The breath of life cultivates our life force
The next series of blogs will focus on the Breath of life. The life force that allows us to wake up each morning and serve on this earth. The breath of life cultivates our life force but often we are… Waiting to exhale… Holding our breath… Short of breath… Gasping for air… Yawning in fatigue… And having the wind knocked out of us! We have forgotten how to breathe. We hold our stomachs in and our chest out. We cut off the air to the bottom of our lungs and do not incorporate our abdomen, diaphragm and rib cage. Watch a baby breathing! They have not picked up our bad habits.
Watch a baby breathing!
Inhaling through the nose filling our belly with air. Exhaling through our nose letting our belly fall. Practice belly breathing by placing a hand, a pillow or stuffed animal on our tummy. Rising on the in breath and falling on the out breath. Breathing and relaxing and relaxing and breathing. This helps our body and mind relax as we concentrate on our breath. Use this breath to relax our muscles, quiet our mind and soothe our spirit.
Use this breath to relax our muscles, quiet our mind and soothe our spirit.
Practice our breathing in all positions lying, sitting, standing, and moving. Ask our friends, loved ones, family members, spouses, soul mates and children to join us on this journey. Breath is life and bonding together in this relaxing, enjoyable activity can ease stress and tension and improve communication.
Practice our breathing in all positions lying, sitting, standing, and moving.
Breath is life and bonding together in this relaxing, enjoyable activity can ease stress and tension and improve communication.
Get ready. We have a lot of breath work to do. Each week will proceed with a yoga breathing exercise focused toward different conditions. Practice our breathing 3 times a day, working up to 15 minutes 3 times a day. This could be spread throughout the day at different intervals. For example: driving stopped at a stoplight, sitting waiting during a commercial, mindfully doing routine chores like dishes or vacuuming, in bed as you awaken in the morning or go to sleep at night. We will discuss the anatomy and physiology and the different body locks that control the flow of breath. We will try movements to increase the depth and breadth of our respiration.
After completing our breathing series we will concentrate on balancing postures. And lastly the breathing and concentration of balancing can bring us to the stillness of silent meditation. Ready for the journey? Let’s go!!!
