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Mantak Chia Instagram – Are you breathing properly? 💨
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The first thing that we do when we are born is take a breath, and it is the last thing that we do when we are making our transition✨
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Our breathing is both a subconscious and conscious activity.
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👉We don’t need to think for it to happen, but if we are conscious of it, we can create significant changes to our physical, emotional, mental, and energetic health.
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Unfortunately, nowadays, the lung capacity of the majority of people is lower than normal🪷
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If you want to see natural breathing, watch a newborn👶
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They naturally practice deep breathing by using the diaphragm, a muscle under the lungs, to pull air into the lungs🫁
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For many of us, this kind of breathing is no longer instinctive😮‍💨
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Instead, many people have become shallow chest, or thoracic, breathers—inhaling through their mouth, holding their breath, and taking in less air.
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Over time our breathing patterns have changed due to various stressors, like pollution, noise, and other causes of anxiety.
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👀Shallow breathing can lead to panic attacks, dry mouth, fatigue, respiratory problems, and cardiovascular issues.
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The good news is that breathing can be converted from an automatic to a voluntary function and that we can use mindful, conscious breathing practices to retrain our patterns and improve physical and mental health🙌
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❤️As we return our breathing to its natural state we had as children, we reduce anxiety and stress, integrate our emotions, gain more mental clarity
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Every wisdom tradition includes breath work💫
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It is one of the most valuable tools for connecting our physical body with our energy body.
Breathing techniques are always available and require no fancy equipment🙏
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💬Are you paying attention to your breathing? Do you practice any breathwork routine?
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Share in the comments👇 | Posted on 08/May/2024 19:50:16