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Post edited 8:06 pm – January 16, 2012 by T. Lavon Lawrence

V-ZONE said:

Hi,

 

I've tried out the breathing technique. i have some questions to ask you about it.

 

1.How do i know if i'm breathing like a balloon? i breathe in and feel/imagine that the bottom part of my lungs is expanding first and the top and imagine/feel the top part contracts first as it lets out the air.

when exhaling, do i have to hold the bottom part expanded and let the top contract? i purposely hold the bottom in the expanded position…it feels more like i'm pushing my belly outwards trying to create the feeling rather than the lungs…

same for inhaling, seems as though i'm pushing my belly outwards first to create the feeling of lower lungs expanding first. is it correct?

i mean .. how will i ever know?! do i have to place my hands on my chest to feel which part is expanding and contracting in order to follow the balloon style?

but i do get the FEEL. but i don't know if it's the lungs or me pushing the belly and the chest to create the feeling…

please advice.

 

2.When doing the exercise, after a few breathes, i felt like my whole body was shivering… BUT IT WAS NOT MOVING OR SHAKING physically. i could only feel it. i felt like… i don't know how to explain.. but it wasn't so pleasant… it was a bit overwhelming… like something happening in my arms legs and entire body… tingling sensation… i felt like FAINTING… but i didn't. the feeling was and is still there when i take a few deep breaths… is it normal? or? it is so wierd… tingling all over the body… and overwhelming…

Hey, V-zone–

Sorry it''s taken a bit to answer but I''ve been in Las Vegas working a big show.

If you' become a subscriber (it doesn''t cost anything – you should do it), then you'll find a full webinar on that one technique.

Don''t read too much into the details of the breathing technique.  If I could simplify the concept for you I''d try to convey the idea of starting the breath with the area at the top of your tummy as opposed to centering on the top of your diaphragm (chest).

It seems awkward at first, but you will be cruising along with ease in quick order.

The purpose of the balloon technique is to give your Attention something to focus on other than chaotic, mechanical mental noise that would otherwise have exclusive play in the moment.

When you''re working on doing something different with your breathing (doing so consciously in order to control the physical effort), you''ll find it easier to detach yourself from the insidious grip of mental distraction.

- and NO, you are not to "IMAGINE" anything about your breath or balloons or anything else.  Decline to participate in any thinking or self-conversation/internal dialogue.

FEELING A BIT DIZZY OR GIDDY?

Well, you are probably getting more oxygen during this technique than you''re used to, being that most of your day is taken up by shallow, tense breathing that deprives you of energizing oxygen.  

As you improve your conscious control of Attention from moment to moment throughout the day, you''ll begin a 'conscious habit' of taking deeper, refreshing breaths in order to keep from feeling unnecessarily tired.

Of course, if you think you''re getting too much oxygen, just slow your breathing while keeping it deep and even.  No need to overdo it.