Digestion.
I often say to people, who
practised breathing exercises, to use the toilet before undertaking the
training. The reason for this is simple. Correct use of the diaphragm means, that
it rises and falls through most of its range of travel. As it does so, it
pushes downwards onto the intestines and then rises relieving this compressive
effect. This massages the intestines and aids with the passage of food through
the body. This process is obviously completely natural and has the beneficial
effect of making the digestive processes operate more efficiently. One drawback
is, with this however, that it also helps to fill the bladder and bowel more
rapidly. Another is that it tends to also push 'wind' or 'gas' through more
quickly too!
The Monthly Cycle.
The process that is of such
benefits to digestion, is also very beneficial to the female monthly cycle. By
massaging the reproductive system, it aids, not only with the release of
passage of the egg but also with the removal at the end of the cycle. This
internal 'massage' has also beneficial effects on the duration and intensity of
this process.
Health.
I think that it is patently
obvious, that by making the body work more efficiently and correctly, that the
breathing practitioner, is far more likely to be healthier. Because their
bodies work more effectively, they are less likely to get minor ailments and
when they do get ailments, they suffer from them less. Certainly, recovering
from illness is improved by using these techniques. So surely it is better, for
someone who is ill, to learn and have the ability to 'fight off' their malady
themselves. Surely it is better than having to resort to the taking of various
chemicals, with their dubious side effects, or at least keeping the taking of
these to a bare minimum.
Practice.
The learning of these
techniques does require work and diligence but they do work. Many people
nowadays, seem to think that health comes out of a bottle, or is delivered by a
surgeon's scalpel. If this is the way you are, then good luck to you but if you
want to learn to 'self heal', than the breathing exercises, are easy to do, and
are a very good start.
General Well-Being.
I do not make idle claims
about this breathing technique. It has all been proven, in the 30 years I have
been practising it. I know that those who practise these techniques will reap
the benefits. To gain a measure of control over the breathing functions is very
important for one's general well-being because these techniques affect so many
different body functions. From the simple operation of a heart and lungs,
through to regulation of heart beat, improvement of the operation of the
intestines, helping the operation of the reproductive system, the Recovery
Rate, the Metabolic Rate, stress and every other function of the human body,
all benefit by practising these techniques.
