INSPIRATION BREATH

Think about the word "inspiration" and what it means. "You inspire me," said the breath. Breathing in is a form of inspiration. Inspiration is also a stimulus that provokes movement, taking action, making positive progress, etc. Breath, used consciously, can be a great source of inspiration. What is the breathing technique of Inspiration Breath? It is allowing breath to facilitate changes in functionality, mainly in perception.

A form of controlled breathing, Inspiration Breath takes in a deep breath through the nose and holds it for a silent count to ten seconds. Do not worry about calibrating your count. If you count to ten and it only takes you seven seconds to get there, that is okay. Counting to ten is simply a practice to get your mind focused on the counting. What happens in the background is the work. Your brain state is changing from the physiological increase of oxygen. Holding your full breath really gets the ball rolling. This is a very facilitative type of breath that will bring about changes. After reaching ten, release the breath comfortably and breathe normally.

Taking in the breath fully through the nose will have you taking air in more gradually or slowly than if you were to breath in through the mouth. If your nose is congested, go ahead and breath through your mouth but do so as if you were breathing in through a straw so that you do not breath in too quickly. Once you get a nice, full breath, meaning that it is not uncomfortable but is full, hold that breath for that silent count of ten, and then just let it go. That's it. That is all that is necessary in using this breath.

If you feel light-headed from doing this breath, stop. Breathe normally for a while. The light-headedness comes because you are taking in more oxygen than you normally do. It also shows you how you normally breathe, which is far more shallow. If any light-headedness shows up, relax. Just breath normally for a while. Simply, be more conscious of your breathing. Breathe more fully in a normal way, just not so shallow.

If you do feel like doing an Inspiration Breath a second time after resting, go ahead. Doing it three times is the maximum amount you should do it. Once is often enough. No need to do it a second or third third time during any one session if you can feel the shifts in your being.

If this breathing technique inspires you to breathe more fully, great. If it provides you with any newer insights or ideas, great. If it helps you see the world differently, great. None of those things are necessary. Let what spontaneously happens to happen. When facilitators instruct particpants to use this during a session, they often notice that other techniques become more responsive than they previously were before the doing the breath. The bottom line is to allow inspiration to come to you in many forms, in its time, in its ways, in its breath.