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Respiratory gymnastics Strelnikova: doing it right. Healing breath for life extension

Gennady Petrovich Malakhov

Healing breath. Practical experience

Introduction

Breathing and life have merged into one concept: a person is born and takes the first breath, and when he dies, he takes the last one. Outwardly, the simple act of breathing - inhalation, exhalation, retention - supports the most complex life processes, therefore the ancient sages rightly considered breathing to be the "support of life." Through painstaking observation of the processes of vital activity, regularities and methods of conscious control of these processes were discovered, which gave man unprecedented power. Independently changing breathing, you can regulate certain processes, functions of the body.

Thus, the science of breathing is the science of life, its manifestation and management. Of all the secret knowledge, it was considered the most important and most difficult to comprehend. In order to be well versed in the science of breathing, a person (student) must be not only very literate, but also extremely observant and patient. A rare person combines these qualities and consistently embodies them in practice. Indeed, in order to master this science, when inhaling, exhaling or holding the breath, a person must feel how the breath flows into his body, how it is distributed (here you have to navigate in various sensations on the body and in the body, currents that arise, etc.), what activates, where it gathers, etc. Whoever wants to master it must feel it all himself, feel it and learn how to control breathing.

If you take a quick look at the health disciplines, then in many of them the emphasis is on breathing and its modifications. For example, with the help of breathing according to the Strelnikova method, the singers are given a voice, asthma and some other diseases are treated; Buteyko method treats asthma, hypertension and many other diseases; in rebirthing and holotropic therapy, they are freed from psychological clamps that disrupt the normal course of the life and mental processes of the individual; in yoga and Qigong control vital and mental processes.

Many forward-thinking doctors began to use different types of breathing and achieve amazing results in healing. We will try to analyze the most interesting of these methods in order to apply them ourselves.

Until the very last moment, I thought about how to present this rather difficult material to the reader? How to state it so that a person can not only figure it out on his own, but also apply it, and having applied it, would feel the charm and effectiveness of breathing techniques? In this regard, I decided to describe breathing techniques according to the degree of complexity. So, at first, respiratory techniques explained from the standpoint of modern science and long-used breathing techniques will be presented, and then a presentation of more complex things will follow. As a result, the reader can independently apply for his recovery what he is ready for at the moment, and have a perspective for the future. More complex breathing exercises and techniques can be mastered when you get into the “taste” of working on your own life manifestations and there is an interest in development.

So, in this book the author will try to clarify the various contradictions in the interpretation of such a complex and important process as breathing. The difficulty of interpreting the science of respiration lies in the fact that all vital manifestations of the human body and its psyche are carried out on the basis of respiration, therefore, it is necessary to take into account the processes of gas exchange, energy exchange, and information exchange. Thus, respiration is a complex and continuous physical and biological process, as a result of which the body receives energy with a high potential from the external environment, and releases it with a lower one.

General information about breathing

To start working with your own breath, you need to have a general idea about it. First, we describe what has long been known to modern science and does not raise any doubts. For convenience of presentation, we divide the process of respiration into three stages: external respiration, transportation of gases by the blood, and cellular respiration.

external respiration It is carried out through the following independent organs: nose, nasopharynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs and pulmonary alveoli, as well as 1-2% of gas exchange is carried out through the skin and digestive tract.

First of all, the flow of air entering the body meets the nasal cavity. Anatomically, the nose is considered (Fig. 1) as external and internal (nasal cavity).

The external nose is what we see on the face. It is made up of cartilage covered with skin. In the area of the nostrils, the skin is wrapped inside the nose and gradually passes into the mucous membrane.

The inner nose (nasal cavity) is divided into two approximately equal halves. Each half contains three turbinates: inferior, middle, and superior. These shells additionally form separate nasal passages in each half of the nasal cavity: lower, middle and upper. Moreover, each nasal passage, in addition to passing air, also performs additional functions.

Rice. 1. Internal nose with three nasal passages: a - front view; b - side view (three nasal passages are visible; arrows indicate the air path through them)

So, at the highest point of the lower nasal passage is the opening of the lacrimal canal; almost all paranasal sinuses open into the middle nasal passage; in the upper nasal passage - the posterior cells of the ethmoid labyrinth. Olfactory nerves descend from the cranial cavity through holes in the ethmoid bone into this area. Thus, the olfactory part is limited by the surface of the upper shell and part of the middle one. The rest of the nasal cavity belongs to the respiratory region.

The air stream, rising upward through the nasal openings, passes with its main mass along the middle nasal passage, after which, arcuately descending from behind, it is directed into the nasopharyngeal cavity. This achieves a longer contact of air with the mucous membrane. Passing through the nasal cavity, the air is warmed, humidified and purified. The air is moistened almost to full saturation due to nasal mucus, which is secreted by the nasal mucosa (about 500 g of moisture per day).

Then the air goes through the nasopharynx, larynx and enters the trachea, which has the form of a cylindrical tube 11-13 cm long and 1.5 to 2.5 cm in diameter. It consists of cartilaginous half-rings interconnected by fibrous connective tissue. The trachea is lined from the inside with a mucous membrane covered with ciliated epithelium. The movements of the villi of the ciliated epithelium make it possible to remove dust and other foreign substances that have entered the trachea, or, due to the high absorption capacity of the epithelium, they are absorbed inward and then excreted internally.

Further, the trachea branches into bronchi, and those, in turn, into bronchioles - smaller airways. Unlike the trachea, the bronchi have muscle fibers in their walls, and with a decrease in the diameter of the paths, the muscle layer becomes more developed, and the fibers go in a somewhat oblique direction. The contraction of these muscles causes not only a narrowing of the lumen of the bronchi, but also some shortening of them, due to which they participate in exhalation. Mucous glands are located in the walls of the bronchi, and they are covered with ciliated epithelium. The joint activity of the mucous glands, bronchi, ciliated epithelium and muscles helps to moisten the surface of the mucous membrane, thin and remove viscous sputum during pathological processes, as well as remove particles of dust and microbes that have entered the bronchi with the air flow.

Rice. 2. The structure of the alveoli and gas exchange in them

The air, passing through the airways described above, purified and heated to body temperature, enters the alveoli (Fig. 2), mixes with the air present there and acquires 100% relative humidity. Gas exchange between the outside air and the blood in the lungs occurs mainly in the alveoli, of which there are over 700 million; they are covered with a dense network of blood capillaries. Each alveolus has a diameter of 0.2 mm and a wall thickness of 0.04 mm. The total surface through which gas exchange occurs is on average 90 m2.

Air enters the alveoli due to a change in lung volume due to respiratory movements of the chest. So, when you inhale, the volume of the lungs increases, the air pressure in them becomes lower than atmospheric air, and the latter is sucked into the lungs. When you exhale, the volume of the lungs decreases, the air pressure in them becomes higher than atmospheric pressure, and the air from the lungs rushes out. During inhalation, the pressure in the airways becomes 10-25 mm of water column below atmospheric; during exhalation, it is 20-40 mm of water column above atmospheric. The more intense the inhalation and exhalation, the more intense the drop in air pressure in the lungs during inhalation and its increase during exhalation.

You may have heard about a non-drug method that was created in the 40s. It was originally recommended for restoring a singing voice.

Almost thirty years later (1973), the teacher-phoniator (the author of the method) Alexandra Nikolaevna Strelnikova received a copyright certificate for her unique development, which passed the registration procedure by the Institute of Patent Examination.

What is the essence of the technique?

Unlike traditional breathing exercises, which focus on time and exhalation, Strelnikova breathing (exercises) is a simple and affordable method that is based on a powerful, forced inhalation through the nose and a slow and smooth exhalation.

Moreover, this forbids holding air or expelling it from the lungs when exhaling. Active and powerful inhalation is combined with chest compression. This allows oxygen to additionally enter the tissues of the body and helps to improve well-being. Due to the inverse coordination of breathing and movements, the development of muscles that are associated with breathing is stimulated.

It should be noted that each breathing exercise gives a very quick effect. Strelnikova was able to develop a complex whose beneficial effect on the body can be felt after 15 minutes. If it is performed correctly, your breathing will become easier, lightness will appear, a surge of strength, efficiency, and your mood will improve significantly.

Contraindications

Despite the benefits proven and recognized by traditional medicine, breathing according to Strelnikova (exercises) also has contraindications. These should include:

pathology of internal organs;
fever and high temperature;
brain injury and spinal injury;
cervical osteochondrosis (old);
various bleeding;
hypertension;
increased ocular or intracranial pressure;
myopia;
thrombophlebitis;
glaucoma;
stones in the gallbladder or kidneys;
diseases of the heart and blood vessels.

When asked if Strelnikova’s technique (short breathing exercises) is right for you, only your attending physician can answer after additional research. Cases have been recorded when it was performed in a sparing mode, significantly facilitating the condition even in bedridden patients.

What do you need to know before starting classes?

Beginners who are just getting acquainted with the Strelnikova method need to learn the basic rules:

First of all, you need to learn how to actively and noisily inhale. At this time, the wings of the nose are pressed against the septum (involuntarily). Energetic breath should be reminiscent of clapping your hands.
According to those who have already mastered this technique, Strelnikova's technique is not at all complicated. Short breathing exercises involve a smooth, natural exhalation. Remaining air is expelled through the mouth. Exhalation should be effortless. The desire to exhale actively can cause not only a failure of the respiratory rhythm, but also lead to
Exercises that are aimed at restoring proper breathing should be performed on the count. In this case, all elements of this technique are performed correctly, and this will help you (especially at the beginning of classes) to eliminate disruptions in rhythm.
Movement and inhalation are a single element of respiratory gymnastics. They need to be done at the same time. You cannot do this in sequence. In this case, it does not matter at all whether the patient is standing, lying or sitting. It largely depends on the severity of the disease.
The number of any exercises should be a multiple of 4. This is a musical size that will easily help you calculate the load. On the fourth day, the number of exercises increases to 16, and then to 24 and 32. The rhythm, which is made up of odd values (for example, 3, 5), according to the followers of this gymnastics, requires skills and physical endurance.

Between series of exercises, a pause for rest is allowed for no more than ten seconds. In this case, the activity looks like this:

the first two days: 24 sets of 4 breaths (pauses of 10 seconds);
the next two days: 12 sets of 8 breaths (same pauses);
fifth and sixth day: 6 repetitions of 16 breaths (pauses ten seconds);
from the seventh day: 3 sets of 32 breaths (pauses are preserved).

In addition to the rhythm, it is necessary to maintain a good mood and good spirits while doing the exercises. So you will achieve a greater effect in healing the body.

This is a very effective breathing exercise. Strelnikova developed the exercises with the expectation that they would be performed regularly. Class breaks are not allowed. After 30 days of training, pauses for rest should be gradually reduced to 5, and then to 3 seconds, provided that you feel good.

You should not be bothered by slight fatigue or dizziness. This can be caused by a temporary oversaturation of the brain with oxygen.

Basic exercises

All exercises of the Strelnikova complex at the beginning of classes do not need to be performed. Even the base 12 episodes need to be split up first. Master the first three exercises, only after that add one daily until you master the whole complex.

"Palms"

A very simple breathing exercise. Strelnikova designed it so that even very young children could perform it. Turn your open palms away from you. Elbows in a bent state are directed vertically down. We take noisy, powerful breaths, sharply clenching our palms into fists at this time. Repeat the exercise 4 times, exhaling slowly. After four repetitions, pause for 4 seconds.

"Leaders"

Legs shoulder width apart. Relax your shoulders, raise your head. Squeeze your hands into fists at waist level. With an inhalation, sharply throw your hands down, open your fists and spread your fingers. The muscles of the shoulders, forearms ("shoulder straps"), as well as the hands at this time should experience a slight tension. The initial series is 8 breaths (3 seconds pause). Number of episodes - 12.

"Pump"

Shoulders down, arms along the body. Bend over (slowly) imagining that you have a pump in your hands, inhale noisily and sharply. Then exhale slowly. The exercise is repeated 12 times. Pause - 3 seconds.

We complicate classes

Having mastered the basic exercises, you can proceed to study the rest of the complex, adding something new to your workouts every day.

"Cat"

Place your feet slightly narrower than shoulder width. Shoulders are relaxed, lower your arms to the sides of your body. Taking a sharp breath, sit down shallowly. Turn the body to the right. Bend your elbows at the same time, clench your palms into fists. Slow exhalation, and you can return to the starting position. After this, the exercise is repeated on the left side. 12 sets of 8 exercises in both directions.

"Hug your shoulders"

We continue to study breathing according to Strelnikova. Asthma exercises are sure to include this series. Bend your elbows, raising them to shoulder level so that the left hand is above the right elbow and, accordingly, the right hand is above the left elbow. With a sharp inhalation, hug yourself without changing hands or crossing them. One hand will hug the shoulder, the second will be in the armpit. We return to the starting position with a slow exhalation. The series consists of 8 breath movements, approaches - 12.

"Head Turns"

Another exercise that is effective for asthma. Perform alternate turns of the head left and right - without delay, accompanying the movements with sharp breaths. Exhalation occurs through the open mouth involuntarily. 12 sets of 8 movements (break 4 seconds).

"Big Pendulum"

This exercise includes the previous two. First, we perform the movements from the “Pump”, after that, without taking a break, we perform the exercise “Hug your shoulders”. The exercise consists of 12 sets of 8 movements.

"Ears"

We begin to shake our heads: to the right - we reach the right shoulder, to the left - to the left. With every movement, a noisy sharp breath. Shoulders should not be raised, the body and neck are relaxed. The exercises included in the basic cycle: “Rolls”, “Steps”, “Pendulum with the head”, can be performed only after a good mastery of the first 8 exercises. This complex is shown as an effective method of treatment and prevention (in the absence of contraindications) for most people. Even pregnant women are shown to Strelnikova. Exercises for children, as well as for pregnant women, should be carried out under the supervision of a physician. For the prevention of diseases, classes are held in the mornings or in the evenings. After a busy day, they will help get rid of fatigue.

Breathing according to Strelnikova: exercises for bronchitis

Three main exercises are used to treat and prevent this serious disease: “Hug your shoulders”; "Eights"; "Pump". Such a complex contributes to a better sputum discharge, it stops coughing attacks, giving peace to the ligaments and bronchi. For everyone who is prone to frequent bronchitis, we recommend mastering breathing according to Strelnikova. The exercises are simple, but perform them strictly in accordance with the recommendations of the author of the complex.

What to do during a coughing fit with bronchitis? You should tilt your head down. Relax your neck muscles completely. Place your palms on your stomach on either side of your navel. When coughing and exhaling, push the stomach from top to bottom with a push. In this way you will help the diaphragm. As a result, mucus will come off easier.

Exercises for weight loss

We continue to tell you about breathing according to Strelnikova. Exercise for weight loss is likely to interest many of our readers. To achieve maximum effect, you should follow some rules:

The main focus is on the breath. It should be short, noisy, sharp, like a clap or a shot.
Exhalation - natural, hardly noticeable. Don't hold your breath as you exhale.

Do not forget about the basic rule on which Strelnikova's breathing is based. Exercises begin to be performed on inspiration. The main complex is performed four times for eight breaths. You can gradually increase the number of approaches.

Strelnikova's breathing is becoming very popular today. Weight loss exercises are a basic set of simple but effective movements. They can be performed by people with different levels of physical fitness. In addition, more complex exercises are also used for weight loss. They can be started after a long preparation. Start classes with the basics. They will allow you to achieve excellent results with regular and correct implementation.

At first, “Palms”, “Poles”, “Cat” are performed. Then “Big Pendulum”, “Hug Your Shoulders” are gradually added to them. A simple scheme is strictly observed - 4 sets of 8 breaths with a break of 3 seconds.

It has been empirically proven that breathing according to Strelnikova (exercises) is quite effective. Reviews of people who have mastered this technique suggest that regular exercise for weight loss helps to cure various diseases. The main principle of this technique is the use of abdominal breathing, while chest breathing is inhibited. In this case, the diaphragm is much more strained, its muscles are strengthened, and therefore the blood flow in the organs improves. This cleanses them of toxins and toxins. In addition, abdominal breathing increases lung capacity. After several months of constant exercise, it can be increased by 0.3 liters.

This gymnastics activates the following processes:

noticeably dulls the feeling of hunger;
improves the work of the digestive tract;
fat cells are actively split;
immunity is strengthened;
the work of the nervous system is normalized.

Breathing exercises according to Strelnikova: exercises for children

This unique technique is suitable for classes with children aged 3 years and older. These simple exercises can be performed by sick teenagers. Many note that the advantage of this complex is the ability to deal with it with the whole family. In the beginning (the first lesson with a child), three exercises will be enough. You should do it twice a day - before breakfast and after dinner.

Having mastered this simple breathing exercise, with regular exercises, you can get rid of various ailments that often affect children aged 3-7 years. It is they who often turn into a chronic form - tonsillitis, bronchitis, frequent colds.

So, with what movements does Strelnikova's breathing exercises recommend starting classes? The exercises are already familiar to you - “Palms”, “Pump”, “Purples”. This is the basis of the complex, to which more complex elements are gradually added. Having mastered them, you can conduct classes on the treatment and prevention of such serious diseases as bronchitis and asthma. It is better if the doctor conducts the first lesson.

Treatment for stuttering

The most effective exercises for the treatment of this pathology are "Hug your shoulders" and "Pump". With stuttering children they are carried out twice a day. These exercises are basic, but others can be added to the complex.

Speech therapists note that Strelnikova’s breathing exercises (exercises for children), for example, “Hug your shoulders”, contribute to the fact that the vocal cords in the larynx make an oncoming movement. The kid with classes helps them to close more closely. After two months of regular training, the child's breathing changes. It becomes deeper, the diaphragm and lung tissue are trained, the muscles of the nasopharynx are strengthened. A jet of air, passing through the larynx during exhalation, vibrates and massages the vocal cords, forcing them to close when pronouncing sounds.

Breathing according to Strelnikova (exercises for children) should be supplemented with classes with a speech therapist. In this case, the problem will be solved faster.

Breath from all diseases

Full breathing is the foundation of the basics for healing. And on this basis we can build the foundation of our health. One who has mastered full breathing and achieved a certain improvement in his energy, he has already become the master of the life force ki to a large extent, he has already awakened the healing power in himself. And then we must learn to dispose of this healing power at our will so that it brings us as much health as possible. Together with correct breathing, we can learn to consciously direct ki to diseased organs and heal them.

By doing energetic abdominal breathing, you have already mastered one method of controlling life energy. Having mastered full breathing, you gave life to your body, eliminated energy stagnation, created conditions for the exit of harmful energies from the body. Now, as long as you breathe with a full breath, there will be no obstacles in your body for the distribution of life force, for the natural course of energy flows, for healing with ki energy. So as long as you are breathing a full breath, the ki will heal you as you wish.

To enhance the healing effect of ki, another method of full breathing is used - cleansing breathing. This method allows you to improve the health of the whole body, awaken and cleanse every cell of harmful energies and allow the healing energy of ki to flow freely.

Exercise "Cleansing Breath"

Starting position: as in the exercise "Full breath".

Breathe in with a full breath. Hold your breath for a few seconds. Then fold your lips in a tube and stretch them out.

Forcefully exhale some air through pursed lips, then hold the exhalation for a second, and forcefully exhale some air again. So, in jerks, with stops, exhale all the air from the lungs. It is very important that the air is exhaled with force.

If you were tired before doing this exercise, you will feel an instant freshness, as if you had a good rest. It happened because you set in motion a healing energy that brings freshness and vigor.

This exercise prepared us for the direct work of healing diseases. It cleansed, refreshed the body and opened diseased organs to energy flows that are designed to heal diseases.

Now try to master special breathing exercises aimed at healing individual diseases.

Treatment of the lungs and respiratory tract

Starting position: sit in Turkish, or in the lotus position, or just on a chair, whichever is more convenient for you.

Put your hands on your knees. Close your eyes.

Take a very slow, smooth, calm breath, while relaxing the abdominal muscles. Then, without holding your breath, make a very sharp, strong exhalation, with a push, while sharply contracting the abdominal muscles so that the stomach retracts, pulling as close to the spine as possible. Take 10 such breaths and exhalations.

Take 10 such breaths and exhalations every day for a week. Next week, add 10 more inhales and exhales, then every week add 10 inhales and exhales until you reach 120. This is the maximum number of inhales and exhales you can do in this exercise.

Exercise relieves bronchospasm, relieves asthma attacks, clears the nasal passages. The one who does this exercise will never fall ill with pneumonia and tuberculosis - after all, the tops of the lungs with such breathing receive a sufficient amount of oxygen and vitality, and therefore stagnation does not form there and favorable conditions are not created for the reproduction of tuberculous bacilli. Consumption patients can be cured by this exercise. The work of the heart also returns to normal.

Treatment of headache, rheumatism and neuralgia

Starting position: sit in a comfortable position, close your eyes.

Bring together the tips of the little finger and the ring finger of the right hand and press them on the left nostril.

Slowly, calmly, silently inhale the air through the right nostril, without straining, so that it does not cause you any discomfort.

Then, without releasing your fingers from the left nostril, close the right nostril with the thumb of the same hand, lower your chin, pressing it tightly against your chest, and hold your breath for as long as you can.

When it becomes unbearable, release your fingers from the left nostril and exhale very quietly and slowly through it, while raising your head. The thumb still closes the right nostril. Gradually increase the duration of the breath hold.

Exercise also heals other types of pain if it is of nervous origin, as well as from the common cold, and destroys pathogens in the frontal sinuses.

Treatment of heart diseases

Starting position: Sit in a comfortable position.

With your mouth tightly closed, inhale slowly through both nostrils, smoothly, calmly and evenly, imagining how the air fills the entire space inside the chest from the throat to the heart. At the same time, the chest straightens out. While inhaling, imagine that the air is drawn into the chest not by the nose, but by the throat. Keeping your mouth closed may cause some slightly hissing sound in your throat. This sound should be quiet, monophonic and long enough.

After inhaling, hold your breath for as long as you can handle it without much discomfort. Then close the right nostril with the thumb of the right hand and exhale through the left nostril. Breathe in this way for as long as it seems comfortable for you.

Exercise also cures all diseases caused by insufficient oxygen intake.

Treatment of inflammation and fever

Starting position: stick out your tongue a little and roll it up.

Draw in air through your mouth until you hear a hissing sound. Hold your breath as long as you can without feeling any discomfort.

Exhale slowly through your nose, through both nostrils at the same time.

Perform the exercise in the morning 15-20 times.

Exercise purifies the blood. One who performs it regularly becomes insensitive to the action of poisons and even to snake bites.

Treatment of nerve diseases

Usually people breathe too fast and irregularly. It only contributes to nervous overexcitation. Starting position: Sit in a comfortable position. Breathe as you normally would and count your breaths.

Gradually slow down your breathing, bringing to 8-12 breaths per minute.

Continuing to breathe like this, count to 8 on the inhale and to 8 on the exhale, making sure that the inhale and exhale are the same length.

Such breathing brings harmony to the whole body of a person and calms his nerves. You will feel rested and calmed, everything that was boiling inside and tearing you apart will suddenly settle down and calm down, and all previously uncontrolled impulses will obey you.

Treatment of the stomach and intestines

Starting position: Sit in a comfortable position for you.

Close the right nostril with the thumb of the right hand and inhale very slowly through the left nostril. Then close the left nostril with the closed pads of the little finger and ring finger of the right hand. Hold the air for as long as you can, as long as it does not cause you great discomfort. Make sure that during the breath holding, the lungs stop their movement.

Now release your thumb and exhale very slowly.

Inhale through the right nostril, close it with your thumb and hold your breath again. Then release the ring finger and little finger from the left nostril and exhale slowly through the left nostril.

Do 10 of these exercises in the morning and 10 in the evening. From the next day, increase the number of exercises by one, and so on up to 20, and more if desired. When inhaling, imagine that health, love, joy enter you; while exhaling, imagine how evil, illness and all other bad qualities come out of you.

Exercise quickly cleanses energy, improves digestion and appetite, and as a result, it is good for many diseases.

Skin rejuvenation and treatment of its diseases

Starting position: stand up straight.

Raise your hands up and inhale with a full breath. Bend forward, trying to touch the floor in front of you with your fingers, and hold your breath for 12-13 seconds. Feel how blood rushes to your face, how warmth spreads throughout your body. Imagine how the skin of the face is filled with energy, becomes elastic, clean, healthy, how energy pouring over the edge smoothes wrinkles and takes away all waste, all diseases. Without straightening, bend your knees so that your head is closer to the floor.

Exhale with a full breath and straighten up, returning to the starting position. Repeat the exercise 5-6 times.

Exercise cures skin diseases, but even with healthy skin it is very useful, as it improves its condition, complexion and has a rejuvenating effect.

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Everyone knows the common phrase about how long a person can live without food, water and air. Without food and water - this is weeks and days, and without air - just over 5 minutes. Not everyone knows, but this is a fact - the daily consumption of water and food by a person is 3-4 kg., And air - about 20 kilograms. Such arithmetic, at least, makes one think about the role of breathing in the functioning of the human body, and after thinking hard, we suddenly realize that elementary knowledge about human breathing is not enough for analysis and conclusions.

So, more specifically about the features of breathing, its role and ways of influencing the human body. Why does the human body consume about 20 kilograms of air daily, what processes and organs of our body function thanks to breathing, how can human breathing be used in everyday life, prevention and treatment of diseases? - When breathing in the air, a person inhales 21.3% oxygen, 0.3% carbon dioxide, and the exhaled air contains 16.3% oxygen, 4.0% carbon dioxide. This is how the main function of human respiration is realized - gas exchange, that is, the supply of oxygen and the removal of carbon dioxide.

In addition, the composition of the air includes nitrogen - 79%, argon - 1%, other inert gases in small quantities, as well as the energy of the Universe, which saturates the human body during breathing. In the process of respiration, nitrogen is absorbed by the body, decomposing to molecular nitrogen, that is, a person not only breathes nitrogen, but also feeds on it. Argon increases the body's resistance to oxygen deficiency. Due to oxygen in the human body, almost all reactions of transformation and metabolism occur, energy is released. In the process of breathing, decay products, including carbon dioxide, are formed, which are excreted from the body.

Contrary to popular belief, carbon dioxide is no less necessary for the human body than oxygen, since it performs a regulatory function, and oxygen is just an energy material. Human breathing is a bridge, a direct connection between the physical and energy-informational body. Breathing is a reflection of the internal state of a person, the general state of the body. Therefore, with the help of breathing, you can diagnose some indicators of health, emotional state, and also effectively change them using special breathing techniques. Proper breathing of a person starts the mechanism of self-healing, and you get access to inexhaustible sources of energy, which ultimately allows you to improve the quality of life, change the fate of a person for the better. As it turns out, breathing is not just a breath, but a powerful and effective tool for achieving well-being in all areas of life. The life of a person depends on the functioning of the respiratory organs, who for the most part is not burdened with knowledge about breathing, and therefore his life in terms of breathing depends on uncontrolled situations and unplanned accidents. But without knowledge, planning and control are impossible, so we will try to fill this gap.

Human respiration is a continuous process of providing the body with oxygen and removing carbon dioxide in accordance with its needs. The regulation of gas exchange during respiration is carried out with the help of neurons of the central nervous system interacting with the respiratory center of the medulla oblongata. When breathing, oxygen first enters the lungs, is carried by the blood and other body fluids to the cells to participate in oxidative processes. The carbon dioxide formed during the oxidation process is partially absorbed by the body to meet its needs within the required concentration (6.0-6.5% in the blood), and the excess enters the liquid media of the human body, which delivers carbon dioxide to the lungs to remove it. while exhaling. In addition, the human respiratory organs provide thermoregulation and water metabolism (in the process of breathing, water evaporates from the surface of the lungs, which ensures cooling of the blood and the human body), and gaseous metabolic products are also excreted when inhaled.

Gas exchange during respiration can be conditionally divided into several stages:

between the atmosphere and the lungs, when in the process of breathing oxygen enters the alveoli of the lungs;
gas exchange between the lungs and blood, when venous blood with an excess of carbon dioxide and a lack of oxygen enters the lungs, is enriched with oxygen, turns into arterial blood. Excess carbon dioxide is transferred to the alveoli and excreted from the human body during breathing;
transportation of gas by blood, when during breathing, arterial blood enriched with oxygen transports it to the organs of the human body, and carbon dioxide from tissue cells enters the blood, turning it into venous;
internal (tissue) respiration, when oxygen consumption by cells also occurs. Tissue respiration is carried out with the help of capillaries of the systemic circulation in the tissues, when the blood supplies oxygen, receiving carbon dioxide.

The process of human breathing can be controlled if you practice breathing according to special techniques in order to increase the efficiency of the functioning of some systems or organs. In everyday life, the human body carries out self-regulation of breathing. The criterion for the impact on the respiratory system is the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. To do this, in the respiratory center there is a center of inhalation and exhalation. During normal breathing, the inspiratory center sends a signal to the respiratory muscles and stimulates contraction, which leads to an increase in the volume of the chest and air enters the lungs. With an increase in lung volume, stretch receptors in the walls of the lungs are stimulated, which give an impulse to the expiratory center. This center suppresses the inhalation center, the respiratory muscles relax, exhalation is carried out.

If, for example, the human body, during physical exertion, begins to intensively absorb oxygen and, as a result, release a lot of carbon dioxide, this leads to the formation of carbonic acid in the blood, and lactic acid in the muscles. These acids excite the respiratory center, and the depth and frequency of breathing increase, providing a balance of gas exchange. In large vessels extending from the heart, there are receptors that respond to a decrease in the oxygen content in the blood, stimulating the respiratory center to increase the respiratory rate. Such a system of self-regulation of breathing makes it possible to ensure the functioning of all systems and organs, regardless of the conditions in which a person breathes.

§2. Human respiratory system
When is carbon dioxide more important than oxygen?

Human breathing is the result of a coordinated interaction between the respiratory system, the respiratory muscles and the respiratory center. The lungs are the main organ of the respiratory system, the respiratory system also includes the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchi. When breathing, air first of all enters the nasal cavity, rises up through the nasal openings, then, descending down, enters the nasopharyngeal cavity.

In the nasal cavity, the air is warmed and humidified. After passing the nasopharynx and larynx, the air enters the trachea, which, with the help of the villi of the ciliated epithelium, traps and removes dust particles and other solid substances. Further, the trachea is divided into two tubes, called bronchi, which end in bronchioles, located already directly in the lungs. Thus, when breathing, due to the organs of the respiratory system, the air is humidified, heated, filtered, solid inclusions are brought out.

The mechanism of human breathing is realized with the help of the diaphragm and rib muscles. The diaphragm is a muscular septum that separates the chest and abdominal cavities, its function during breathing is to create positive pressure in the abdominal cavity and negative pressure in the chest. The intercostal muscles, due to the turn of the ribs to the sides and slightly upwards, and the changes in the volume of the chest, ensure the process of inhalation and exhalation during breathing.

The article has already mentioned the respiratory center, which provides a balance in the content of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood during human breathing, which is more sensitive to changes in the concentration of carbon dioxide than oxygen. The recommended ratio of carbon dioxide and oxygen in venous blood is 1.5:1.0 (oxygen 4.0-4.5%, carbon dioxide 6.0-7.0%). It's not a mistake in a healthy person, carbon dioxide should be one and a half times more than oxygen!

During medical examinations, it was found that in elderly people, in a static state, the blood contains 3.5-4.5% carbon dioxide, and in young people - 6.0-6.5%, that is, a difference of 1.5 times. The reason is that the breathing of a person in old age (frequent, deep, with shortness of breath) contributes to the leaching of carbon dioxide, and the rhythmic breathing of young, healthy people keeps it within the normal range. How to explain the fact that when the content of carbon dioxide in the atmospheric air is 0.3%, in human blood it should be 6.0%? - Yes, the air that a person breathes now contains 0.3% carbon dioxide, and the ancient air of our planet did not contain oxygen and was supersaturated with carbon dioxide, and the body of ancient animals was created by nature taking into account this indicator. The organism of modern animals and humans is built and functions according to the matrix of ancient animals stored in the genetic memory and uses the same mechanisms for regulating the ratio and presence of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood. And man, as a part of nature, according to its laws, follows the path of evolution of his species - from a cellular creature in the womb to a highly developed person. The same evolution occurs with gas exchange - in the blood of the fetus there is 2 times more carbon dioxide, and 4 times less oxygen than in an adult.

What role do carbon dioxide and oxygen play in the functioning of the human body? - The human body receives carbon dioxide during the breakdown of food, especially carbohydrate, during oxidation with the help of oxygen, carbon dioxide is formed in the tissues of the body - this is its main source, since when breathing, a person can receive only 0.3% from the air. Carbon dioxide is a raw material for the human body, and oxygen is an energy component.

The role of carbon dioxide in the human body:

is an important component in the humoral mechanism of respiration regulation;
changes KShchR - the most important factor of health;
is a natural vasodilator;
the supply of oxygen to cells depends on it, since hemoglobin gives off oxygen only in the presence of a standard concentration of carbon dioxide. So that, oxygen starvation is a lack of carbon dioxide, not oxygen;
participates in the distribution of sodium ions in the tissues of the body;
affects the activity of enzymes and the permeability of cell membranes;
the concentration of carbon dioxide is directly proportional to the intensity of the functioning of the digestive glands;
is a vasodilator;
calms the nervous system;
involved in the synthesis of amino acids.

If we add to this that the brain regulates the frequency of breathing according to the level of carbon dioxide, tk. to a change in oxygen concentration within 20%, the body practically does not react, and the same manipulations with carbon dioxide within 0.1% lead to a sharp reaction from the respiratory center to return the concentration to normal, it can be concluded that with therapeutic breathing, used for healing carbon dioxide is more important than oxygen, due to its priority in the regulation of vital functions. All life on the planet exists thanks to these two components. Without oxygen, there is no life, as well as without carbon dioxide, which indicates their equivalence.

§3. Types of human breath

Although there are many breathing exercises and practices currently in use, they are all based on several types of breathing:

1. Lower (diaphragmatic), middle (costal), upper (clavicular), complete (mixed). Their difference lies in the fact that each type of breathing is used to ventilate a separate section of the lungs.

1.1 Diaphragmatic breathing is carried out with the contraction of the diaphragm, the muscles of the abdominal cavity. On inspiration, when the diaphragm is lowered, negative pressure in the chest rises, the lower part of the lungs is filled with air. When inhaling, intra-abdominal pressure rises, the abdominal wall protrudes. On exhalation, the abdominal wall returns to its normal position, and the diaphragm rises, the lower part of the lungs and partially the middle part are ventilated.

1.2 Costal breathing is carried out with the help of intercostal muscles, while the chest rises slightly, expands to the sides and slightly upwards, the middle part of the lungs is ventilated.

1.3 With clavicular breathing, respiratory movements occur in the process of raising the clavicles and shoulders up, while the chest is motionless, the diaphragm is somewhat retracted. The upper part of the lungs is ventilated, a little average.

1.4 Full breathing is a combination of the three previous types of breathing, it provides uniform ventilation of the entire volume of the lungs.

2. Deep and slow, deep and frequent, shallow and slow, shallow and rapid breathing.

2.1 Deep and slow breathing, during which the breath is slow, somewhat stretched. Such breathing relaxes the body, is used to neutralize uncomfortable conditions, negative emotions.

2.2 Deep and rapid breathing. Twice as often and deeper than natural breathing, used in breathing practices to connect with the unconscious complex.

2.3 Shallow and slow breathing. It is used in breathing practices for a gradual, gentle exit from them.

2.4 Shallow and rapid breathing. It is used to overcome negative experiences, as an effective help with a maximum of emotions in order to get rid of them.

3. Forward and reverse breathing.

3.1 Direct breathing is a natural type of breathing that is used by a person in everyday life.

3.2 Reverse breathing is characterized by movements of the abdomen that are opposite to natural, used occasionally, for example, when performing hard work. When you inhale, the lower abdomen tenses, tightens, and the diaphragm goes down, which allows air to fill the lungs. When you exhale, the abdomen relaxes, the diaphragm rises, removing air from the lungs. When lifting weights, a person breathes so unconsciously, since reverse breathing allows you to receive significant physical resources.

§four. How to breathe correctly?

Are there examples of correct breathing in our life, its visual demonstration? - You can observe the correct breathing in animals, babies, a sleeping person (if he is healthy, sober, “not refreshed” before going to bed with a fair amount of food). The secret of this phenomenon lies in the fact that they all breathe according to the algorithm laid down in them by Nature. The physiology of animals functions only according to the laws of nature - the camel does not eat meat, and the lion does not eat thorns. And so they live, not forgetting to drink water, accelerating their breathing on the hunt, breathing measuredly in a dream. Animals are incredibly lucky, because they don’t fry food in restaurants in the most unthinkable combinations, desserts, cocktails, whiskey are also not for them, breathing cycles and rhythms correspond to natural ones, so animals do not suffer from human diseases.

Follow the breathing of the little man in the cradle - he breathes with his stomach, and his chest is motionless. When he grows up, his body will be pulled into corsets, belts, restricting his breathing, a sea of negative emotions, a cult of food, will fall on him. Measured, free breathing will turn into frequent, shallow, washing out carbon dioxide from tissues and blood, provoking illness. It is even easier with a sleeping person - consciousness is turned off and the brain regulates the stability of gas exchange in the human body through the respiratory center.

How to breathe correctly? - Master the skills to retain carbon dioxide in the body. This phrase could begin and end the article, since it contains the meaning and purpose of breathing, if it convinced you that it is effective, quite accessible, and therefore possible. So let's continue. Everything, indeed, is extremely simple - a slow, shallow breath, holding the breath, slowly, shallowly exhale. The exhalation is longer than the inhalation (1:2), and the breath holding is equal in time to the length of the inhalation. Extended exhalation and holding the breath - this is the way to keep carbon dioxide in the body. The ratio in the respiratory cycle: inhalation - breath holding - exhalation - 1-1-2. Start with a breath of 2 seconds and your breath cycle in seconds will look like this - 2-2-4, gradually increase the time of inhalation and exhalation.

Your goal is to ensure that there are no more than 8 such breathing cycles per minute, and then 7, 6, 5. Do not be alarmed, yogis manage only 1-2 cycles per minute and feel quite good. In an adult, there are 12 such cycles and carbon dioxide is always washed out, so 8 cycles are not a theory, but the harsh truth of life. You can also pause while exhaling. To master this type of breathing faster, with a pause on the exhale, exhale before inhaling. This allows you to easily and smoothly move on to the next cycle as pre-exhalation relieves excessive excitation of the respiratory center, eliminating the failure in the rhythm of breathing after its delay.

Practice your chosen type of breathing constantly - at home, at work, in transport. One day, when you get distracted from the control of breathing, and then return to control, you will notice that the body is regularly working out the given program. Over time, he will “write” this algorithm into his respiratory functions. This is not a joke - all body functions can be trained and programmed. You can check the effectiveness of your efforts in this way: take a deep breath and exhale slowly. A good result is 35 seconds for men, 25 seconds for women.

Holding your breath can be done in one cycle of inhalation and exhalation, but to make an informed decision, you need to know this. When you hold your breath while inhaling, more blood enters the lungs and heart, the ventilated surface of the lungs increases, as a result of which the transition of oxygen into the blood is carried out more efficiently. Carbon dioxide is not removed (breath-holding), accumulates in the blood, contributing to its acidification and increased release of oxygen by hemoglobin. Conclusion - by holding your breath while inhaling, you contribute to the saturation of the body with oxygen, stimulate gas exchange.

While holding the breath on exhalation, the flow of blood to the heart, on the contrary, decreases and the heart begins to contract idle (not enough blood) - this negatively affects the functioning of the circulatory system. The lungs also receive little blood, their ventilated surface decreases (since the lungs are compressed). The concentration of carbon dioxide sharply increases in the blood, the blood becomes acidic, the concentration of hydrogen ions sharply increases, and this is a sure sign of saturation of the body with electrons, i.e. energy. Holding your breath while exhaling stimulates your energy, but first “consult” with your heart so as not to aggravate heart problems, if any.

Never hold your breath at the maximum inhalation and exhalation, the recommended rate is 70-80% of the maximum. If the breath is held at the maximum inspiration, then this threatens with stretching of the lung tissue. When inhaling, diaphragmatic breathing should be used more. Holding your breath at maximum exhalation is a guarantee of an unbalanced work of the heart. For a weak heart, use minimal breath holding. On exhalation, it is also necessary to work more with the diaphragm.

If you did not pay attention, then I repeat - it is recommended to breathe with the help of the diaphragm while inhaling and exhaling. this is the basis of proper breathing. Such breathing is also called the lymphatic heart, as it promotes the pumping of liquid media, massage of the internal organs is performed, blood circulation of the pelvic, abdominal cavity and legs is normalized. In the presence of a "belly" and the absence of a press, you will not breathe much, so urgently acquire a press, based on the elimination of the belly. Enthusiasm and skills on this thorny path will be added to you by articles on our website:.

It is necessary to breathe through the nose, since in this case the air is filtered and heated, but this is not a dogma. With significant physical exertion, to restore breathing, breathing through the mouth is allowed. In addition, some breathing practices use mouth breathing. When breathing through the nose, oxygen ionization occurs, due to which biochemical processes involving oxygen in the lungs take place at a higher quality level. When breathing through the nose, oxygen reserves are created in the brain, which enters the brain through the frontal ethmoid sinuses. Breathing through the nose is also preferable because it contains receptors that control the rhythm of breathing and the tone of the muscles of the bronchi.

The rule is caution. Of course, you remember the grim statistics of how long a person can live without food, water and breath. It turns out that with improper nutrition in the same time frame (1-2 months), symptoms of diseases will appear, the same experiments with water will “reward” you with symptoms of the disease in a week, with breathing it’s completely sad - retribution comes in 5 minutes. Therefore, having decided to improve your health with the help of breathing, carefully study the theory of breathing, its technique, warnings and contraindications, do not set yourself goals in the form of achievements and records.

The process of mastering breathing should be phased, gradual, and you will be happy in the form of a healthy spirit in a healthy body, pleasant changes in fate, harmonious communication with the outside world. There are also breathing techniques that provide access to the possibilities of the subtle world. God save you from these experiments. As the saying goes: "Entrance-ruble, exit-one hundred." For an unprepared person, the "exit" is very unlikely and death is not the worst of the options.

§5. Secrets of Effective Breath Healing

A person who has mastered proper breathing automatically starts the mechanism of self-healing. The trigger mechanism is an increase in the energy of the body, which until then was only enough for the processing of substances entering the body and their utilization. Nobody knows what the process of self-healing is yet, since the human body is a super-complex system, knowledge about which is now scanty, it remains only to state the existence of the phenomenon of self-healing. With proper breathing, and if you still eat right and drink water, then diseases gradually leave the body. To get rid of specific diseases, there are many methods of effective treatment with breathing.

What is the difference? - Combinations of different types of breathing. In more detail, you already know about the functions of gas exchange, as well as what type of breathing ventilates one or another part of the lungs, how it affects various functions of the body, that is, you can consciously plan the result by choosing the appropriate combination of types of breathing. This is theoretical, but in practice you use a list of diseases, the prevention and treatment of which is provided by a specific method of therapeutic breathing. In addition, the air contains not only oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, but also vital energy (prana). Prana is the energy that is contained in everything that exists in the universe. Spirit, life, energy, power are forms of prana. Physical energies (magnetism, heat, light, gravity), vibrating energies are also prana. Prana is a bridge, a thin thread between the physical and spiritual body. When this connection breaks, the spiritual body leaves the physical, death occurs, i.e. breath is life.

A person is endowed with the ability to volitionally direct vital energy to problem areas of the body. With the help of breathing, you can regulate the psycho-emotional state of a person, and since negative emotions destroy the body, there is a need to neutralize them. Since the psycho-emotional state is closely related to breathing, by changing the rhythm of breathing (breathing rhythms can be consciously regulated by a person), negative emotions can be neutralized. That is, any violation in the body changes the rhythm of breathing, but there is also a feedback - by restoring the rhythm of breathing, you restore the normal functioning of the body. For example, a person in anger throws out negative energy with a powerful exhalation, and a weak breath leads to a loss of the ability to adequately perceive information. You can suppress anger by restoring the normal rhythm of breathing by taking a full breath.

Mastering healing breathing, you will have to deal with very brief formulations, without additional explanations. For example: “When you inhale, you feel the coolness of the air, while exhaling, you concentrate on relaxing the muscles of the lower leg, mentally direct it to the muscle, feeling warm.” What is the point here? - In breathing practices, different roles are assigned to inhalation and exhalation. Inhalation is life, a universal beginning, filling with energy, peace, love, the ability to take (responsibility), a feeling of coolness, mobilization, muscle tension. Exhalation is death, the end of everything, getting rid of unpleasant memories, negativity, neutralizes negative emotions, has a calming effect, relaxes muscles, gives a feeling of warmth. The role of inhalation and exhalation is interpreted on the basis of the psychophysiology of breathing, that is, when performing exercises, one should concentrate on muscle tension during inhalation, and for relaxation, on exhalation.

All methods of therapeutic breathing can be divided into several subgroups according to the complexity of execution and the amount of use of certain functions and properties of the human body:

1. Methods of therapeutic breathing with various combinations of its types (for example, the Buteyko method, breathing exercises by Strelnikova).

2. Combination of therapeutic breathing, consciousness, body. This method is more difficult to master, requires great concentration on the balance in the interaction of the body, breath and consciousness (for example, qigong, Norbekov's breathing).

3. Techniques based on achieving an altered state of consciousness, using circulation breathing (the effect of hyperventilation of the lungs), while breathing, work is carried out with a positive attitude, human sensations are used to gain access to consciousness. The connection of breath and consciousness, in an altered state, allows you to get rid of the burden of past experiences, mental trauma (for example, rebirthing, holotropic breathing). These are very complex and not entirely safe techniques due to manipulations with the brain, not always predictable results and consequences. Therefore, their use is recommended only under the guidance of a Guru. Look for a Guru, not an instructor, as random people sometimes assign this title to themselves. However, the Guru must also have a good reputation and recommendations.

As for the first two subgroups of therapeutic breathing, their effectiveness has been proven by mass application, with positive results, and you can easily understand their principles if you carefully read this article. The most well-known technique from the first subgroup of therapeutic breathing is the Buteyko method, or VLHD (volitional elimination of deep breathing, with periodic breath holdings on exhalation). I focus your attention - deep and frequent, then you will understand why. With deep and frequent breathing, an imbalance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body occurs, the acid-base balance is disturbed, and oxygen starvation increases. Hyperventilation of the lungs during such breathing contributes to the loss of carbon dioxide, produces bronchospasm and more than 150 diseases, including "incurable" - asthma and hypertension, from which VLHD relieves a person.

But in any situation there are meticulous and principled people who will definitely ask the question: “How do you explain the facts of effective treatment of hypertension with deep breathing?” And the essence is in the nuance - for commercial and advertising purposes, it is only about deep breathing, and not about deep and frequent, since deep, smooth and rhythmic breathing is the correct breathing of a person, which saturates the body with oxygen, and its ratio with carbon dioxide is regulated respiratory center. Hence the effect when changing deep, frequent breathing (oxygen starvation, decrease in carbon dioxide concentration) to deep, smooth, rhythmic (normalization of gas exchange balance).

When asked about the reasons for the effectiveness of these two, absolutely opposite types of breathing, specialists answer somewhat vaguely, saying that the balance of gas exchange is not decisive in the treatment of hypertension and that there are deeper factors of influence. Deeper is, most likely, prana. If you remember, the human body, with proper breathing, is enriched not only with oxygen, but also with prana (universal life energy). Hypertension is not only a narrowing of blood vessels, the causes of hypertension can be diseases of certain organs and functions of the body.

Disease of the organs due to improper breathing (for example, the liver) is always a decrease in their energy, blood circulation. To restore blood circulation, the body is forced to increase blood pressure - hypertension occurs. As soon as the body begins to be enriched with prana, the energy of the organs rises, due to which the disease factors are eliminated, blood circulation is restored, gas exchange is restored - hypertension disappears.

Take any information consciously, if there is an economic interest, be very careful, refer to the primary sources. And yet, each method of breathing treatment may have contraindications, so all methods of therapeutic breathing always begin with a study of the list of contraindications. If you do not know anything about your health indicators, then it's time to consult a doctor.

The M.Norbekov system (Norbekov's breathing), which belongs to the 2nd subgroup of therapeutic breathing, allows you to restore mobility and flexibility of the body, as well as disruption of connections in the energy field, and effectively raise the energy level of the body. Such a program is implemented due to the fact that the functions of our body contain the possibility of self-healing, and a person is endowed with the ability to activate this process, since his physical body is energetically connected with the psyche, emotions, and spiritual body. To start the mechanism of self-healing, a complex is used, consisting of physical exercises, Norbekov's breathing, energy breathing, and, very importantly, a method has been developed to introduce a person into a special psychological state called the Norbekov mood. The mood of Norbekov has another name - the image of youth and health (OMZ), against which the classes are held.

What is OMZ? - Each of us has events and feelings (as a rule, in youth) when you are in the power of spiritual uplift, you feel with every cell of your body the strength and health seething in it, that at the moment everything is working out, and the future is fine. Such a state is always accompanied by side events - it can be a sound, a smell, a flowering meadow. If you practice well, then you will develop a thought form, sensations that give your soul a holiday. For the author of the book “Experience of a Fool or the Key to Enlightenment” - it was the cry of a donkey, but for example, for me it is the melody of a popular song. After long trainings and classes, my personal image of OMZ was firmly entrenched in my mind. Now, without any effort, just by turning on this melody, without a long entry into OMZ, I feel a surge of energy and health.

What to look for when performing this complex? - Performing physical exercises, pay 90% of your attention to yourself, and not to the mechanics of exercises. This complex, as well as the physical exercises included in it, have the status of energy practice. Therefore, it is necessary to follow the breath, concentrating attention on it, if you work with some organ, then concentrate on it. That is, first of all, you work with breathing, energy thought forms and thoughts (a thought is also a clot of energy).

Sometimes you have to read articles and watch videos where the "Eye of the Renaissance" ("Five Tibetans") complex is presented as a set of movements. The benefit is zero. Therefore, if you do not find such recommendations in such methods, put the article or book aside. Caution - in these complexes, "breathing" through some organ is sometimes practiced in order to increase its energy. Never practice such breathing through the heart and brain.

When, in the process of healing breathing, you begin to get rid of diseases, you will definitely have to go through healing crises. This is the process of getting diseases out of your body, but in reverse, at a faster rate. The process is not very pleasant, but it is better if you are aware of it and are ready to go through it without fear and disappointment. And better - relax, because you get rid of diseases. So much more practical. This topic is well described by G. Malakhov.

Will these skills and knowledge be useful in everyday life? - I once read the recommendations "How to fall asleep faster." I read - inhale - pause - exhale, exhale is longer than inhale and added: "For some reason, after that I quickly and imperceptibly fall into a dream," but you know why. By the way, I read another recommendation - closing your eyes, with an interval of 10-15 seconds, open them for a moment until you fall asleep. I tried it, and for some reason quickly and imperceptibly began to sink into sleep. Sweet dreams, companions.

If you run (to improve your health, don't think anything bad), then you are familiar with the appearance of a second wind, its arrival can be accelerated by holding your breath. For example, if headaches begin, I begin to breathe with an extended breath hold. Works better than tablets. You already know about emotions, they are reflected in our breathing, change your breathing - emotion will disappear. During a conversation with a person on whom the solution of some of your problems depends, try to adjust the rhythm of your breathing to the rhythm of the interlocutor's breathing, as well as his manner of sitting, talking, gestures and facial expressions. The solution to the problem is guaranteed to you - NLP is called.

In conclusion. Why are we taught all our lives, obliging us to comprehend knowledge that we will never need and on which our life does not depend at all. Reinforced concrete fact - a person cannot live without breathing, but no one requires us to learn to breathe. Apparently, this is not economically feasible. But it's not expedient for you, it's just quite expedient for you. Did you know that the most successful people on the planet "didn't graduate from universities". Self-educated, but only in applied disciplines. Therefore, apparently, they succeeded. Learn to breathe!

It's all! There will be no detailed, step-by-step instructions on the methods of therapeutic breathing, since with the volume of our article, this is counterproductive. Each person is unique in terms of their health, and in a short article one can only give recommendations on how to individually select suitable methods and convince you to engage in self-education and the practice of therapeutic breathing. In detail, step by step, taking into account your health indicators, you can plan all stages of healing with healing breathing by studying books and articles by famous healers.

General information about breathing

First of all, the flow of air entering the body meets the nasal cavity. Anatomically, the nose is considered (Fig. 1) as external and internal (nasal cavity).

Rice. 1. Internal nose with three nasal passages: a - front view; b - side view (three nasal passages are visible; arrows indicate the air path through them)