Guest guest Posted February 2, 2000 Report Share Posted February 2, 2000 Hi all! I've been working with the breath, and there is something I wonder about. When you hold the breath,you can hold it with or without locking the throat. Its been my habit to lock the throat but am noticing that the holding is somehow more lively without the squeeze/throat lock. On the other hand, the breath can leak out a little. I would like to build up the inhale/hold/exhale pattern to 20 seconds each (for example, with alternate nostril breathing). Although I have done hatha yoga for many years, I can't sustain the breath in this pattern for more then about 10 seconds each, and even then, I find it difficult to maintain the pattern for more then a few minutes. I suspect it is about monkey mind too, and being able to stick with something for a period of time. How do you increase the ability to hold the breath for longer periods of time and to hold the pattern for longer. (I'll bet someone will write- just do it!) Two days ago, I was doing the elevation set and couldn't find my timer. It was a very nice experience to work with the exercizes without the timer. I felt very in touch with what was happening and wasn't thinking about when the timer was going to go off. Why is there the need to time the exercises? What is that about? And why not work untimed as well? Lots of questions- thank for providing a forum to ask! Sheri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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