Life-Breath - Breathing Lessons
To be alive, to be human ........ is to breathe. The first thing we
do after birth is to breathe. The last thing we do before death is to breathe.
Breath is our connection to life, to Spirit. Sometimes our breath is full
and deep. Sometimes it is shallow, light. At times we even hold our breath.
Many factors affect our breathing rhythms. Motion and emotion are the ones
that we notice the most. We breath automatically in response to movement
of our bodies and the need for oxygen. We have choice about our breath's
response to emotion. Fear and tension tend to suppress our breath. Great
fear can cause us to hold our breath completely.
Hawaiians call us Haolis. This goes back to the early days when main
landers came to the islands and the ancient Hawaiians, entrenched with
the Huna focus on breath, noticed that we didn't breath deeply. Haoli means
one who does not breathe deeply enough. They noticed we carried more tension
in our bodies. We were not as relaxed, as present.
This is true not just for us, but for many in this fast-paced world...
and, that takes a great toll. The act of suppressing our breath keeps us
from cleansing on a cellular level. 75% of all toxins are expelled on our
breath. What happens when we seldom breath deeply enough to do cellular
house cleaning? Those toxins build up within our cells ... physical toxins
and emotional toxins as well.
As humans here on Earth we have a wonderful system to help us cope.
I call it "save it for later". When we are faced with emotional
pain too great to handle at anyone time it is saved for later, actually
stored on a cellular level. Having it pushed down to an unconscious level
allows us to bear greater pain and get on with our lives. It is sometimes
the only way we can survive. This is the mechanism that helps a tiny child
deal with great abuse, a prisoner of war maintain sanity and the rest of
us cope with the challenges of our lives. This ability is a great gift
in our lives ... for a time. Eventually our cells become overburdened with
both emotional and physical toxins. We become depressed. We become ill.
Healing, cleansing, can be as simple as breathing. The simple act of
breathing can release the stored emotional and physical toxins. Life-Breath
is a breathing technique that cleanses on a cellular and energetic level.
It is a specific way of breathing ... deeper, faster, without pauses. Breathing
in this manner builds up powerful energy in the body. This energy and oxygen
sweeps through the body on a cellular level, doing cellular house-cleaning.
So simple. So powerful. Something anyone can learn to do for themselves.
A breath coach can get you started, sit with you through the first sessions,
help you feel totally safe. The average session is an hour and a half to
two and one half hours. This allows time for re-integration. A breath session
can leave you feeling more alive than ever before, filled with a sense
of true connection and love of self from the inside.
I have been a breath coach since 1984 and have found it a profoundly
powerful way of healing and growing. I offer private and group sessions.
© 2001 Sheila King - Last Modified 09-14-01