Today’s Pose – Long Deep Breathing

Long Deep Breathing – Deep Belly Breathing

Long Deep Breathing/Natural Breathing is a basic of breathing exercises in Yoga. It can relax and calm you, re-tune and reset your brain so that the correct decision will flow automatically in a crisis situation, regulate the body’s pH, reduce and prevent toxic buildup, cleanse the blood, and give the capacity to control your negativity and emotions.

Long deep breathing is one of the most common ways to breathe. This type of breathing is done by using the full capacity of the lungs in both the inhalation and the exhalation. This is done slowly without rushing the breath. Normally, long deep breathing is done through the nose because it aids in breath control. However, it can be performed through the mouth as well.

Benefits of Long Deep Breathing

• Increases the flow of oxygen in the body, which promotes healing and a relaxed state of being
• Prevents and decreases the build-up of toxins in the lungs
• Stimulates the production of endorphins and brain chemicals to fight depression
• Expands the lungs’ capacity which builds concentration, patience, flexibility, and resistance. This also increases the secretion of the pituitary gland which develops intuition
• Pumps the spinal fluid to the brain which increases energy
• Strengthens the aura which reduces insecurity and decreases fear
• Cleanses the blood
• Gives control over the negative emotions which helps to break bad habits

What Long Deep Breathing Will Do for You

• Relax and calm you
• This relaxation is of an active rather than a passive kind. It will re-tune and reset your brain so that correct decision will flow automatically in a crisis situation.
• Filling of the lungs to capacity will feed your electro-magnetic field. Revitalizing and re-adjusting your magnetic field will make you less liable to fall victim to accidents, sickness, and negativity.
• Pump the spinal fluid to the brain, giving greater energy
• Regulate the body’s pH (acid/alkalinity), which affects your ability to handle a stressful situation
• Reduce and prevent toxic buildup caused by not clearing the mucous linings of the small air sacs (alveoli) of the lungs
• Stimulate the production of chemicals (endorphins) in the brain, which eliminate the tendency to depression.
• Cleanse the blood
• Energize, give greater alertness and awareness due to the life force (prana) in oxygen.
• Give clarity, cool-headedness, and positivity
• Aid in releasing blockages in meridian energy flow
• Activate and cleanse nerve channels
• Aid in speeding up healing, emotional and physical
• Aids in breaking subconscious undesirable habit patterns and addictions
• Reduce insecurity and fear
• Rechannel previous mental conditioning on pain so as to reduce or eliminate pain (as, for example, in childbirth).
• Restore the aura
• Give capacity to control your negativity and emotions
• As the lung capacity increases, the pituitary gland will begin to secrete and the intuitional power of the mind will begin to develop.