A Short Breath Practice
by Paul Collins
When we work with the breath it's key to explore the thread of breath and it’s relationship to feelings and emotions which links to thoughts and beliefs. We see how difficult experiences can affect the mind, body, and breath, often disrupting the nervous system and causing people to be in a state of hi-alert. Because of traumatic and unpleasant experiences from the past, it may still have a negative effect on your health, well-being, and how you react to triggers and stresses. With practice, we can help to soothe and calm the nervous system using the breath. Working with breath sensing is very healing, and learning to lengthen the out-breath is very important. Working with a subtle, gentle outbreath can help to manage the reactive state and change how we feel about life and what happens to us. Different breathing exercises support a healthy nervous system, but taking some time regularly to connect with the breath is something that supports good health and well-being.
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