Know about breathing

More oxygen the better is not always true. It is the adequate quantity of oxygen and Carbon Dioxide that is ideal to keep you healthy. Even oxygen in excess it can lead to hyperventilation which will create oxygen wastes with reduced supply of oxygen to cells and if less the cells will be deprived of the vital ingredient for proper metabolic activities

Advanced Pranayamas have become a fad. One should learn the act of proper breathing first before moving on to the advanced ones (which will have to be based on the individual’s requirements)

Forcible exercise of muscles involved in breathing is most of the time unnecessary so we should always learn to respond to the requirement of the body and learn to breathe accordingly

Breathing in empty stomach is a must as the full stomach seriously hinders complete breathing practice

Breathing consciously but effortlessly, several times a day helps in correcting your breathing pattern. With regular practice our regular breathing pattern will change for the better

Keeping the spine erect creates more space inside for deeper breathing

Practicing mudras like Chinmudra or Samana Mudra will enhance the effectiveness of the breathing

Diaphragm is always used in breathing (unless one is suffering from paralysis) and only we should learn to use it efficiently. So it is always diaphragmatic breathing

It should not be misunderstood that belly breathing is the only correct method. In the process of breathing many muscles are involved and abdominal shape will increase or decrease along with increase or decrease of both thoracic volume and shape. So simple deep breathing will almost automatically exercise all the muscles of respiration

In rest your body does not need extra supply of oxygen as metabolic activity will be at its low. So again, listen to the needs of the body. When it needs excess supply, all the muscles and organs involved in respiration pep up their activity and more of oxygen intake is ensured and when rest, opposite will be the need and body’s response as well

We actually need to train the respiratory organs to expand or contract to its fullest capacity, hence the need for deep and conscious breathing practices

As the breathing speed is conversant with (in a healthy breathing pattern) metabolic activity, unexplained breathing speed means trouble or body is trying to bring back the disturbed order. When it is consciously done (this increase or decrease in breathing speed and volume), the aim should be to acclimatize lungs and other organs involved in respiration to respond better to the changing environmental stimuli and not at changing the normal pattern itself

As a conclusive point, it is like you are being given a powerful weapon to protect yourself but you should be diligent enough to handle it and use it properly else it can prove lethal

-Shekhar TV

Vibronics Healer