Guest guest Posted January 29, 2003 Report Share Posted January 29, 2003 People, Leo wanted a clarification on breathing technique. I mailed him a description on it (please see the mail below), and hope it helps you too. gai --- Gayathri Narayanan <gaia3_71 wrote: > Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:24:32 -0800 (PST) > Gayathri Narayanan <gaia3_71 > RE: Offlist - hope you don't mind > Leo Miller <gr82bme > CC: gaia3_71 > > > Leo, > > > > I do have a couple of questions. One, are you > sure > > breath is from top to > > bottom? I always thought our breathing started at > > the navel point no matter > > what? > > > No, the breath inhalation starts from bottom to top > ( actually, from perineum to the shoulders ) > and the exhalation starts from top to bottom > (shoulders to perineum ). This way the pelvic > and lung diaphragms, and the glottis all move in the > right way to aid proper breathing. Since you had > mentioned in your mail that your upper chest is > hardly moving, I wanted to focus on facilitating > more stretches in the upper chest so that breathing > also becomes easier in your upper chest. > > So, when you start monitoring your breathing rhythm, > check in this sequence when breathing in. > > 1) first, whether the hips expand (front, back, and > sides of it ) > 2) second, whether the waist expands > (front, back, and sides of it ) > 3) third, whether the ribs and the lower chest > expands ( front, back, and sides of it ) > 4) fourth, whether the upper chest expands > (front, back, and sides of it ) > 5) fifth, whether the shoulders expand > > Often, people emphasize on expanding the upper > body in the front. But, the sides and the back > also need to expand, and deep breathing becomes > very effortless, and very efficient when the entire > upper body balloons and contracts. > > Now, during exhalation, reverse the above > sequence but with contractions. > > shoulders contract -- then, upper chest -- then, > ribs > -- then, waist -- then hips -- finally, perineum ( > that is the root lock ). > > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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