How to Use Simple Breathing & Relaxation Techniques to Improve Energy, Calmness & Wellbeing
November 25, 2020 @ 5:15 PM AEST (Sydney)
by Simon Borg-Olivier
- How to balance your energy levels and nervous system with simple breathing practices so you can be energised and relaxed at the same time
- How to sit comfortably for peace, harmony, relaxation, meditation and breath-control practices
- How to access 12 simple bridges between your conscious and your unconscious to reset your nervous system.
- How to breathe to improve your digestion of food, absorption of nutrients, and elimination of wastes
- How to restore natural breathing for health, happiness, and longevity so you get the benefits of sleep while you are awake
In this session I discussed the purpose of breathing and some of the things you can do with your breath to promote health.
I spend some going through the key points on how to relax the body by accessing the The 12 mean bridges between conscious and unconscious.
Then I take you through a breath control practice. In the last part of the session, I guide you first verbally, then I guide you visually through a series of controlled breaths using the following sequence.
Intermediate level Breath-Control practice: 12 minutes of controlled breathing with 15 parts:
*** (1) 30 second cycles: Inhalation emphasis: 28 seconds breathe in, 2 seconds breathe out , 30-second breath x 2
*** (2) 30 second cycles: Inhalation retention emphasis: 2 seconds breathe in, 26 seconds hold in, two seconds breathe out, 30-second breath x 2
*** (3) 30-second cycles: Exhalation emphasis: 2 seconds breathe in, 28 seconds breathe out, 30-second breath x 2
*** (4) 30 second cycles: Exhalation retention emphasis: 2 seconds breathe in, 2 seconds breathe out, 26 seconds hold out, 30-second breath x 2
*** (5) 30 second cycle: Three-part breath with inhalation emphasis: 10 seconds breathe in, 10-second hold in, 10 seconds breathe out, 30-second breath x 1
*** (6) 30 second cycle: Three-part breath with exhalation emphasis: 10 seconds in, 10 seconds out, 10 seconds hold out, 30-second breath x 1
*** (7) 40 second cycle: Four-part breath: 10 seconds breathe in, 10 seconds hold in, 10 seconds breathe out, 10 seconds hold out, 40-second breath x 1
*** (8) 20 second cycle: Two-part resting breath: 10 seconds breathe in, 10 seconds breathe out, 20-second resting breath x 1
*** (9) 45 second cycle: Three-part breath with inhalation emphasis: 15 seconds breathe in, 15-second hold in, 15 seconds breathe out, 45-second breath x 1
*** (10) 45 second cycle: Three-part breath with exhalation emphasis: 15 seconds breathe in, 15 seconds breathe out, 15 seconds hold out, 45-second breath x 1
*** (11) 30 second cycle: Two-part resting breath: 15 seconds breathe in, 15 seconds breathe out, 30-second resting breath x 1
*** (12) 60 second cycle: Four-part breath: 15 seconds breathe in, 15 seconds hold in, 15 seconds breathe out, 15 seconds hold out, 60-second breath x 1 ***
(13) 60 second cycle: Three-part breath with inhalation emphasis 20 seconds breathe in, 20-second hold in, 20 seconds breathe out, 60-second breath x 1
*** (14) 60 second cycle: Two-part breath: 30 seconds breathe in, 30 seconds breathe out, 60-second breath x 1
*** (15) 60 seconds (or longer) Natural minimal relaxed breathing If you wish to learn more about breath control
I strongly suggest enrolling in my course entitled https://simonborgolivier.com/breath-control-practice/ . I also teach a lot about breath control on my membership site at available at https://simonborgolivier.com/membership/
