The Breath
Do you run out of breath on your way upstairs? Hiking one of your gorgeous trails, are you always stopping to catch your breath? Do you realize that you sometimes hold your breath too long? The Breath can support you while you work, garden, play, etc. Perhaps ‘How to Breathe’ should have been one of your elementary school courses. But, like me, if it was not, begin right now. Enjoy this course—It is for Life!
Sit in a straight back chair with your feet parallel on the floor, butt back & shoulders back, the blades flat on your back. Move your chin back keeping the curve in the back of your neck. Relax your jaw. Feel from the top of your head down to your sitting bones a natural alignment & gently close your eyes.
Inhale & exhale in your own rhythm. Take your attention to the back of your heart, keeping the shoulders back lengthen your spine, stretching upward. Go to the top of your brain, inhale, & exhale down to your feet. Observe the space within you: how the air moves into & around your organs. When you are aligned, your breath will create room for your systems. Perhaps there is a muscle or organ that has been an issue. For example, you have a ‘knot’ in the middle of your back. Exhale, concentrating on that knot until it releases—It Will! You can even open the esophagus with your breath to help heal the digestive system—Try it!
Now, go have Fun! Garden, pick mushrooms, or take a hike…& Remember to breathe!
