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| Reference #: | 896 |
| Submit Date: | 04 Apr 2007 |
| Browse Category: | heart |
| Author: | none |
| Email Address: | none |
| Treatment used: | none |
| You can buy this remedy at: | do it yourself |
| Remedy will cost you: | free |
| Country of Remedy: | USA |
| Remedy Source: | Source: A complete Guide to Chi-Gung by Daniel Reid, Shambala, Boston,2000, pp.172-173 |
| More Links about this Remedy: | http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Chi-Gung-Daniel-Reid/dp/1570625433/ref=sr_1_2/103-8149155-4363806?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175664640&sr=8-2 |
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| # of times remedy read: | 17,345 |
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Source: A complete Guide to Chi-Gung by Daniel Reid, Shambala, Boston,2000, pp.172-173
http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Chi-Gung-Daniel-Reid/dp/1570625433/ref=sr_1_2/103-8149155-4363806?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1175664640&sr=8-2 Natural Abdominal Breathing This is the main breathing method used in all forms of chi-gung practice. It's also the way you should learn to breathe throughout the day. It's the way babies and animals naturally breathe, and the way our respiratory systems were designed to function. Breathing this way during ordinary daily activity is one of the most effective steps you can take to protect your health and prolong your life. Method: First of all, the entire breathing apparatus should be completely relaxed, especially the diaphragm and ribcage, with shoulders loose and slightly rounded. Inhale slowly and smoothly through the nostrils, letting the air travel in a steady stream down to the bottom of the lungs, and press the diaphragm downward. This is turn will cause the abdominal wall to expand outward. If you wish to apply the abdominal lock, do so at the end of inhalation, but do not draw the abdominal wall in too far: pulling it in about 1 inch (2 to 3cm) is more than enough to achieve beneficial compression in the abdominal cavity. When ready to exhale, relax the abdomen and release the breath in a long, slow, even stream, letting the diaphragm rise up again and the abdominal wall contract inward toward the spine. Before commencing the next inhalation, pause briefly to permit the diaphragm and abdominal wall to relax and fall back into their natural position, then start the next cycle. Benefits:Adominal breathing provides a stimulating massage to all the organs and the glands in the abdominal cavity, particularily all-important adrenal glands, which sit on top of the kidneys directly below the diaphragm. It turns the diaphragm into a 'second heart' to assist in the circulation of blood and greatly enhances respiratory efficiency in the lungs. It also catalyses internal alchemy by gathering energy into the 'cauldron' of the lower elixir field below the navel, opening the Microcosmic Orbit circuit of energy circulation, and facilitating the transformation of hormone essence from the adrenals and other glands into vital energy. Reverse Abdominal Breathing This is a more advanced variation of abdominal breathing that significantly amplifies compression in the abdominal cavity and gives an even stronger boost to the circulatory system. It may be used in all chi-gung exercises, but it requires more focused attention to the breathing process, more careful timing, and more deliberate effort. Therefore, it is more appropriate for moving exercises than for still practice, unless the latter is focused primarily on cultivating energy rather than spiritual work. When practising still sitting for spiritual cultivation, the attention and effort required for this breath tends to distract the mind. Method: Inhale the same way as in natural abdominal breathing, except as the diaphragm descends into the abdominal cavity, rather than letting the abdominal wall expand outward, you should deliberately contract it inward towards the spine, thereby further increasing the compression within the abdomen. The deliberate contraction of the abdomen during inhalation automatically applies the abdominal lock. To further enhance the compression provided by this breath, the anal lock should also be used on completion of inhalation. On exhalation, as the diaphragm rises, simply relax the abdominal wall and let it expand outward again. Benefits: This breath greatly enhances abdominal compression. It also increases the relative difference in pressures between the abdominal and chest cavities, thereby providing a very strong pumping effect on circulation. It stimulates secretion of gastric juices in the stomach and duodenum, squeezes stale blood from the liver, and enhances peristalsis in the bowels. It's also a good way to cultivate volitional control over the breathing process |
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