Your body is comprised of over 50 trillion living cells. Yoga is simple a set of exercises devised 2,500 years ago which reintegrates the mind, breath and body. When we breath deeply for example from the belly and expel toxins, we instantly feel calmer and more relaxed. By providing each practitioner with a practice of recognizing one’s true nature: wholeness, we can shine.
Breathing ignites the diaphragm muscle. According to Chinese medicine, the diaphragm muscle has long been associated with courage. In yoga, we understand that as a living healthy organism, we must undergo change in order to remain healthy. When we stay connected to our breath, we let life unfold without attaching to results.
Lack of deep breathing is the primary cause of all major stress. Remote areas of the world including Africa suffer from stress related disorders like indigestion, headaches, and ulcers. Stress has now become a world wide epidemic. Breathing ignites the lymphatic system, cools and strengthens the limbic system and increases the self- regulation or homeostasis of the body, lengthens response time.
Breathing puts our mind in a neutral state. Many times, our thinking is fragmented, all over the place, redundant, and useless. Shifting our attention to our breath, we lengthen the breath, and create more harmonizing thought patterns. Yoga breathing is free, right under our nose and able to access anywhere anytime. When we initiate the yoga breath and breathe in and out from our belly, we soothe our frazzled nerves, stay calm and increase new levels of energy and vitality. With deeper yoga breathing, we circulate the body with life force energy and rewire the brain to make better choices and face everyday challenges with greater confidence.
Quality of our breath mirrors the quality of our mind. Short choppy breaths more anxious, anxiety producing thoughts. Longer, more relaxed breathing equals calmer, more positive states of mind. Being present without trying to change the moment is astounding.
This ability to detach, allows us to experience our eternal side. According to Richard Miller, the cycle of birth and rebirth ceases when we stop identifying with the movement of thought. Then the intuitive understanding can be grasped: we are not separate individuals but non-dual True Nature. Clinging and fear of death come to an end when we realize our inborn disposition as unchanging, pristine True Nature. At a deeper more profound level, we can replenish, renew, recharge, and increase our healthy attitude and can do spirit.
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touching on this today it is very nice to be able to re-read this and really have it sink in more. I love how breath is referred to courage. Too often we take our breath for granted and forget that it can relieve so much stress in our lives and benefit us more than we actually realize.
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I throughly enjoy reading this blog every time. I love how our breath is associated with courage.
I really enjoyed reading this blog post. From personal experience, I have certainly recognized that the way that I’m breathing is directly related to my internal experience. So often when I feel stressed, I stop to notice my breathing- in those moments, I sometimes notice that I”m barely breathing! When I begin to breath from my diaphragm, feeling my stomach rise and fall with each inhalation and exhalation, I begin to find my center and can better self-regulate. Yoga is a great way for me to further align my mind, body, and spirit through mindful asana practice and proper breathing.