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Inhaling deeply is a health-giving exercise which revives spirits and cures depression. But this is so only provided the air is sent to the bottom of the lungs and thus expands the diaphragm. Expanding the lungs sideways is not enough. They must also be expanded in a downward direction.

-- Notebooks Category 5: The Body > Chapter 6 : Breathing Exercises > # 35