Breathwork
has been used for thousands of years to access the stillness that exists beyond
/ behind the thinking mind. When you reach stillness, you also reach your
memories that sit in the muscles and nervous system. These can be difficult to
access otherwise.
The
Breathwork technique I teach in groups and privately is called ecstatic breathwork.
It is not a hyper-ventilating breathing technique.
It involves
filling the stomach with air via the mouth, then the chest and finally blowing
the air out. This is repeated for about 25 minutes, at a calm pace. During the
two breaks, you hold your breath for 30 seconds and relax. When we have done
this for about 25 minutes, you end up in a very deep meditative state. This is
because you go from Alpha brain waves to Delta brain waves.
The
intention we have every time is to get down to the heart where all the truth
you are looking for is found and the body that stores your events/memories and
feelings.
During the
time you breathe, your front part of the brain takes a break and so does your senses-system,
making it impossible for you to construct and filter anything that needs to
come to the surface.
When these
pieces are temporarily by-passed you enter the depths behind the thinking mind
and nervous system. When you disconnect the mind and ego, you make room for
whatever is behind it (usually the unhandled events/emotions/memories). We walk
around with so many negative and false thought patterns and beliefs which holds
us pretty tied up. With the help of breathing, we begin to dissolve all this,
you become more free and can change your old behaviors and thought patterns you
don't like.