Siete sicuri di saper respirare?

Il respiro è l’anima della vita. Tutto respira. La Terra respira.

And now I ask you: "Are you sure you know how to breathe?”

Respirare è molto di più di un atto meccanico. Respirare è saper godere appieno delle emozioni della vita. The truth is that the frenzy of daily life has now overwhelmed us by dragging us like in a vortex, senza respiro, indifference, nell’ansietà…

Now stop, and look at this picture. E 'Earth, we, we will in the universe, the immense sky ... and now breathe, e respirate, e respirate… I did seriously, with a technique that takes the name of rebirthing. I wanted to delve into this topic for a long time, but as with everything that I tell, I had to live it, so it was. I can only tell you that, breathing led by experienced friends, I did like the feeling of wandering in space, a strong emotion that can not be explained in words, you can only live.

Rebirthing (rebirth): deep breathing technique guided by a rebirther (professional who has attended a course of rebirthing). It improves the oxygenation of the body's cells by slowing down muscle tension by bringing out repressed thoughts and emotions.

Let us pause a moment and take breath.

The paradox of our time is that… we laugh very little, suffer from insomnia, and we wake up tired. These are times of quick meals and slow digestion. George Carlin

Breath is life ...

di Manuela Preatoni

Breath is life, the breath is a loyal friend who accompanies us throughout life, come into the world with the first breath and we go with the last.

In our life we ​​can say we all, and yet, believe me when I tell you that most of us can not breathe.

We we put in our body the bare minimum to survive, but there is much more energy ... Oxygen is vital, energy that moves and stretches out to stimulate each of us, regenerating heart, soul, and body.

Our life is made up of emotions, dreams, jewels, but alas, even pain, sufferings and defeats. Whenever we live in one of these experiences, Think about it, we hold our breath, resist, not manifest, because it is not good nor cry, nor rejoice… and here we begin to breathe evil.

It 's so that our natural way of breathing is changed, from our repressed emotions, rhythms of a life of breath, from the stresses and frustrations. So our breath loses vitality, it loses its regenerating properties, is no longer spontaneous and liberating, and remains trapped in armor created from stiff muscles.

Without realizing it, we lose its beneficial effects.

Il respiro…

• Strengthens the immune system.
• Reduces fatigue and stress by decreasing cortisol and blood lactate (stress hormones). The effect that flows from it is to liberate the latent energies enhancing the status of mental vitality.
• It’ Detoxifying: the 70% of body toxins are released in the exhalation reducing acidity in the blood and thus favoring the functionality of the kidneys.
• It increases the production of endorphins, the hormone of happiness, creating psychophysical relaxation, with a state of general well-being and sense of fullness and satisfaction.
• Intervenes in the regulation of the endocrine system.
• Free from emotional tensions.

These are just some of the benefits of a good and healthy breathing.

Have you ever watched as a child to breathe 3-4 age? His breathing is free, full, we have an expansion of the rib cage is both the abdomen, energy through the whole body without finding barriers. Try to observe an adult, unlikely to have a complete breathing, you will notice that prioritize, unknowingly a part of the trunk, and above will not be a harmonious breath, but broken, short, light, sometimes almost imperceptible.

• We were able to breathe, but now the time has come to re-learn… Let's get to with a short exercise:

Set aside 10 minutes per day. Sit, seduti o sdraiati, in a quiet place if possible. Close your eyes and begin to breathe normally paying attention to your breath, observing where your energy comes not, trying to perceived tensions in the body, pain, feelings, emotions…

Then dare a little 'slightly increasing the inhalation, do not overdo it. Even if you feel that there is no longer a place you'll be amazed how much more air we can introduce. Try to make your breathing as complete and uniform as possible, without resistance, and unstrained. Observe your body still, your feelings, the small changes that take place… Relax and begin to familiarize yourself with your best friend.

At the end you will experience a state of well-being, lightness, a sense of release from tension and stress… And think that you have only breathed for 10 minutes.

There are techniques (Rebirthing, Breathwork…) which offer much longer and more intense breathing sessions, but that require preparation, and, top, the presence of a supervisor. But for now, let's stop here, begin to approach a healthy breathing and conscious with this simple exercise, to see if this amazing world we can fascinate ...

Good breathing at all!

Manuela Preatoni  
Physiopter therapist E-mail: manu.marco@alice.it

Giuliano Di Betta 
Rebirther 

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