I stroll through the big city like I have strolled through so many other big cities in this world, and I see the same scenes; a man walking and talking on his cell phone, a boy running to catch the bus, a mother pushing a stroller, a young couple kissing in a park, kids playing football in a vacant lot, churches, traffic lights, billboards. I stand waiting with a group of people to cross the street and glance at the monuments that always show great men deep in thought, bearing the world on their shoulders.

“The Art of War,” written by Sun Tzu in 490 A.C., speaks of the five laws of combat, which are as follows:

Faith: before entering a battle, it is necessary to believe in the reason for the fight.

Rabbi Zuya had so much faith that he wanted to know the divine mysteries. To do so, he decided to imitate the life of Moses.

For years he tried to behave like the prophet, but he did not obtain the results he had hoped for. One night, exhausted from so much studying, he fell asleep. In his dream, God appeared to him.

The slippers each student wears from the changing room to the dojo are meant to be neatly lined up at the dojo door. If necessary, when you enter the dojo you tidy up any slippers left askew. You do this, because after a while it feels unsettling to see slippers out of place. You also do this because you know sensei sends a student to make sure everyone and everything is ready, before making his way to the dojo. Neatly lined up slippers is a way of saying "We are ready to receive your lesson." 

In Holographic Breathing there is a movement of the mouth on the in-breath the jaw gently opens, and on the out-breath the jaw gently closes. This is held by the lips being closed and the tongue being on the roof of the mouth, the breath is through the nose. 

In this first seminar participants learn how to go about this in a relaxed and easy way. At a certain point there is a remembrance as if this movement is expanding from with-in us, and as this happens the movement and the breath integrate, the mouth and the whole body relax into a deep, moving breath. As this is happening we spend time to allow this new depth of breath to integrate through the whole body.

I am now starting to make all the holographic Breathing seminars available as downloads. the first two are available now, and the first seminar is Free Of Charge - enjoy

This is at - http://www.holographic-breathing.com

So far we have explored lots of simple yet effective ways to Breathe into Life – practice of any one of these Breathing Techniques will bring Positive Results.

Now we are ready to taste the most Powerful Breathing Technique I know – Conscious Connected Breathing (CCB). When CCB is combined with the Principal Truth – All Thought is Creative – We have the Ultimate Healing Therapy on this Planet – Rebirthing – most recently called Breathwork.

Birth is where we take our First Breath separate from the Mother 

Meditation /Relaxation are aided by Awareness of Breathing Techniques . . . .

How we are Breathing plays a major role in our ability to Relax, Meditate and Heal Stress related Symptoms in our body.

Although there are many forms of Meditation, the most basic type we can use is to Follow our Breath ( Technique explained in the Introduction of this series). 

 Another Simple Candle Meditation that will Still the Mind and Soothe the Soul is -–

Although our Breathing is an involuntary, automatic and self-regulating function of our nervous system; we do have the ability to consciously alter our breath. It takes no conscious effort on our part for our breathing to keep us alive. Yet if we choose we can stop our Breath for a short time, speed it up or slow it down. This is not possible with our other involuntary functions like digestion and circulation. Our individual Breathing mechanism is VERY unique and powerful.

Parts of the body involved in taking a Breath include the Nose, Lungs, Pharynx, Trachea, Diaphragm, Bronchi and Ribcage. While the muscles of the chest control our Breathing Movements, it is the Nose that regulates the temperature and filters the air before it gets into the lungs. We move approximately 8,640 litres of air in and out of our lungs everyday (41/2 times more than we eat or drink). The air contains oxygen which is delivered to the cells, where it is consumed and generates power. Each time we inhale and exhale we take in 10,000,000,000,000,000,000, (10 to the power of 22) atoms.

Correct Breathing brings Balance. Yoga is all about Balance – the Balance between our Masculine/Active and Feminine/Passive energies; between Conscious and Unconscious use of will; Inner and Outer Awareness.

When we achieve a Reconnection with Balance, we recognise our Connection with ‘All That Is’ – moving beyond duality to Oneness.

While observing Mother Nature we often see clearly the delicate balance that occurs all around us. From the most basic conditions required to grow a plant, to the awesome dance of the planets in our solar system; and all of space beyond. We observe balance beyond our comprehension.

What scientists call Intelligent Design suggests – Wisdom – a Balance – a constantly evolving Intelligence – of which we play a unique part. This Intelligent Design/Higher Wisdom is in every Cell, Atom and Molecule of our Being.

When we do begin to choose a deeper relationship with our breath it can feel strange at first. Almost like you’ve been ‘caught out’ doing something you shouldn’t. The reaction can be like a fight or flight response where breath becomes restricted and fear emerges. For some this ‘uncomfortable’ feeling stops them in their travels, and they figure – “That was too hard, I’ll go back to unconscious breathing thanx – I don’t need the hassle/drama!”

While a fear reaction can be part of deepening our Breath Awareness – it is often brief and easily passed by affirming a commitment to deepen our personal relationship with our breath. AND by accessing and moving through the fear response we are already deepening the awareness in a profound and useful way. So next time we find ourselves in a situation where fear emerges, we can choose to take a DEEP BREATH and move through the feelings – one breath at a time.

“What’s the big deal about breathing?  We’re all doing it any way!”

Yes – we are all breathing – it sustains our existence. And to go without it for more than a few minutes causes serious brain damage and eventually death. 

In this 5 part series Breathe into Life (available each Thursday for the next 5 weeks) you will be transported on a personal journey deep into yourself. This is where your breath begins.

In yogic wisdom the breath is called prana or Life-Force, in Chinese wisdom it is called chi. As ancient wisdom acknowledged the link between breath and Life-Force energy, experimentation led to many powerful practices and traditions. These included Tai-Chi, various Martial Arts, and yoga (which means Balance [Part 2]) designed to increase Breath Awareness [Part 1] and harness the power of the Life-Force energy through various breathing methods.