Follow-up to: Deviated Septum, Shallow Breathing & Shortness of Breath. More questions
Hi everyone, I asked about my shallow breathing causing air hunger here 6 months ago. Since then, my deviated septum has troubled me more and I finally had septoplasty with turbinate reduction surgery 4 months ago. I'm not sure how to take it from here.
Now, I can breathe freely down to my diaphragm. It's a process and it's getting better month by month, as the doctor mentioned. I resumed my meditation, but since I've been used to shallow breathing for so long, I'm controlling my inhales down to the diaphragm during meditation, hoping it will create muscle memory over the next few months so I can stop controlling it. Otherwise, I am getting air hunger with the shallow breathing.
I understand that controlling the breath is not recommended, but I don’t see another option. I hope that by intentionally inhaling deeply into my diaphragm for at least 2-3 months, I will gradually adjust and make it free. Is this the right approach? Is there anything I might be missing?
Please advise. Thanks a lot.