Deep Peace and Breathing We start with physical/mechanical and graduate towards energetic and then to the more abstractions of ideas. At any point along the way we can shift to a major change of more optimistic attitude and expanded breath. This can be called a paradigm shift. Learning to breathe more from the belly can have a calming effect on the entire nervous system. It is a definite step in the right direction. But it is still not an optimal breath. For some, the belly breath is an invitation towards the illusion of breathing deeper. Just because the breath is in the belly doesn’t mean the diaphragm is traveling up into the chest to squeeze the lungs so they will remove the CO2. Drawing downward instead of outward in a phantom diaphragmatic breath. Ive called it the phantom as Ive observed some (not all) emphysema patients breathing with huge belly protrusion on the in-breath. Also, people with big bellies and no energy. Like they were taking in enormous amounts of air because their stomach was sticking out so much. They dont take in more air because the diaphragm probably isnt rising enough to suck any in. It just protrudes. The key to breathing is the exhale, not the inhale, expanding the rib cage, and causing the diaphragm to rise higher. You need to empty the cup before you fill it. If the diaphragm does not rise higher then it did before, and the ribs do not expand to allow the lungs to expand, you can have little or no increase in breathing volume. There are specific techniques borrowed from classical voice training, martial arts and an esoteric yoga discipline that cause the rib cage to expand and the diaphragm to rise higher (exhale deeper) and then draw in more air than before. Exercises 2, 8 and the techniques in Fundamentals #10 address this. Some are quite tricky and may well require individual instruction in-person or in some instances over the phone to a third party partner. During a Serenity Breathing Meditation* session with Mike, I received more release of tension and a stronger sense of inner peace than I ever dreamed possible. Ellen H., retired former manager of a California State Agency. (*Audio cassette of same name.)The above testimonial refers to a recorded guided exercise which is a quite different exercise than the ones previously referred to. Assuming reasonably good health and simply needing a way to calm the mind and body, it is wonderfully relaxing and peace producing and has even eliminated sleep apnea symptoms. It is also good for the chronically over stimulated. Recommended supplemental program MEGACALM UNDERSTANDING INTERNAL PEACE |
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The breathing improvement
techniques, practices and products outlined in this publication are extremely
gentle, and should, if carried out as described, be beneficial
to your overall physical and psychological health. If you have any serious medical or
psychological problem, however, such as heart disease,
high blood pressure,
cancer, mental illness, or recent abdominal or chest surgery, you should consult your
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