Today I'm going to be talking to you about the importance of your breath.
So the breath is our connection between conscious and unconscious.
So when we're unconscious we come into this world,
Our first insight of the world is by an inhale.
So you could correlate the inhalation to life itself.
The exhalation to death.
So basically we're constantly in the cycle of breathing in,
Breathing out,
But so often we don't even notice we are doing it.
We're unconscious about this behavior.
But this is our tool that we can use because it's the bridge way between the two sets of being.
As a tool to harness in and to heal any kind of emotional turbulence we may be going through.
So for instance if we look at the different emotions,
We'll notice our breath changes upon feeling those things.
So anger,
If you think of something that last made you feel angry,
Feel that in your body.
Now start observing what your breath has started doing.
Your body may clench,
Your chest may clench and your breathing halts,
It stops.
Now if we take a look at an instant that made you feel sad or depressed.
Notice how the breath is starting to feel as you bring your mind back to that state.
Usually the breath at this stage begins to speed up,
Be a little bit more fast paced and irrational.
It doesn't have a steady rhythm to it.
So when you begin to notice that emotion and breath are directly correlated,
You can bridge the gap between conscious and unconscious behavior to bring you back to a state of calm.
Which is what we teach through pranayama,
Through meditation.
And this can help with anxiety,
Depression,
Anger management,
Any kind of issue you face in your life with an emotional background,
You can help with the breath.
And it seems so simple,
So easy,
So why aren't we taught this?
So there are three important stages of the breath.
We just covered the inhale and the exhale which is seemingly obvious.
But between that inhale and exhale there is a slight pause,
And after the exhale another pause.
So a great technique we're going to practice and learn today is breathing and retention.
So in the space of retention we retain the air so we hold the inhale in.
For say the count of three for this exercise.
So you're going to breathe in for the count of three,
And then hold for the count of three.
Exhale for the count of three,
And then again hold for the count of three.
Now begin to practice this a few rounds.
And notice what the mind is doing and where the mind tends to wander when you're retaining the air.
So usually when we're holding the breath our mind becomes still.
There are no thoughts,
The emotions become less turbulent,
Less fluctuating.
And we come to a place of serenity,
A place of stillness.
Not only in the breath and the body but also in the mind.
And so this is a great tool to practice whenever you are feeling overcome by your emotions,
Like your emotions are controlling you.
You can take that control back,
Come to your center wherever you are,
And just breathe.
So breathing in equally for the inhale,
Hold equally for the inhale.
Sorry,
Retaining.
And then exhale for the same amount of time and then retain also the bottom of the breath.
And you need to only practice this for a few minutes,
Maybe three cycles,
And you will already notice the benefits.
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