FOR ANYONE WHO MEDITATES

yea.. belly breathing ... or how to breath the right way

one ofthe first things anyone should learn... you breath with your diaphragm, like we are supposed to

watch a newborn baby.. or any animal.. you see thier belly rise up when they inhale... why then do we all breath with the top 25% of our chest??

lie down and place one hand on your chest and one hand on your belly... breath so that the hand on your chest does not move at all... but the hand on your belly rises/falls with your breath

as for the other thing thats right arms straight, palms facing the ground, and rotate your arm so that your elbow points away from you, and your thumbs are on the inside, and your fingers are pointing at each other.. your thumbs wont be pointing at you but they will be the closest to you.. .the little fingers should be on the far outside

okay, i assumed there was no mending of the elbows :P


as for bely breathing that is so weird, cuz i remember back when i was like 10, that i NOTICED how when i breathed, my belly went inward, and it didnt make sence to me :D how cool im amazing myself here :D

okay, i gotta stop with the egotistical comments -_-


besides, i dont ALWAYS breathe right, and apparently i havent been doing it as much as i thought, i tried now, and i felt a sort of pain that didnt hurt in my shoulders and somewhereunidentafyable in my chest or stomache area...

wow man that takes a lot of focus! :D i made it three times and realized i was relaxing and starting to slouch... that's difficult, but i can feel the miniscule results already... im going to have to do this daily... AND i know how im gonna toke from now on! :D

lol

the way we breath has effects on your physiology... practice proper breathing, and you will feel alot better overall

for example, we are supposed to be exhaling a certain amount of co2.. if your exhaled breath does not contain enough co2, it means your lungs are not processing air fully, and over extended periods of time (like decades) it leads to health problems

in one of my classes the prof hooked us up to a machine to see how well we breathed, my co2 level was significantly above normal, after an exercise wehre we induced improper breathing for a few seconds, my normal breath had gone below the acceptable level, and he said it would take about an hour for me to recover

if your in a close call and almost wreck your car, or any sudden stressful situation like that, you will naturally begin to breath the wrong way, its a survival reflex... we all start off belly breathing as infants, but sooner or later we encounter stress, and begin to improperly chest breath as a habit... so the more you can practice proper breathing, the closer you can get to your natural state of mind, and beginning meditation :)

wooh... i got a hige rush... omg :eek: at first i thought i died lol


one question i'd like to ask, inspired by that siggy :D


was bruce lee self taught?

I came close to something yesterday... I had my eyes closed and I was relaxed form meditation for 20 twenty minutes... I then discovered maybe how to do it... "it".

You focus on the center of your view... but unfocus your eyes as if you're looking through the world. Like you're looking at one of those magic eye picture books... you should have your eyes focused enough on the center that you can see everything around you, 180 degrees... I maintained that stance and after a few minutes even though my eyes were closed, I could see my focal point through the darkness, almost like another eye opened in the center of my view. And I started feeling light... it was the most amazing thing ever. I was not stoned or anything... it was not my imagination. I will have to try again and try and project myself...

"it" is the quieting of your conscious (sp?) mind.. good first steps :)

and no, jun fan (bruce lee) was not self taught, he was very well learned in kung fu and tai chi, and thru lookin at some other martial arts, he incorporated all that he found to be useful into his own art, JKD

Can you meditate in any position? Sitting up without a nice comfy chair for longer then 10 minutes makes my back hurt.

yes of course

we have been talking about moving meditations, there is no reason why you couldnt lie down or kneel or whatever you want to do your 'sitting' meditations

any position that you are comfortable in will do just fine

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Originally Posted by ADaisyChain

Can you meditate in any position? Sitting up without a nice comfy chair for longer then 10 minutes makes my back hurt.

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my back is really bad and I just sit cross legged on my couch which works painlessly.