The human body is designed to take in 75% of its energy requirement through breathing; oxygen is the most fundamental unit of fuel that we take into our body. Further, we also eliminate 70% of our toxins via the breath; oxygen also cleanses the cells by oxidation and enables waste products to be carried back to the lungs via the bloodstream. Given these basic facts it is easy to see why learning to breathe correctly is one of the most fundamental things we can do to support and maintain our health and wellbeing.
Since we are not educated to become conscious of this fundamental metabolic process, over 90% of us are using less than 50% of our breathing capacity. The results of poor breathing practices and under-oxygenation are low energy levels, toxicity build-up, high stress and stagnant emotional states. It is well accepted that long-term emotional stagnation eventually leads to physical and emotional disorders. By becoming a conscious breather we can re-take control of our lives by fully oxygenating our system and maintaining a lucid state of emotional freedom. You may wish to experience some relaxed abdominal breathing right now. Sit back and put your hand on your stomach, inhale and feel your abdomen rise; let your breath flow upwards to your chest, then, as you quickly exhale with a relaxed sigh, feel the chest and the abdomen fall; repeat this cycle 5 times without any pauses. Note how you feel: more energized, lighter? Was it easy or difficult to access your abdominal muscles? Where are you tight and where is relaxed? Could your breathing benefit from re-training?
All traditional cultures have recognized the value of conscious breathing practices, ranging around the world from the Yogic Pranayama to the Ha Breath of the Hawaiian Kahunas. There are a bewildering number of breathing techniques to choose from, including contemporary practices such as Holotropic Breath, Rebirthing, Vivation, Buteyko, Mézières etc. It is very important to recognize that most ancient breathing practices, along with their modern counterparts, are either designed to induce altered states of consciousness, such as deep relaxation, bliss states and out-of-body experiences, or they are intended to induce healing of a specific disorder, such as asthma, or birth and trauma release. None of them are intended to teach us how to breathe correctly on a regular day- to-day basis. Transformational Breathing fills a very important gap in this respect. From the ancient practices, Leonard Orr developed rebirthing in the 1970s. Designed to heal the most fundamental of human trauma, that of the birth experience, rebirthing was largely responsible for raising awareness of the value of breath work in the West. Of breathing Leonard Orr has said, "The purpose of conscious breathing is not primarily the movement of air but the movement of energy. If you do a relaxed, connected breathing cycle for a few minutes you will experience dynamic energy flows within your body. These energy flows are the merging of spirit and matter." This simple truth is also clearly contained within the Latin word for oxygen, which is spiritus.
As a basic -people are taught to breathe into their upper, mid section and lower section....
WAIT A MINUTE - Those 3 sections sound familiar. Lishi practitioners have been doing that for years.......
Since we are not educated to become conscious of this fundamental metabolic process, over 90% of us are using less than 50% of our breathing capacity. The results of poor breathing practices and under-oxygenation are low energy levels, toxicity build-up, high stress and stagnant emotional states. It is well accepted that long-term emotional stagnation eventually leads to physical and emotional disorders. By becoming a conscious breather we can re-take control of our lives by fully oxygenating our system and maintaining a lucid state of emotional freedom. You may wish to experience some relaxed abdominal breathing right now. Sit back and put your hand on your stomach, inhale and feel your abdomen rise; let your breath flow upwards to your chest, then, as you quickly exhale with a relaxed sigh, feel the chest and the abdomen fall; repeat this cycle 5 times without any pauses. Note how you feel: more energized, lighter? Was it easy or difficult to access your abdominal muscles? Where are you tight and where is relaxed? Could your breathing benefit from re-training?
All traditional cultures have recognized the value of conscious breathing practices, ranging around the world from the Yogic Pranayama to the Ha Breath of the Hawaiian Kahunas. There are a bewildering number of breathing techniques to choose from, including contemporary practices such as Holotropic Breath, Rebirthing, Vivation, Buteyko, Mézières etc. It is very important to recognize that most ancient breathing practices, along with their modern counterparts, are either designed to induce altered states of consciousness, such as deep relaxation, bliss states and out-of-body experiences, or they are intended to induce healing of a specific disorder, such as asthma, or birth and trauma release. None of them are intended to teach us how to breathe correctly on a regular day- to-day basis. Transformational Breathing fills a very important gap in this respect. From the ancient practices, Leonard Orr developed rebirthing in the 1970s. Designed to heal the most fundamental of human trauma, that of the birth experience, rebirthing was largely responsible for raising awareness of the value of breath work in the West. Of breathing Leonard Orr has said, "The purpose of conscious breathing is not primarily the movement of air but the movement of energy. If you do a relaxed, connected breathing cycle for a few minutes you will experience dynamic energy flows within your body. These energy flows are the merging of spirit and matter." This simple truth is also clearly contained within the Latin word for oxygen, which is spiritus.
As a basic -people are taught to breathe into their upper, mid section and lower section....
WAIT A MINUTE - Those 3 sections sound familiar. Lishi practitioners have been doing that for years.......