Let Every Breath: Secrets of the Russian Breath Masters by Vladimir Vasiliev & Scott Meredith

Author:Vladimir Vasiliev & Scott Meredith [Vasiliev, Vladimir]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Russian Martial Art
Published: 2016-06-28T04:00:00+00:00

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Listen-UP!

When inhaling in the Stretch- Counted pattern, don’t get greedy! Review the discussion of the Principle of Sufficiency (Chapter 3) for crucial points concerning how much to inhale on each movement.

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The table below shows a possible Stretched Breath progression. Of course, it can be varied – for example, you could lower yourself on an exhale breath, instead of on an inhale as shown in the table. Or, you could go higher or lower than 7 as your longest count. It usually feels best to keep a kind of symmetry in your progression for this training. You should reverse downward from the peak (7 in the table), back through counts of 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, ending at 1 just as you began.

BREATH ACTION COUNT

Inhale Lower 1

Exhale Rise 1

Inhale Lower 1 2

Exhale Rise 1 2

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Inhale Lower 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Exhale Rise 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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Inhale Lower 1 2

Exhale Rise 1 2

Inhale Lower 1

Exhale Rise 1

Stretching your Breath - example pattern

Relaxation

As explained, with the Principle of Non-Tension, your muscles are not the target of this work. They should be only minimally involved. That means your body should be relaxed at all times. Remember that breath is our power source, and only a body free of excess tension allows for sufficiently deep breath.

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