The Breathing Book: Good Health and Vitality Through Essential Breath Work
A complete, deep, abdominal breath should employ all three modes of breathing in a smooth, unbroken expansion of the lungs that begins at the bottom, not the top. First inhale air slowly into the lower lungs by letting your diaphragm expand and balloon downward into the abdominal cavity. When the diaphragm is fully expanded, the intercostal muscles
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True health and inner peace occurs when breathing is quiet, effortless, soft, through the nose, abdominal, rhythmic and gently paused on the exhale. This is how human beings naturally breathed until modern life changed everything.
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fifth and sixth exercises of the Sutra on the Full Awareness of Breathing (Anapanasati Sutta).
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To practice this exercise, it can be very helpful to sit in front of a mirror to observe and follow your breathing movements. • Sit up straight. Allow your shoulders to relax. Imagine a piece of string gently holding you up from the top of the back of your head. At the same time, feel the space between your ribs gradually widening. • Place one hand
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