WHAT IS BREATHWORK?
Early Development by Wilhelm Reich
As per breathwork specialists, it is a method of breath control to give boost to changed states of consciousness which are adopted to have an effect on physical and psychological mental well-being of the person attending the breathwork training session. It was derived in the West by Wilhelm Reich from the different spiritual and pre-scientific traditions from various civilizations of the World.
Jack Angelo Says
Jack is of the view that breathwork can dissolve the disturbing limiting systems that are available and stored in the mind and body of humans. Rather; they can increase an individual’s ability to absorb and store more energy for use, as and when needed.
Breathwork and Vipassana Meditation
On the other hand, Vipassana Meditation applies the breathing through the nose to calm and energize mind (Anapanasati is a Buddhist inhalation and exhalation system to strengthen the inner powers of mind and body).
Purposes of Joining the Breathwork
Commonly, people join the sessions of breathwork to achieve the following purposes:
- For Self-Development – If you want to lead some better life style, you must join some breathwork session.
- To Boost the Immunity in Your Body – If you feel yourself a little weakness in body to face day to day stresses, the breathwork can help you to boost inner immunity.
- For the Better Control of State of Emotions – To control the emotional strength and to cover up trauma conditions, the breathwork is the best tool.
- For the Development of Better Life Spending Skills – If you are willing to learn to spend better life, breathwork can help you to boost your life style.
- To Acquire the Enriched Creativity – If you feel; you lack creativity, the breathwork can enrich your creativity skill to enlighten your life.
- To Maintain and Improve Mutual Personal and Interactive Professional Relationships – For the success in corporate World, professional relationship is a skill which is treated as the vital instrument to make better professional business relationship. To master in such relationships, breathwork is the ideal tool.
- For the Increase in Your Self-Confidence – When you feel that you lack self-confidence and self-esteem, what you need is the inner improvement in self-confidence to make life changing decisions. Then comes the time to join the breathwork session.
- To Spend the Joyful and Happy Life – After spending an hour in the breathwork session, you will learn to pass joyful and happy life.
- To Change the Addictive Habits – Breathwork is a way to help in the process of healing the persons who are being treated for addiction etc.
- To Overcome Stresses in Life and Anxiety – If you are engaged in a profession or life style with full of stresses and anxiety, a little devotion in breathwork can help you to take a relief from day to day stresses of life and anxieties.
- To Get Rid of Negative Thoughts – For the ordinary individual, negative thoughts are a natural way of life. Spending some time in breathwork sessions can help you to get rid of many of the negative thoughts.
What is It and How Does It Work?
LET US BE FREE OF ANY EXPECTATIONS OF WHAT WE WILL ENCOUNTER AND WHAT WE WILL ACHIEVE!
Breathwork is a natural breathing method. It is simple yet powerful and effective in releasing blocked energy from the body. It connects and harmonizes the person on a physical, emotional-mental and spiritual level. It leads him deeply to his center, to the essence of his being, to the purpose of his life. Many times we don’t realize exactly what it is that blocks us, scares us and keeps us stuck in inertia, because it is well hidden in the subconscious mind. Our breathing then, becomes sharp, very fast or heavy and sluggish. Research has shown that breathing is our connection to our senses and emotions. That is, when we breathe we feel more intensely whatever is in the foreground at any given moment, pain, anger, anxiety, fear.
So automatically and subconsciously we breathe more shallowly to “protect” ourselves from the unpleasant emotions and this function becomes the fixed mechanism of our breathing. Our own personal breathing pattern. We have disconnected from our true nature which is whole, free breathing. With Breathwork we learn to breathe steadily and continuously so that the brain is properly oxygenated. The nervous system self-regulates and the whole body is activated and healed as it begins to function with awareness, allowing all that has come to the surface to be released. Our self-healing capacity is activated and the free space for new experiences, thoughts and ideas grows. We experience relaxation, peace, upliftment, energy and at the same time we know and conquer our strengths on a physical, emotional, mental, spiritual level.
How is It Applied?
In typical breathwork, the practitioner breathes in a faster-than-normal and deeper-than-normal way. It is done in cyclical rhythm, so that, there is no gaps and pauses between breaths, exhales and inhales. This breathing style is usually referred to as conscious-connected breathing. The two primary purposes of the physical effects of such breathwork is to super-oxygenate the human body and to discharge the toxins from the body.
- Let us trust the experienced instructor/therapist and the wisdom of this amazing healing technique.
- Let’s lie down somewhere comfortable, quiet and warm, close our eyes, listen to the instructions and start breathing continuously and diaphragmatically. In this way, we allow through the combination of breathing and the sound of music*, to begin the journey that our soul is ready to take, offering what is most appropriate for us at any given moment.
*Music is a key element of the technique, since it leads the practitioner to focus and coordinate the work with the breath more easily.
