The Tao of Natural Breathing by Dennis Lewis

Author:Dennis Lewis
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Rodmell Press
Published: 2011-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

PRACTICE

Sit down and go through as many of the previous practices as time permits. When you finish these practices, let your awareness embrace the whole of your sensation. You will feel this sensation—including your skin, your tissues, your muscles, tendons, and ligaments, your organs, and your bones—as varying intensities of vibration, some denser, some finer. See how many levels of vibration you can discern.

1 Sensing the outer movements of breath

Now, within this field of sensation, begin to follow the movements involved in breathing. As you inhale, see if you can sense the downward movement of the air and your diaphragm. See if your belly expands as you inhale. If not, gently put your palms over your navel, and sense how the warmth from your palms begins to attract your breath and open your belly. As you exhale, see if you can sense the upward movement of the diaphragm and the inward movement of your belly. As you continue following these movements, notice how far they reach in your body. As you inhale, for example, see how far down the movement actually goes. Does the movement reach your pelvic floor? As you exhale, see how far up the movement goes. Does it reach your head? Don’t try to “do” anything. Simply watch as your breath begins to take in more of your body. Work in this way for 10 minutes or so.

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