Breathing Your Way To HealthWritten by Gerard Bulger
Breathing, yes of course we do it, if not we'd be dead, obvious isn't it. But in far east Breathing techniques have been used for thousands of years. Not only as a means of improving health and vitality of both body and mind, but also as a means of connecting to Higher Spiritual Realms. In far east practice is called Pranayama and is an integral part of Hatha Yoga. There must be a word of warning, to uninitiated, using Pranayama techniques too vigorously or forcibly can cause damage to heart, lungs or even mind. It is always best to practice these techniques gently, don't be in a rush, benefits can last whole of your life. And for your purposes, it is only basic techniques that are needed to accumulate Qi (chee or chi) in body for use by your Inner-Self to help manifest your desired reality. If over time you feel benefit of these gentle exercises, then that is time to explore this area in greater detail and to seek adequate instruction.A Brief History of Pranayama and Qi Qong: The Indians developed idea of Prana, a semi-mystical life force that pervades body, which is responsible for life, health and transcendence. The Chinese developed idea of life force being Qi, a force that helps maintain end extend life. The Chinese concept is not as mystical as Indian, but both arrived at a system that could benefit body and mind using similar techniques. Pranayama is a 'Sanskrit' word meaning 'control of breath'. Its essence lies in modification of our normal process of breathing. Breathing is an act in which we take air from atmosphere into our lungs, absorb oxygen from it into our blood, and expel air again into atmosphere together with carbon dioxide and water vapor. Pranayama consists of modifications of breathing process, which we bring about deliberately and consciously. We can modify breathing in three different ways: 1. By inhaling and exhaling rapidly, taking shallow breaths. 2. By inhaling and exhaling slowly, taking long or deep breaths. 3. By stopping act of breathing altogether. We are primarily concerned with No 2. This type of breath control will allow us to create necessary extra Qi(chee) our bodies need to increase fitness levels and a clearer mind. The original Prana breathing methods were part of ancient Indian Vedas some 1200 to 1500 BC. The most sacred Indian text of second century BC 'Bhagavadgita' mentions Pranayama as a means of spiritual enlightenment. Although process of spiritual enlightenment is far less easy to quantify, use of Pranayama as a means of strengthening health is well documented. Pranayama breathing techniques are often used as a precursor to meditation. Qi Qong, is similar to Pranayama in that Qi (chee) means breath or breath of life and 'Qong' means mental control over body. It is believed that Qi Qong is even older than Pranayama and early breath control practices became an important part of Chinese medicine. When you next yawn, which might be now, seeing how we have mentioned it. Observe how you feel when yawn has finished, your body will be relaxed, if you had any pain or discomfort, this would be alleviated for a few seconds. This is an example of how changing of your normal breathing pattern can bring a change to your body conditions. The Chinese believe it is disruption of flow of Qi within body that causes many diseases and re-establishment of Qi (energy) flows that can bring about an upturn in our well being.
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