Diaphragmatic Breathing normally when you take a breath, you probably expand your upper chest and raise your shoulders a little. In diaphragmatic breathing, you breathe air deep into your lungs, allowing you abdomen to expand while your chest and shoulder still.
Lie with your back with your knees bent slightly. Place your hands over your navel. Completely relax, especially your shoulders and chest, so that they are not moving as you breathe through your nose naturally. Let your stomach relax. Feel your hands rise as you breathe in, and fall as you breathe out. Concentrate on your breathing, noticing some of its characteristics.
As you breathe in, you might feel slightly refresh and alert. As you breathe out, tension is release as your diaphragm and rib muscles relax. You will feel a calming, relaxing feeling as your body seems to sink down into the floor or bed. After a few breathes, your breathing becomes slower and more regular. Now try this for a few breaths. All the very end of each eexhalation phase, pull your upper abdomen back and up slightly to push "stale" air out of the lungs (actually, you're just trying to move your diaphragm). Then completely relax your stomach area. Without any effort, air flow in naturally.
Other technique are Progressive Relaxation and Meditation.
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