· The Tao of Natural Breathing:
o Our inhalation and exhalation cycle
o is 12-14 times a minute when we are awake
o 6-8 times a minute when we are asleep.
o A baby breathes at about twice these rates.
o Breath have its regular cycle, it can change radically with different activities.
§ After extreme physical activity it can go up to 100 times a minute.
§ But serious and correct breathers can breathe four to eight times a minute, as they take in more oxygen and expel more carbon dioxide with each exhalation and inhalation.
· Patanjali Yoga Sutra
o This is the Three Step Rhythmic Breathing (3 SRB)—
o Three steps being:
1. Technique
2. Volume
3. Rhythm.
o In 3 SRB,
§ The chest and abdomen have to rise and fall simultaneously
§ Lungs filled to normal capacity
o The correct rhythm followed, involving
§ 3 Seconds to inhale
§ 2 Seconds to exhale.
o Contents of air
1. A life-sustaining force in the air
2. oxygen
3. nitrogen
4. carbon dioxide
5. Taoists also discovered ions—floating charged particles.
o The air high up in the mountains has the maximum concentration of ions.
o That is why, apart from the serenity and isolation, many Taoists lived in the mountains of
o The most important are negative ions, which supply the electric current within our body's cells.
o In the cities nowadays, these ions are depleted by pollution and constricting spaces. Any depletion in these negative ions makes us weak and depressed.
o Research has shown that ionizers in space capsules keep the astronauts alert and energized.Evidently, the movement of breath regulates the body.
Notes from:
http://www.lifepositive.com/body/body-holistic/breath/healthy-breathing.asp
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