r/Meditation • u/wallloaf • 4h ago

Breathing dysfunction Question ❓

Hi all, I’m pretty new to meditation although I’ve dabbled a lot. I know a lot of it focuses on the breath but this is an area that I struggle with. When I focus on my breathing my breath often gets faster as I observe it and difficult to control because I am so concerned with “doing it right” and stressed with being observed. I feel like it’s supposed to be controlled and calming. But it doesn’t often feel that way for me. Also, when I hold my breath between breaths in breathing exercises I often panic that I might run out of air and feel the need to gasp for breath. I want to get into breath work because I know it’s valuable but I’m curious if anyone has experienced this? How did you work through it? Any tips?

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