BREATHING PROPERLY
FOR HEALTH
by Dr. Lawrence Wilson
© August 2020, LD
Wilson Consultants, Inc.
All
information in this article is for educational purposes only. It is not for the diagnosis, treatment,
prescription or cure of any disease or health condition.
Contents
II. Breathing procedures
to aid development
Proper
breathing can greatly benefit anyoneÕs health. This has been known for thousands of
years.
Most people
breathe in a shallow way, and do not fill their abdomen with air. Many women do not breathe fully into
their chest, and some wear clothing that is so tight that they cannot breathe
properly.
Some
people ÒoverbreatheÓ. This is really a misnomer, however, because they are just
trying to breathe properly but do not know how.
If
one does not breathe deeply enough, most people will breathe too rapidly. Slowing down the breathing is not the
answer. Clearing the sinuses,
chiropractic on the spine, and a development program will help a person to not
need to breathe so often to maintain a proper pH of the blood and to oxygenate
the body.
This article
explores why proper breathing is so important and how to do it. It includes several exercises - the
three-part breath, the 4-4-6-2 exercise, and toe
breathing. A new section discusses down
breathing (August 2020).
The
keys to proper breathing are:
1.
Breathe through your nose. If your nose and sinuses are
chronically blocked, this may not be possible, at first. However, a complete development program
will eventually unclog them. Sinus
surgery is very rarely needed.
2.
Breathe deeply – always starting with the abdomen and moving upwards. This is sometimes called the three-part
breath. It is described below.
3. Do toe breathing as much as possible. This
is another simple method designed to help move energy downward that is
described below.
4.
A new exercise to try is down breathing. It is a variation on the three-part
breath and is described below.
Do not be embarrassed if you move your stomach in out with each breath. Abdominal breathing will not give you a large belly.
II. BREATHING PROCEDURES AID DEVELOPMENT
The simple
procedures below are very helpful for healing and to speed up development. Please do not dismiss them. Do them every day! This author tries to do them while
doing coffee enemas, while driving, while walking and at other times, as well.
THE
THREE-PART BREATH
The three-part breath consists of:
Part 1. To a count of 3 or 4, breathe into
your abdomen, and move the air downward from your head toward your feet. As you do this, your abdomen (the belly
button area) should move outward.
Place a hand
on your abdomen to test whether your abdomen is moving outward in a forward
direction and a little downward as you inhale.
Part 2. Then, to a count of 3 or 4, breathe
into the sides of your
mid-chest. At the same time,
continue to move the air downward from the head to the feet. As you do this, your ribs should move
outward to the sides, making your chest area wider.
Place a hand
on one side of your ribs and notice if it moves outward to the side, and
perhaps slightly downward toward your feet as you do this part of the
three-part inhale.
Part 3. Finally, to a count of 3 or 4,
breathe into your upper chest. At
the same time, continue to move the air downward from the head to the
feet. As you do
this, the upper chest area should rise a little bit, all the way up to the collarbones. Also, there may be a slight downward motion of the entire
chest.
The hold. Now hold the air inside yourself for about a count of 2 to
4. This gets easier with practice.
The exhale.
Now exhale in three parts, in the same order as when you inhaled. To do this, push your abdomen inward to
a count of about 3. Then make your
chest more narrow, to a count of 3. Finally, release the air in your upper
chest so the chest falls a little, again to a count of about 3.
Hints:
1. When you begin, you may not be able
to do each part of the breath to a count of 3 or 4. That is okay.
As you relax and practice, you will be able to slow and deepen your
breathing.
2. There is no need to make any noise
or do anything else with this exercise.
3. You can do this exercise at the same
time you are doing a coffee enema or any of the development procedures to save
time.
Keep doing
the practice until you develop a slow, deep, gentle routine. Practice every day while you lie in
bed, or are sitting quietly, or even walking slowly or driving on a quiet
street. Over time, it will become
your new habit, and a very healthful one.
DOWN
BREATHING
This is a
slight modification of the above that will help remind you to move energy
downward from the head to the feet.
As you fill your belly with air, also move the belly downward toward
your feet.
Then, as you
fill your mid-chest with air and move the ribs out to the side, also move them
downward toward your feet.
Finally, as you fill your upper chest with air and move your upper chest
outward a little, also move it toward your feet.
TOE
BREATHING
This
exercise will help you keep your mental focus down at your feet at all
times. This is necessary for Development, which is the most important
goal of a development program.
Here is the procedure:
The inhale:
1.
Focus your attention on your toes or beneath the feet. You must keep your attention here and
nowhere else at all times during this type of breathing.
2.
As you inhale, imagine pulling air into yourself from your head and moving it
all the way down to your feet. Inhale to a count of at least 4 or 5
and preferably to 8 or 10 or 12.
Usually, you will not be able to do a higher count at first. However, after a few minutes you will
relax and can inhale to a longer count.
3.
As you inhale, also imagine separating and opening every joint of the body. For example, as the air flows into the
top of the head and down the neck, imagine it separates the vertebrae of the
neck a little.
Then it
separates the thoracic and lumbar vertebra all along your spine. It also opens your hip joints a little,
and opens the knee joints, ankles and toe joints.
4.
As you inhale in the chest area, move the shoulders downward and move the chest
downward and inward. The same
applies to the back, sort of flattening them. This is helpful.
The exhale:
1.
As you exhale, push the air down from your toes and away from the body. Do this to a count of at least
4 or 5 and preferably to 10 or 12.
2.
Keep doing this exercise until you can keep your attention on your toes the
entire time you are breathing. This is
helpful for development.
Hints
1. This
breath can be done as you count up to 8 or 12, for example.
2. You can practice a) while lying in bed, b) while sitting
comfortably, and c) while walking slowly.
3. Practice
every day until it becomes your normal way of breathing.
4. Toe
breathing can be done at the same time as you do the three-part breath
described in the section above.
5. This
exercise moves energy through and down the body in a special way. For more on this, read Downward Energy And Healing on this website.
THE
4-4-6-2 EXERCISE
This is a
simple and effective way to time your breathing. It is helpful to reduce high blood pressure, among other
uses. The procedure is:
- Inhale to
a count of 4.
- Hold your
breath to a count of 4.
- Exhale to
a count of 6.
- Relax to a
count of 2.
- Then begin
the same steps again.
BENEFITS
OF THESE METHODS OF BREATHING
There
are many benefits of these two exercises:
1. A massage of all the organs of the
body.
2. Increased oxygenation, circulation
and hydration of the body.
3. It turns off the sympathetic nervous
system, which is partly controlled automatically but also able to be controlled
through the breath.
4. Proper movement of subtle energy
down the body from the head to the feet.
5. It is centering and grounding.
6. A helpful way to tune into yourself.
7. Expands your lung capacity and will often clear mucus and other nasal and bronchial
obstructions.
8. Warms the body in a gentle, safe
way.
9. Releases tension all over the body,
particularly in the spine, and abdomen.
10. Reduces the buildup of carbon
dioxide in the body, and helps eliminate other toxins as well.
11. For the reason above, it helps
alkalinize the body in a powerful way.
12. Helps to decongest all the internal
organs and move the blood through them more vigorously.
13. Can assist posture.
14. Increased oxygen often helps clear
the mind and allows better thinking.
15. By relaxing the body, deep
breathing can help one fall asleep faster at night if you do it just at bedtime
or a short time before.
16. Often it is very helpful for
enhancing digestion of your food and elimination of wastes and to help end
constipation.
17. Often helps clear infections,
asthma, colds and many other illness conditions.
18. Makes the body more yang. This is
very important for healing and development.
For
all of these reasons, please practice the three-part breath and toe breathing
every day for at least 15 to 30 minutes daily, or more.
WOMEN
AND BREATHING
Some
of the following is repetitive, but very important for women. Most women breathe in a shallow way, do
not breathe into their abdomens, and do not expand the upper chest well,
either.
This
combination shortens womenÕs lives, sickens them, harms their appearance, and
can cause depression.
1.
NO ABDOMINAL BREATHING
This
is caused by:
A. Stress or tension in the body.
B. Poor breathing habits.
C. Wearing pants or a blouse that is
too tight and does not move in and out when you breathe. Suspenders are better than a tight belt
for this reason.
D. Not wanting your stomach to pop out
a little when you breathe in.
The three-part
breath and proper clothing can retrain you to solve this important problem.
2.
NO BREATHING INTO THE UPPER CHEST
This
is extremely common, especially among some women! The causes include:
A. A stooped posture, which is almost
universal today.
B. Stress and tension in the body
C. Adhesions in this area that prevent
full chest expansion.
D. A desire among some women to not
show off the breasts. These women
do not want to breathe deeply into the upper chest, as it pushes out the
breasts, exposing the women to more negative attention.
E.
Lung infections in this area, which are very common today.
F.
Deformity of the chest cavity due to asthma, birth defects or other reasons.
G.
Wearing a very tight blouse or a very tight corset or bra.
H.
Wearing high-heeled shoes. This
can alter posture and makes deep breathing less comfortable in some cases.
3. GENERAL SHALLOW BREATHING
This is also common. It is mainly due to:
A. Fear and stress. This will cause anyone to breathe in a shallow way.
B. Tension in the body. For example, people who are in a sympathetic dominant mineral pattern often breathe in a shallow manner.
C. Adhesions that prevent full movement of the abdomen and chest.
4. OVERBREATHING OR HYPERVENTILATING
This can be an attempt to balance the pH of the body by eliminating more carbon dioxide. It can occur in two ways:
A. OneÕs breathing is shallow, but too frequent. A person may take 15 or more breaths per minute, which is not normal. About 12 breaths per minute is normal for most people. Women tend to breathe more frequently, perhaps because their lung capacity is smaller than that of most men.
B. Breathing is very deep, often through the mouth, in order to get more air into the lungs.
This problem is also common today because of:
A. Bad health leading to an acidic pH of the blood. This is the main reason, and it can be corrected with a complete development program only.
We do not recommend the Buteyko Breathing Method, for example. We find it is not needed if one corrects the pH of the body in the proper way.
To correct the pH, we do not recommend drinking alkaline water, taking hydrogen peroxide drops, drinking a lot of fruit or vegetable juices, or a vegetarian diet. These are all ÒcheatingÓ methods and they do not work or they have serious side effects. The main problem with all of them is they make the body more yin in the ancient Ebre language, which is very bad.
To correct the pH of the blood, and not just change the urine or saliva, one must replace the alkaline reserve minerals in the body. This is a long process, and development is one of the few ways to do this.
B. Other causes are simply bad breathing habits, chiropractic problems, or other reasons.
Air ozonators/ionizers. We recommend the use an ozonator/ionizer air purifier in the home. This is a squarish box that you place high up and just let it run. It converts some oxygen in the home to ozone and then more oxygen enters the home. The effect is to slightly increase the oxygen content of the air. For details, read Ozonator-Ionizer Air Purifiers.
Fresh air. It is always wise to have a window open a little wherever you live, work and sleep. Indoor air quality can be much worse than outdoor air quality if there is inadequate ventilation.
For women. This article is most important for women because they tend to breathe in a more shallow way than men. This is mainly due to fear, but may also be due to wearing tight clothing, tight bras, and in some instances not wanting the breasts to protrude.
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