Breathing | Blake Ruprecht
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Breathing | Blake Ruprecht
To gain focus and balance the body and mind, I followed a technique called surya bheda pranayama, which involves taking one breath into the right nostril, then exhaling through the left for several rounds.
James Nestor • Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
“Breathing in, you are aware that you are breathing in. Breathing out, you are aware that you are breathing out. During such moments of breathing practice, focus your mind on nothing but your breath. Useless and scattered thoughts will cease, allowing your mind to dwell in mindfulness. When you are aware of your breathing, you dwell in mindfulness.
... See moreThich Nhat Hanh • Old Path White Clouds: The Life Story of the Buddha
The next time you catch yourself hyperventilating notice if your mind is catapulting itself into the future, planning, rehearsing, and often imagining difficulties that haven’t yet happened (and may never happen). You might try reciting the short poem of Vietnamese monk and writer Thich Nhat Hanh as you breathe: Breathing in, I calm body and mind.
... See moreDonna Farhi • The Breathing Book: Good Health and Vitality Through Essential Breath Work
Just breathing in mindfully already brings us a surprising amount of freedom.
Thich Nhat Hanh • No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering
In the process of the practice, our breathing naturally becomes more regular, harmonious, and calm, and our mind also becomes more and more regular, harmonious, and calm. This brings about feelings of joy, peace, and ease in the body. When the mind and the breathing become one, it is only a small step for the body and mind to become one also.