OPTIMAL
BREATHING TIPS
Breathing is the first place not the last place one should
investigate when any disordered condition presents itself."
Sheldon Hendler,
MD, Ph.D.
1. For breathing that is centering and sometimes energizing.

Supported by a small round pillow as above or
a
NADA Chair, Sit out near the
edge of a fairly hard surfaced chair, stool or arm of a couch with feet
flat on the floor, or stand. Both of these positions need an erect but
not so stiff posture. Be "tallest" with your chin slightly
above the horizon. If you stand, bend your knees slightly so as to
unlock them.
Let your tongue lightly touch the roof or your mouth
and your jaw relax.
Place your thumbs over your kidneys (below your back
ribs and above your pelvis). Wrap your fingers around your sides.
Squeeze gently as you nose breathe long slow deep breaths into your
squeezed fingers and thumbs. Try and match the breathing cycle of the
animated logo at the top of this page for a timing reference. In any
event, make sure the exhale is twice as long as the inhale. It may work
better for you to use silent number counting (one thousand one, one
thousand two, etc.) to gauge that, again just make sure the exhale is
twice as long or even more than twice as long as the inhale..
Now, using the animation or a number count or both,
take 10 complete in and out breaths, making sure to squeeze and breathe
simultaneously.
Did that feel good? Try bringing your shoulders back
about two to three inches as you breathe in. Was it easier to breathe?
Do it THAT way then.
Repeat 5 -10 10 second breathing cycles with a few
seconds rest in between or for as long as it feels good.
There are better exercises for increasing energy but you may get real energized from this one. Dizziness, spaceyness or otherwise confusion
means you should stop and continue your day or stop and recommence in a
minute or two after the energy has subsided or integrated within you.
Repeat it several times daily as well.
If you felt even a little better from the above exercise you
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2. Don't hold your breath.
Primary O2 deficiency causes an O2 deficit in the cell wall
cells of the venous capillary end, which then swell and thereby lead to a narrowing of the
vessel with reduced blood flow.*
People with an unbalanced breathwave are oxygen and
life-force starved; they are often nervous or anxiety prone and suffer from unnecessary
worries; they have low energy, experience depression, confusion, chronic tension,
powerlessness and physical ills.
3. Exhale into exertion.
4. For Strong Voices:
Your voice is often a
reflection of your core level internal power and vitality.
Ever notice how a lot of "old" people
have weak crackly voices?
A strong voice is often a good sign of healthy
breathing if combined with a good number count, long pauses and a below 10
count breath rate.
A strong voice with a LOW number count, high breath
rate, fast pause rate and large chest has has been observed in emphysema
victims.
The voice is "wind" passing
membranes. It is possible to detect slight changes in the breathing by monitoring the
sound and feelings/vibrations of the voice. Private session only.
5. Ticklish?
If you are pressure ticklish (not the light touch type of
ticklishness), in your rib/chest, belly crotch or pelvic area, it is tension. No
tension, no ticklishness. Tension creates a restriction of easy deeper breathing.
6. Stress Management
At the first sign of stress, take an extended exhale to center
yourself. Then make your inhales and exhales long and slow until you know you have
contained your stress response as best as you can. With practice you will be able to
think, breathe and feel centered at the same time. It works a lot like martial arts but
without a foundation of offense or defense.
7. Observing the breath
This is a type of breathing meditation.
Though this one may drive some into intense anxiety, it works well for many others.
Choose one or more five minute sessions daily.
Pick a comfortable chair to sit in, and try to keep your back straight,
though for some this actually makes the breathing go shallow.
Just follow your breathing. Breathing in and breathing out. Keep
your tongue gently touching your upper palate right behind your teeth. The tongue position
will complete an energy circuit that both Yogic and Taoist teachers say exists. This is
supposed to conserve the breathing energy.
Try it while waiting in line, sitting at a stoplight, listening to a
lecture. Whatever you are doing, look at breathing without trying to influence it.
It can be a good way to detach from daily pressures and putting your
mind into a neutral place.
This breath following should be relaxing. Whether or not it is you
may be interested in taking our breathing tests and seeing how to make this work for you
or to expand your breathing beyond its present condition.
8. Digestion
A technique of conscious abdominal breathing is a way that can help promote digestion. You
can stimulate energy points related to the spleen and stomach meridians (human body energy
pathways (meridians) focused on in Chinese medicine, while you simultaneously breathe deep
into your lower belly below your naval.
Keep your spine erect by sitting on a chair with a firm seat as you are
firmly on top of your sit bones. (You can also use the straw experiment position in the Secrets of Optimal Natural Breathing manual). Remain
relaxed, loosen your belt, sit with your feet flat on the floor in front of you. Place the
heals of your hands on your knees with the hands above your knee caps and your fingers
pointed downward as if you were warming your kneecaps.
Using your fingers, especially your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger, find
the soft part right below your knee where the doctor strikes with a rubber mallet to test
your knee reflexes.
As you remain relaxed and erect, let your finger tips gently press in this area. Your
middle finger will be over the center of your knee cap. Keep your hands there, using just
a slight pressure to stimulate the energy pathways running through the knee area. Sense
the warmth going into your knees from your hands. As you inhale, sense that you are gently
breathing energy from your knees into your belly s you breathe in.
As you exhale, sense your belly and body relaxing. Do this for at least five minutes
after each meal. If this does not work, I suggest you try my Breathing Exercise #2. Your stomach should starts
gurgling which is generally a sign of digestion activity.
*Manfred von
Ardenne, Oxygen
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