The ‘focusing on breathing’ practices presented here, are different from Yogic breathing practices. Yogic breathing requires you to change the current pattern of breathing, to conform to the given rules. We are also warned to learn those practices only from a trained teacher, to avoid potential harm from doing them wrongly. In contrast, the practices presented here do not impose any pattern on the breaths, except in one of the modes. It is like you are sitting with the audience in a movie theater, watching the actors on the screen. You don’t try to direct them as their director. Here the breaths are like the actors.

How can I do it?

Six modes of ”Focusing on breathing’ are described here - Tip mode, Segment mode, Counting mode, Feeling mode, Staring mode and ’911′ mode . Try all of them. Use whatever mode works for you, at a particular time. More…

When can  I practice?

You have two easy and excuse proof opportunities. These do not use up your productive time and do not even demand sitting in a special posture. As a beginner, you practice only when lying in the bed, when waiting for sleep and on waking up. A beginner’s dream fulfilled!

Waiting for sleep: Practice at bed time, lying in the bed, when you need to sleep. Focusing on breathing reduces the flow of thoughts and calms the mind. The muscles all over your body gradually loosen and relax. You will sleep quietly. You will enjoy undisturbed and healing sleep for many hours. More….

Waking up: Practice immediately on waking up, at least for a few minutes, still sleepily lying in the bed, eyes closed. This morning practice has a tuning effect on the mind and body, laying a good foundation for a stress free working day. Once you experience the impact of this morning practice for a few days, you will become addicted! More….

What are the benefits?

Practitioners reported variety of benefits (A to S). Most of them learned this technique from my hand outs or these web pages:

Anger, Anxiety, Asthma, Concentration, Dental work, Depression, Hypertension, success in Infertility treatment, Insomnia, Job stress, Migraine, Obesity, Panic attacks, Chronic pains, Smoking, Smiling and Stuttering. Benefits in brief …

See detailed and multiple anecdotes of benefits in
‘Level I – ‘Helping mind and body’ page

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