizing, but it is a pretty good workout for the diaphragm. It is similar to another one that come cyclists use to try to boost lung volume. I use the 'relaxing breath - 4:7:8 ratio - extensively to get my heart rate down during physical activity and when I am stressed. It works just about everytime.
Where are you in HI, if I could ask? I have a good friend who moved out there after growing up in Chicago and he has been there for 11 years and loves it. He was on Oahu for a few years, then Maui, then a 2 year stint on Lanai (he got sick of everybody knowing everyone else's business though), and now back on Maui. He's a HS teacher. If I could move there (my wife's and my family are all here in Chicago), I'd do it in a second. We've already talked about doing it in the future.
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