Breathe as you walk…

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Breathe as you walk…

Postby Rosa_M » Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:38 pm

Breathe as you walk…

"He who half breathes half lives." - Ancient Proverb

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Being in a relaxed state is important to achieving
optimal performance in anything you do-
so it must be useful for we cancer thrivers!


The person who is mentally and physically
relaxed, in a state of 'quiet intensity' is the one that
is going to come out well from anything.

One way to achieve this quiet intensity is through
breath control or better known as Focused Breathing.

Focused breathing helps to maximize your energy
intake, while keeping the mind "in the body" and
clear of distracting, self-limiting thoughts. This
is a natural relaxed state of peak performance.

Here's how it works:

The breathing cycle for this exercise is divided
into three parts, each part getting a set number
of counts:

Inhale (2 counts)
Hold the breath (2 counts)
Exhale (4 counts)

Once you're comfortable with this method, you can
attempt to apply it to your activity. As an example,
for walking (excellent tip this one):

and as the great philosopher Nietzsche said 'ONLY IDEAS WON BY WALKING HAVE ANY VALUE'..SEE THE CREATIVITY AFTER DIAGNOSIS FORUM FOR MORE ON THIS

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Inhale for 2 steps
Hold for 2 steps
Exhale for 4 steps

Ultimately, you want to find a pace and count that
you can maintain and that feels natural. As you
become more adept with this technique, try and
increase your counts while keeping the same ratio.

For example, inhale for 4 counts, hold for 4 counts,
exhale for 8 (or 6, 6 and 12). Experiment and find a
combination that works well for you.

You'll feel more centered, grounded and calm to
better handle your task.



Why?

There's no way you can think about yesterday or
tomorrow when you're concentrating on your
next breath. This is what ‘inspired’ means at root--taking in the breath…
the body’s ‘brain’ knows how to do this automatically, and by helping it through
focused breathing you get to that state of ‘quiet intensity’...
this will powerfully help you to achieve optimal performance in anything you do…

and try this easy way to grow a little bit more each day, using your breath...

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http://alltoosimple.com/happiness/inten ... ws-wisdom/
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Re: Just got time to reset your breathing????

Postby Judith » Mon May 19, 2014 2:48 pm

http://alltoosimple.com/meditation/rese ... nner-peace

Here's a little of what it says on this post...all set for the Inner Peace Game?

This technique is the universal screwdriver of meditation-esque routes to relief, focus, and inner peace.

The best thing about this technique is the speed in which you feel the effects.
Wait, no, the best thing about this technique is that it takes seconds to learn.
Wait, no, the best thing about this technique is that it takes seconds to do.
Wait, no, the best thing about this technique is that you can use it anytime and anywhere.

Can’t decide what the best part is.

What Reset Breathing will do for You
It’s.
Going.
To.
Slow.
Everything.
Down.

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It’s going to send your awareness to your breath, allowing its intelligence to flow.

The breath sees what ails you.

Once the air was outside of your body, as you breathe it in, it becomes a part of you. As it becomes a part of you, it touches the resistance inside of you.

In the case of the Fight or Flight response, the breath touches tightened muscles. It touches dilated blood vessels. It touches your tightened gut. It touches your headache.


Let’s take this to another level.
The breath also touches your fears. It touches your frustrations. It touches your doubts. It touches your anger.

Let’s take this to another level.
The breath also touches your connection to source.

You see, all of this resistance will keep you alive when that Saber-toothed Tiger comes back, but it won’t help you in anything else.
So for all of the non Saber-toothed Tiger situations out there, let’s use Reset Breathing.

And here's some more encouragement...When you're worked up, the only word you have to remember is 'pause'.

This is true whether you're overly excited about something good, bad, or in between. Each moment of pause you take allows for you to oxygenate your brain, muscles, and organs (all scientifically proven) ; with each breath, you bring calm awareness to this moment, to any decision, and towards your life path.

Decision making is easier when you take a moment of pause.

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Negotiation works better (inside yourself as well as with others) when you allow silence to permeate the air for a few awkward seconds while you stop thinking, feeling, or taking action; instead, just be.


Your reality is an accumulation of your thoughts, feelings, and behavioral patterns. Perhaps the simplest way to be more intentional with your life is by giving pause to any moment that invokes high emotion (ie after receiving a cancer diagnosis). You're far more likely to make a decision that sits well with you, so long as you take a moment to stop feeling any emotion you're experiencing, observe it instead, and then take decisive action in a direction that's meaningful for you and your right life.

Here's a three step plan for giving pause, so you can achieve perspective:

Step #1: Stop. Stop breathing, moving, thinking, and feeling. Simply, stop everything. (3-5 seconds)

Step #2: Inhale through your nose with a sniff breath, allowing your belly to fully expand, your shoulders to rise ever-so-slightly, and your ribcage to expand outwardly from your chest. (hold 3-5 seconds)

Step #3: Observe if the absence of emotion/feeling is more favorable than what you were previously experiencing and decide how you prefer to feel instead.

Your new feelings will guide your thoughts, which will in turn reinforce your feelings and guide your actions.

How many times today could you have benefited from 10 seconds of pause, rather than carrying a feeling or energy forward you never wished to experience? How about in the last week? Can you imagine your life in just 6 weeks after dedicating yourself to this simple exercise? If so, why not choose your future reality as present tense, beginning now?
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Re: Breathe on-some more ideas…

Postby Judith » Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:32 am

http://greatist.com/happiness/breathing ... ium=social

Rosie our Site Coordinator Tweeted this today (July 3 2014) and I thought I'd put in on the site too in case you missed the Tweet or are not a natural Twitterer and missed that box on the lower right of the first site page...there are six exercises here to help you, each taking ten minutes or less...

You can read a lot about breathing and then SOMETHING Clicks for you-maybe you'll find your click here...

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if you do and you like what you've found, do let others know and reply to this post...it helps us all to encourage one another---forgetting to breathe in difficult situations is such a common thing...

Modern busy people (whether or not they are struggling with a cancer diagnosis) are stuck in a cycle of sympathetic nervous system activity or the fight-or-flight response.

Think of a tree with forked branches.

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The tree is your autonomic nervous system (controls things you don’t have to think about like breathing) and the fork is divided into your Parasympathetic System (PNS) and your Sympathetic Nervous (SNS) System. The PNS is also called the “rest-and-digest” symptom, and it helps you conserve energy by slowing your heart rate and increases intestinal activity. The SNS is in charge of your fight-or-flight response. If you’re constantly activating your SNS, your nervous system is constantly stimulated and never has time to rest. Remember: the nervous system originates in the brain, so relentless SNS activation means your mind is stuck in a state of anxiety.

Try This: Researches have found that by lengthening your exhale, you can change the state of your nervous system from SNS to PNS. So, try five long exhales in the morning. I’ve also found Bowen therapy—a remedial body technique—has been really useful in treating patients with anxiety, as it’s said to change the activation of the SNS to the PNS.
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