True or False?
“The process of breathing is the most accurate metaphor we
have for the way that we personally approach life, how we live our lives, and
how we react to the inevitable changes that life brings us.”
-------- Donna Farhi “The Breathing Book”
Discussion of Farhi's quote and review of 'homework' (next time you are in a state of 'crisis' or 'tight spot')
Some popular references to the breath:
“A breath of fresh air”
“You take my breath away”
“I couldn’t catch my breath”
“Simply breathtaking!”
“She was breathing down my neck”
“I need some breathing room”
“I breathed a sign of relief”
“’I’m taking a breather”
Breath as Spirit/Soul and some examples from other cultures:
Greek – psychie pneuma = breath/spirit/soul
Latin – anima spiritus = breath/soul
Japanese – ki = air/spirit
Sanscrit – prana = vital life force
Chinese – “of the conscious self or heart”
Breathing Exercise at Wall - finding more breathing room. What it actually feels like. We also touched on the primary and secondary muscles of respiration.
Breathing meditation - notice the breath, the length of the inhale and exhale, the texture of the breath, the qualites of your breath.
“Since it is naturally inside you, you do not have to seek
outside for it”
----Master Great Nothing of Sung-Shan, Taoist Canon on Breathing
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