Breathing Technique

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Breathing Technique Practice every day and Focus Your breath is an amazing, unique meditation opportunity, which is why manyof the techniques you'll learn here, incorporate it some way oranother. What do I mean by "opportunity"? Think about it for a moment - breathing is both a sub-conscious process(i.e., your body keeps breathing automatically whether you think about breathing or not), and a conscious process (i.e., you can take it outof "automatic" mode, and consciously control it - breathe fast, slow,deeply, shallow, hold your breath, etc.). Thus,breathing is a bridge between the sub-conscious and conscious minds,and you can't say that about most other bodily functions or activities. Most of our body functions are either under sub conscious control, or conscious control. For example, a normal person can't consciously will themselves to digest their food or control their heartbeat. Thesubconscious does that all for us automatically. However, such things can be controlled by someone who has mastered consciously accessing the sub-conscious mind. On the conscious side, we do all sorts of things consciously, or so itseems. Take walking somewhere, typing or writing, thinking about whatto say or do, can be conscious activities, or modified by, the subconscious. You can even program your subconscious to do, react, ortake over many things you do. For just a little example, imagine having your computer do a spelling checkon a letter or document, rather than having to look everything upmanually in a dictionary. Well, you can do the same thing with mostanything that involves your mind. But first you must be able to accessit, and program it. Practicing breathing meditations is one of the ways that can be used to bridge theentire gap between our conscious and subconscious minds. And it doesn'tstop there. Many people have the problem of their conscious desires and goals being inconflict with the ones that are programmed into the subconscious mind.That is a formula for failure. For success in all areas of life,physical, emotional and spiritual, get your "minds" re-integrated so they work as one towards your goals and beliefs, rather than pulling indifferent directions against each other. Breathing techniques give us a variety of ways to achieve this. As I said earlier, in many of the meditation techniques you'll find, the breath is a common denominator. And they offer many ways to use it and approach it. For instance, some breathing techniques use the fact that you can control it. Some use the fact that you can meditate on it. Some take the approach of just leaving your breath to the sub conscious mind- you leave it alone and simply watch your body breathe. Some have you concentrate on it. And some have you integrate it with other mental or physical functions. The breath is also our link etheric, philosophical or spiritual areas. Weare given life, and given breath. For those who believe in some kind of"plan", flow or God involved in the universe, you could say that it breathes each breath into us. When we cease breathing, our body ceases to live. Breath links us to everyone else. Think of all the billions of molecules ineach breath of air we breathe in and out. How many have been breathedby others? Throughout history, and in the present, there is a chance that one of those molecules was breathed by...

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Dear Liane,

Thank you for this post, I just recently realized I have been

breathing " wrong " most of my life, hehe No, not turning blue from

holding me breath, silly, hehe I have been tensing my body so much

that I do not totally utilize my breathing for the many functions of

my body that are mentioned in this post. The outbreath I

was " pushing up " my diaphram instead of expanding my

lungs/stomach...It was like I was breathing backwards, lol..Now I am

more conscious of relaxing my muscles and breathing deep with the in

breath, expanind my belly and breathing out I contract my

diaphram...I had not idea! It helps my meditations so much also!!

Namaste, LUNA

>

>

> Breathing Technique Practice every day and Focus

> Your breath is an amazing, unique meditation opportunity, which is

why

> manyof the techniques you'll learn here, incorporate it some way

> oranother. What do I mean by " opportunity " ?

>

> Think about it for a moment - breathing is both a sub-conscious

> process(i.e., your body keeps breathing automatically whether you

think

> about breathing or not), and a conscious process (i.e., you can

take it

> outof " automatic " mode, and consciously control it - breathe fast,

> slow,deeply, shallow, hold your breath, etc.).

>

> Thus,breathing is a bridge between the sub-conscious and conscious

> minds,and you can't say that about most other bodily functions or

> activities.

>

> Most of our body functions are either under sub conscious control,

or

> conscious control. For example, a normal person can't consciously

will

> themselves to digest their food or control their heartbeat.

> Thesubconscious does that all for us automatically. However, such

things

> can be controlled by someone who has mastered consciously accessing

the

> sub-conscious mind.

>

> On the conscious side, we do all sorts of things consciously, or so

> itseems. Take walking somewhere, typing or writing, thinking about

> whatto say or do, can be conscious activities, or modified by, the

> subconscious. You can even program your subconscious to do, react,

> ortake over many things you do.

>

> For just a little example, imagine having your computer do a

spelling

> checkon a letter or document, rather than having to look everything

> upmanually in a dictionary. Well, you can do the same thing with

> mostanything that involves your mind. But first you must be able to

> accessit, and program it.

>

> Practicing breathing meditations is one of the ways that can be

used to

> bridge theentire gap between our conscious and subconscious minds.

And

> it doesn'tstop there.

>

> Many people have the problem of their conscious desires and goals

being

> inconflict with the ones that are programmed into the subconscious

> mind.That is a formula for failure. For success in all areas of

> life,physical, emotional and spiritual, get your " minds " re-

integrated

> so they work as one towards your goals and beliefs, rather than

pulling

> indifferent directions against each other.

>

> Breathing techniques give us a variety of ways to achieve this. As I

> said earlier, in many of the meditation techniques you'll find, the

> breath is a common denominator. And they offer many ways to use it

and

> approach it. For instance, some breathing techniques use the fact

that

> you can control it. Some use the fact that you can meditate on it.

Some

> take the approach of just leaving your breath to the sub conscious

mind-

> you leave it alone and simply watch your body breathe. Some have you

> concentrate on it. And some have you integrate it with other mental

or

> physical functions.

>

> The breath is also our link etheric, philosophical or spiritual

areas.

> Weare given life, and given breath. For those who believe in some

kind

> of " plan " , flow or God involved in the universe, you could say that

it

> breathes each breath into us. When we cease breathing, our body

ceases

> to live.

>

> Breath links us to everyone else. Think of all the billions of

molecules

> ineach breath of air we breathe in and out. How many have been

> breathedby others? Throughout history, and in the present, there is

a

> chance that one of those molecules was breathed by...

>

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This is the Buteyko technique. I think it is useful but not a cure. It

takes some practice and discipline to learn, like getting rid of

hiccups. They advise to only breath through your nose even when

exercising and hold your breath after exhale. I know that is difficult

for those with large polyps. It is worth the effort because it is always

available and free. It got me through a potential coughing spell in

Church when my inhaler was in the car and I didn't want to get up and leave.

asfy wrote:

>

>

> *Breathing Technique Can Reduce Frequency, Severity Of Asthma Attacks*

> ScienceDaily (Sep. 22, 2009) — As the health care reform debate turns

> to cutting costs and improving treatment outcomes, two professors at

> Southern Methodist University in Dallas are expanding a study that

> shows promise for reducing both the expense and suffering associated

> with chronic asthma.

>

> Ritz and Meuret, both in SMU's Psychology Department,

> have developed a four-week program to teach asthmatics how to better

> control their condition by changing the way they breathe.

>

> With the help of a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National

> Institutes of Health, they plan to engage 120 Dallas County patients

> in four weeks of breathing training by the study's projected end in

> July 2011. Their co-investigators include Rosenfield, also of

> SMU's Psychology Department, and Mark Millard, M.D., of Baylor

> University Medical Center in Dallas.

>

> More than 22 million Americans suffer from asthma at an estimated

> annual economic cost of more than $19 billion, according to the

> American Lung Association. The number of cases doubled between 1980

> and 1995, prompting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

> to classify the disease as an epidemic in 2000.

>

> During an attack, sufferers tend to hyperventilate, breathing fast and

> deep against constricted airways to fight an overwhelming feeling of

> oxygen deprivation.

>

> Unfortunately, this makes the problem worse by lowering the body's

> carbon dioxide levels, which restricts blood flow to the brain and can

> further irritate already hypersensitive bronchial passages.

>

> Patients who " overbreathe " on a sustained basis risk chronic CO2

> deficiencies that make them even more vulnerable to future attacks.

> Rescue medications that relieve asthma symptoms do nothing to correct

> breathing difficulties associated with hyperventilation.

>

> As part of SMU's " Stress, Anxiety and Chronic Disease Research

> Program, " Ritz and Meuret use their biofeedback-based

> Capnometry-Assisted Respiratory Training (CART) to teach asthma

> patients to normalize and reverse chronic overbreathing. A hand-held

> device called a capnometer measures the amount of CO2 exhaled. Using

> this device, patients learn how to breathe more slowly, shallowly and

> regularly.

>

> CART techniques could have a positive impact on quality of asthma

> treatment even as they reduce the need for acute care, Ritz says.

>

> " The research shows that this kind of respiratory therapy can limit

> both the severity and frequency of asthma attacks, " he says. " That

> means fewer doctor visits and less frequent use of rescue medications,

> with the associated savings of both time and money. "

>

> And for those who count any year without a trip to the emergency room

> as a year with a good treatment outcome, that means a higher quality

> of life, says Meuret, who lives with asthma herself.

>

> " The training gives patients new ways to deal with acute symptoms, and

> that helps them to feel more in control, " she says.

>

> _ _____

> _/Adapted from materials provided by _Southern Methodist University_/

> <_http://www.smu.edu <http://www.smu.edu/>_> /, via _EurekAlert!_/

> <_http://www.eurekalert.org <http://www.eurekalert.org/>_> /, a

> service of AAAS/.

>

>

>

>

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Some years ago my specialist sent me to a clinic where a form of

breathing was taught, based on a Russian method. Unfortunately as with many

people suffering Samters, what works for one doesn’t necessarily work for the

other and unfortunately despite a lengthy course, I had no benefit from it

whatsoever.

From: Joan Harvey

[mailto:thomyris7@...]

Sent: Thursday, 24 September 2009 4:37 AM

samters

Subject: Re: Breathing Technique

Here's a link to a very good article on breathing technique for asthmatics.

http://www.yogajournal.com/health/127

On Sep 23, 2009, at 12:13 PM, asfy wrote:

Breathing Technique Can

Reduce Frequency, Severity Of Asthma Attacks

ScienceDaily

(Sep. 22, 2009) — As the health care reform debate turns to cutting costs and

improving treatment outcomes, two professors at Southern Methodist University

in Dallas are expanding a study that shows promise for reducing both the

expense and suffering associated with chronic asthma.

Ritz and Meuret, both in SMU's Psychology Department, have

developed a four-week program to teach asthmatics how to better control their

condition by changing the way they breathe.

With the help of a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes

of Health, they plan to engage 120 Dallas County patients in four weeks of

breathing training by the study's projected end in July 2011. Their

co-investigators include Rosenfield, also of SMU's Psychology Department,

and Mark Millard, M.D., of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

More than 22 million Americans suffer from asthma at an estimated annual

economic cost of more than $19 billion, according to the American Lung

Association. The number of cases doubled between 1980 and 1995, prompting the

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to classify the disease as an

epidemic in 2000.

During an attack, sufferers tend to hyperventilate, breathing fast and deep

against constricted airways to fight an overwhelming feeling of oxygen

deprivation.

Unfortunately, this makes the problem worse by lowering the body's carbon

dioxide levels, which restricts blood flow to the brain and can further

irritate already hypersensitive bronchial passages.

Patients who " overbreathe " on a sustained basis risk chronic CO2 deficiencies that

make them even more vulnerable to future attacks. Rescue medications that

relieve asthma symptoms do nothing to correct breathing difficulties associated

with hyperventilation.

As part of SMU's " Stress, Anxiety and Chronic Disease Research

Program, " Ritz and Meuret use their biofeedback-based Capnometry-Assisted

Respiratory Training (CART) to teach asthma patients to normalize and reverse

chronic overbreathing. A hand-held device called a capnometer measures the

amount of CO2 exhaled. Using this

device, patients learn how to breathe more slowly, shallowly and regularly.

CART techniques could have a positive impact on quality of asthma treatment

even as they reduce the need for acute care, Ritz says.

" The research shows that this kind of respiratory therapy can limit both

the severity and frequency of asthma attacks, " he says. " That means

fewer doctor visits and less frequent use of rescue medications, with the

associated savings of both time and money. "

And for those who count any year without a trip to the emergency room as a year

with a good treatment outcome, that means a higher quality of life, says

Meuret, who lives with asthma herself.

" The training gives patients new ways to deal with acute symptoms, and

that helps them to feel more in control, " she says.

_____

Adapted

from materials provided by Southern Methodist

University

<http://www.smu.edu>

, via EurekAlert! <http://www.eurekalert.org>

, a service of AAAS.

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I have to say that sometimes breathing techniques work on me, in acute cases. I had a major attack in the middle of nowhere and I was able to slow down my breathing and it passed. Not a cure but it was a good technique in a pinch.

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 1:56 PM, Bianca F <bianca_f75@...> wrote:

 

It just blows my mind that they would spend 1.4 million dollars to teach someone how to breathe.....shouldn't that money go towards research of a cure? or how about educating everyone on how the government has poisoned us over the years by allowing toxic materials in our food called " preservatives and additives "

I'm sure there is a better way to have used that money.....geesh>>> *Breathing Technique Can Reduce Frequency, Severity Of Asthma Attacks*

> ScienceDaily (Sep. 22, 2009) — As the health care reform debate turns > to cutting costs and improving treatment outcomes, two professors at > Southern Methodist University in Dallas are expanding a study that

> shows promise for reducing both the expense and suffering associated > with chronic asthma.>> Ritz and Meuret, both in SMU's Psychology

Department, > have developed a four-week program to teach asthmatics how to better > control their condition by changing the way they breathe.>> With the help of a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National

> Institutes of Health, they plan to engage 120 Dallas County patients > in four weeks of breathing training by the study's projected end in > July 2011. Their co-investigators include Rosenfield, also of

> SMU's Psychology Department, and Mark Millard, M.D., of Baylor > University Medical Center in Dallas.>> More than 22 million Americans suffer from asthma at an estimated > annual economic cost of more than $19 billion, according to the

> American Lung Association. The number of cases doubled between 1980 > and 1995, prompting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services > to classify the disease as an epidemic in

2000.>> During an attack, sufferers tend to hyperventilate, breathing fast and > deep against constricted airways to fight an overwhelming feeling of > oxygen deprivation.>> Unfortunately, this makes the problem worse by lowering the body's

> carbon dioxide levels, which restricts blood flow to the brain and can > further irritate already hypersensitive bronchial passages.>> Patients who " overbreathe " on a sustained basis risk chronic CO2

> deficiencies that make them even more vulnerable to future attacks. > Rescue medications that relieve asthma symptoms do nothing to correct > breathing difficulties associated with hyperventilation.

>> As part of SMU's " Stress, Anxiety and Chronic Disease Research > Program, " Ritz and Meuret use their biofeedback-based > Capnometry-Assisted Respiratory Training (CART) to teach asthma

> patients

to normalize and reverse chronic overbreathing. A hand-held > device called a capnometer measures the amount of CO2 exhaled. Using > this device, patients learn how to breathe more slowly, shallowly and

> regularly.>> CART techniques could have a positive impact on quality of asthma > treatment even as they reduce the need for acute care, Ritz says.>> " The research shows that this kind of respiratory therapy can limit

> both the severity and frequency of asthma attacks, " he says. " That > means fewer doctor visits and less frequent use of rescue medications, > with the associated savings of both time and money. "

>> And for those who count any year without a trip to the emergency room > as a year with a good treatment outcome, that means a higher quality > of life, says Meuret, who lives with asthma herself.

>> " The training gives patients

new ways to deal with acute symptoms, and > that helps them to feel more in control, " she says.>> _ _____> _/Adapted from materials provided by _Southern Methodist University_/ > <_http://www.smu.edu <http://www.smu.edu/>_> /, via _EurekAlert!_/

> <_http://www.eurekalert.org <http://www.eurekalert.org/>_> /, a > service of AAAS/.

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