The Tao of Natural Breathing (24 page)

breathing

chi and

deep.
See
deep breathing

dis-ease and

ecology of

emotions and

energy and

energy channels reopened by

following the breath

harmony and

healing and

health and

holding breath

importance of mastering

inner breath

involuntary nature of

mechanics of.
See
mechanics of

breathing

miracle of

natural.
See
natural breathing

outer breath

quality of

rate of.
See
rate of breathing

rhythms of.
See
exhalation;

inhalation

self sense and

shallow

smiling breath

spacious breath

spirit and

spiritual growth and

“taking the breath away,”

Taoism and

three kinds of

three spaces of

vital breath circulation

vitality and

whole-body

wholeness and

yin and yang of

yogic complete

yogic techniques of

See also
breathing exercises

breathing exercises

abdominal breathing

normal

reverse (Taoist)

alternate nostril breathing

bellows breathing

brain breathing

complicated

connecting heaven and earth

counting schemes

digestive breathing

following the breath

head breathing

hyperventilation

inner movements of breath

opening body areas

organ awareness

outer movements of breath

playfulness and

proper approach to

releasing deep tensions

retention of breath

reverse breathing

Taoist abdominal

vital breath circulation and

self-sensing

sitting position for

six healing exhalations

smiling breath

spacious breath

specialized

spine and

lengthening the spine

sensing the breath of the spine

standing position for

tan tien cleansing breath

tension and

three kinds of breath

vital breath circulation

warnings about

whole-body breath

will vs. effortless effort and

See also
deep breathing; mechanics

of breathing; natural breathing

bronchi

bronchioles

Brooks, Charles

bubbling springs point

Buddha

Buddhism

buffering mechanism, breathing as

burdened feeling

C

caffeine

California Pacific Medical Center

calming.
See
quieting; relaxation

cancer

carbon

carbon dioxide

alveoli and

as component of air

hyperventilation and

negative ions and

pH of blood and

plant life and

stress and

as waste product

cautions.
See
warnings

celestial chi

cerebellum

cerebral cortex

cerebrospinal fluid, sensing

channels, energy

chaos, feeling a sense of

chest breathing.
See also
shallow breathing

chest cavity

chi

acquired

breath and

celestial

energy of

exercises for

guardian

health and

main storage of

microcosmic orbit and

movement of

names for

negative ions and

original

saliva and

three treasures and

transformation into shen

triple warmer and

wu

Chia, Mantak

chi kung

attention and

breathing practices and

chi and

microcosmic orbit and

parasympathetic nervous system and

practices of

relaxation and

reverse abdominal breathing and

whole-body breath and

children

Chi Nei Tsang

Chinese medicine

ching

Christ

chronic illness

Chuang Tzu

circulation

of blood

of vital breath

clarity

clavicles

clavicular phase of breathing

cleansing breath

CNT.
See
Chi Nei Tsang

coccyx, microcosmic orbit and

coercion.
See
will

cold feet

colds

colon

location of

peristalsis of

sensing the

six healing exhalations and

See also
constipation; irritable bowel syndrome

comfort

communication, throat center and

compassion

congestion

of one nostril

sinus

conscious embodiment.

See
self-sensing

consciousness, shen and.

See also
awareness; spiritual growth

constipation

cortisol

cosmic force

coughing

Cousins, Norman

criticism.

See also
judgmentalism

crown, making contact with the

crown center, of microcosmic orbit

crystals

D

Darwin, Charles

daydreaming

deep breathing

cerebral cortex and

diaphragm and

energizing breath

healing and

phases of breathing and

positive emotions and

See also
spacious breath

delusions

depression

diabetes

diaphragm

anatomy of breathing and

bellows breathing and

compensating for poorly

functioning

referral of pain in

restrictive influences on

sensing the

strengthening

diaphragmatic phase of breathing

diet.
See
food

digestion

abdominal breathing and

autonomic nervous system and

bad breathing habits and

bellows breathing and

diaphragm and

emotions and

helping

sensation of poor

six healing exhalations and

digestive breathing

digestive tract, smiling into

disconnection, feeling of

dis-ease

breathing and

guarding against

microcosmic orbit and

sensing

space and

stress and

vital breath movement and

See also
healing; immune system;
specific diseases

diseases, chronic

dizziness

doing, being vs..
See also
will

door of life

dreams

drugs

dullness

Durckheim, Karlfried

E

ears, six healing exhalations and

earth, heaven and

earth force

ecology, of breathing

effort, natural breathing and

ego.
See
self sense

electromagnetic field

elixir fields.
See
tan tiens

embodiment, conscious.
See
body; self-sensing

emotional amnesia

emotions

autonomic nervous system and

biochemical correlates of

breath and

Chi Nei Tsang and

defined

energy and

eyes and

facial expressions and

health and

heart rate and

hyperventilation and

natural breathing and

negative

abdominal muscles and

accepting as “normal”

attention and

bellows breathing and

crown center and

diaphragm and

energy and

energy centers and

expansion of awareness and

expressing

health and

hyperventilation and

microcosmic orbit centers and

natural breathing and

organs and

physiological effects of

quality of breathing and

repressing. See emotions, repressed sexual center and

six healing exhalations and

smiling breath and

spaciousness and

spiritual growth and

survival value of

Taoism and

tension and

transforming

vitality and

observing

phases of breathing and

positive, quality of breathing during

quieting down

repressed/suppressed

self-sensing and

smiling and

spaciousness and

stress and

sympathetic nervous system and

tension and

weather and

See also specific emotions

emphysema

emptiness

endorphins

energizing breath

energy

attitudes and

blockages in

body as microcosm of universe and

breathing and

centers of

channels/meridians of

cosmic

direct sensation of

earth

effort and

emotions and

generator of

harmonizing overall flow of

health and

heredity and

increasing

of life itself, sensation of

microcosmic orbit and

navel center and

orgone

perceptual freedom and

self sense and

self-sensing of

sensation of

sexual

sexual center and

smiling breath and

storing

subtle

Taoism and

tension wastes

universal

Western science and

See also
chi

enzymes.
See also
pepsin

epiglottis

Esalen Institute

esophagus

exercises.
See
breathing exercises

exhalation

anatomy of

balancing with inhalation

distinguishing from inhalation

emphasizing inhalation over

emphasizing over inhalation

inner and outer breath and

pause between inhalation and

phases of breathing and

psychological obstacles to full

quality of

self-sensing and

significance of

six healing exhalations

spaciousness and

exhaustion.
See
fatigue

extensor muscles

eyes

F

face, relaxing the

fatigue

fear

autoimmune diseases and

autonomic nervous system and

avoidance of feeling

birth process and

of change

diaphragm and

health and

hyperventilation and

microcosmic orbit centers and

organs and

quality of breathing during

self-sensing and

six healing exhalations and

solar plexus and

See also
panic

feelings.
See
emotions

feet

cold

making contact with the

Feldenkrais, Moshe

Feldenkrais method

fight or flight reflex

following the breath

food

chi acquired from

immune system and

as stimulation

freedom, feeling a sense of

functional channel

G

gall bladder

generosity

glands, smiling into

golden elixir

gossip

governor channel

grief

Grof, Stanislov

groundedness

guardian chi

guilt

Gurdjieff, G. I.

Gurdjieff Work

H

Hanh, Thich Nhat

happiness

harmonizing overall energy flow

harmony

attitudes and

breathing and

effort and

spaciousness and

See also
balance; yin and yang

hatred

head

making contact with

opening and clearing passages in

headaches

head breathing

healing

balance and

breath and

breathing spaces and

deep breathing and

inner awareness and

laughter and

microcosmic orbit and

natural breathing and

self-.
See
self-healing

self sense and

shen and

six healing exhalations

smiling and

spaciousness and

wholeness and

Healing Tao

health

balance and

breathing and

chi and

diaphragm and

emotions and

energy and

energy centers and

microcosmic orbit and

natural breathing and

nature and

negative ions and

neuropeptides and

self-knowledge and

self-sensing and

shen and

spaciousness and

spiritual growth and

stimulation and

stress and

tension and

wholeness and

yin and yang and

heart

diaphragm and

location of

natural breathing and

referral of pain in

sensing the

six healing exhalations and

smiling into

Taoism and

heart center, of microcosmic orbit

heart disease

heart rate

autonomic nervous system and