Breath Of Fire

[Guest guest]

A question. I tend to be a shallow breather and vigorous 'breath of fire'

just tends to leave me spacey. In contrast, concentrating on a progressive

contraction of muscles from the pelvis up the spine, while moving up a subtle

or imagined pocket of air, seems to have a far more powerful effect

certainly in producing more heat. I feel however, I may be going wrong in

not doing full breath co-ordination. (In other words, I probably 'cheat' a bit

by

doing normal breathing interspersed with the 'breath of fire').

 

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for a great website - -

Australia

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi John,

Breath of fire can have that effect on people. So, that's not unusual. If you're

doing it

correctly, you needn't worry about that effect. As your lungs and nervous system

strengthens, that effect will diminish with practice. If you haven't learned it

in person from

a teacher (i.e., from reading a website or book) you may be doing it

incorrectly. Breath of

Fire is not the same as Bellows Breathing. (many people make that mistake) The

second

type of breathing you mentioned is powerful, but it is a different technique, it

is not breath

of fire. Breath of Fire can be done more slowly at first until your lungs,

diaphragm and

nervous system strengthen. If you have a teacher that you can consult in person,

that

would be best. If not, someone on this list might be able to recommend to you a

video

that contains examples of breath of fire. I hope that helps.

Shabad Singh

(Idaho)

 

 

Kundaliniyoga, "John B Rooke" <i...> wrote:

>

> A question. I tend to be a shallow breather and vigorous 'breath of fire'

> just tends to leave me spacey. In contrast, concentrating on a progressive

> contraction of muscles from the pelvis up the spine, while moving up a subtle

> or imagined pocket of air, seems to have a far more powerful effect

> certainly in producing more heat. I feel however, I may be going wrong in

> not doing full breath co-ordination. (In other words, I probably 'cheat' a bit

by

> doing normal breathing interspersed with the 'breath of fire').

>

> Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for a great website - -

Australia

>

>

[Guest guest]

Not really clear on what you're doing wrong or how you might be

cheating. BOF strengthens the navel point. If you have to do it slowly

to get the muscles moving correctly, then do it slowly. I also advise

my students that if they think they are doing it wrong then focus on

the exhale, bringing the stomach back towards the spine briskly. This

will "force" a strong inhale in reprisal. Do it slowly, speed it up

gradually and be sure you're balancing the inhale with the exhale.

Have fun! Sat Nam.

 

Kundaliniyoga, "John B Rooke" <i...> wrote:

>

> A question. I tend to be a shallow breather and vigorous 'breath

of fire'

> just tends to leave me spacey. In contrast, concentrating on a

progressive

> contraction of muscles from the pelvis up the spine, while moving up

a subtle

> or imagined pocket of air, seems to have a far more powerful effect

> certainly in producing more heat. I feel however, I may be going

wrong in

> not doing full breath co-ordination. (In other words, I probably

'cheat' a bit by

> doing normal breathing interspersed with the 'breath of fire').

>

> Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks for a great website - John

Rooke - Australia

>

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