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Breathing Easy


few people have asked me to write an article about breathing cor- rectly. They often find themselves holding their breath or breathing in a shal- low manner. Many people do. Nothing should be more natural than breathing, however holding one’s breath and shallow chest breathing is frequently a learned response to stress. When this becomes habitual, however, health is compromised in a variety of ways.


A In Oriental medicine the symbol for


Qi and for Air are the same. This is impor- tant when we understand that Qi is con- sidered to be the life energy of the body. Additionally, the lungs are thought to be the ‘commander of Qi’. So if there is not sufficient breath, there is a subsequent lack of available Qi. Optimal breathing supplies your body with oxygen, and helps eliminate toxins and metabolic waste products, including accumulated carbon dioxide. Literally every cell in the body needs sufficient oxygen to function healthily. This is impor- tant because decreased levels of oxygen contribute greatly to fatigue and inhibit the natural ability of the body to heal from injury and disease. Breathing naturally allows the body to take in the amount of oxygen needed to help keep the body healthy and balanced. Dr. Andrew Weil, a noted leader in the alternative health field has said: "If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe cor-


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rectly." Some of the benefits of healthy, natural breathing include:


• It is essential for healthy brain function. • It enhances your body’s ability to re- cover and heal from injury and disease. • It helps your body eliminate toxins. • It assists in the digestion of food and assimilation of nutrients from the foods you eat. • It oxygenates the nervous system, which interfaces with every system of your body. • It provides oxygen to the glandular and hormonal systems. • It affects the parasympathetic nervous system, resulting in more physical muscle relaxation. • It oxygenates the red blood cells which carry oxygen to every part of the body. • It reduces anxiety and allows the mind to relax.


So how do you learn to start breathing in a more relaxed, natural and free man- ner? How can you begin to drop the ten- sion and physical guarding that accompa- nies shallow breathing and holding your breath? Or one might ask the question from the opposite perspective. How can you begin to drop the shallow breathing and holding your breath that often accompa- nies (or is a result of) tension and physical guarding? The body often habituates ways of moving and functioning, so it may take


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