garbagesources,whichendupinstreams,lakes,oceansandlandfills.Also,properbreathingextends
the life span as well.
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ProperbreathingisoneeffectivewaytostoreandaccumulatevitalLifeForceenergyinthebody.
Othermeansarecontrolofemotions,thoughts,actions,etc.Properbreathingisapracticethatshould
beusedespeciallybeforeandduringmeditationsinceitactstoharmonizetheenergiesofthemind
and consequently also the mind.
Mostpeopleinthemodernworlddonotknowhowtobreatheproperly.Mostpeople(especially
males)havelearnedtobreathebypushingoutthechest(A)ina“manly”or“macho”fashion.This
modeofbreathingisharmfulformanyreasons.Theamountofairtakeninislessandvitalcosmic
energyisreducedandbecomesstagnantinthesubtlevitalenergychannels,resultinginphysicaland
mentaldiseases.Thestagnationoftheflowofenergythroughthebodyhastheeffectofgrounding
one’sconsciousnesstothephysicalrealitiesratherthanallowingthemindandbodytooperatewith
lightness and subtlety.
“Bellybreathing”orabdominalbreathingmassagestheinternalorgansanddevelops
LifeForceenergy(Sekhem,ChiorPrana).Onebreathesinanoutthroughthenos-
trils,thenormalbreathingapparatuswhichfiltersandhumidifiestheairbeing
broughtintothebody.Themouthisclosed.Itwillbenoticedthatitisyournatural
breathingpatternwhenyouliedownonyourback.Instructionisasfollows:B-
Breatheinthroughthenostrils(mouthclosed)andpushthestomachout,swellingit
outlikeaballoon.C-Breatheoutagainthroughthenostrilswiththemouthclosed,
andpullthestomachintowardsthespine(back).Thisformofbreathingistobe
practicedatalltimes,notjustduringmeditation.ItallowsthenaturalLifeForcein
theairtoberhythmicallysuppliedtothebodyandnervoussystem.Thisprocessis
indispensableintheachievementofphysicalhealthandmental-spiritualpowerto
control the mind (meditation).
Breathingexercise:Witheyesclosed,allowtheabdomentoexpandasyoubreathein.Visualizethat
youaretakinginLifeForceenergyalongwiththeair.Seeitremaininginyourbodyasyouexpelthe
air. Visualize that all the nutrients of the air are being used and that impurities are being carried away.