Did you know that the quality of your breathing determines the quality of your life?

 

We all breathe. Turns out there is more to breathing. A lot more.

 

“Just Breathe: Mastering Breathwork for Success in Life, Love, Business, and Beyond” is the title of a book by Dan Brule.

 

A quick search reveals this:

 

“Dan Brule is recognized as the world’s foremost expert and renowned pioneer in the field of breathwork, leading the worldwide Spiritual Breathing movement.

 

 Brule served in the United States Navy as a medical deep-sea diver during the Vietnam era and completed his master’s degree in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

 

His book, which is hailed by Tony Robbins as the “definitive breathwork handbook,” provides tools to harness breath for reducing stress, increasing productivity, balancing health, and finding spiritual awakening.”

 

1. I am a Tony Robbins fan. His books, courses and videos have done a lot for me. So, I am paying attention now.

 

Some gems from the book:

 

“…how often, how fast, and how much you inflate your lungs directly affects your brain and how it operates.’

 

Conscious breathing can help deal with post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and many other conditions.

 

Just five minutes of slow paced breathing can support the heart and improve stress resilience.

 

“…by far the quickest and most effective way to guarantee heart coherence is through Conscious Breathing. Heart coherence is at its maximum when a resonant frequency of four and a half respiratory cycles per minute is attained.”

 

“Heart coherence refers to the continuous fluctuations in the heart rate…it is associated with…a feeling of inner balance and centeredness — alert yet relaxed, energized yet calm.”

 

“Studies show measurable benefits with just five minutes of paced breathing at a rate of six breaths per minute, three times per day. You can reduce heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol levels (that’s the stress hormone) by up to 20%!”

 

“There is a catch: your breathing practice is only effective when it becomes a daily ritual, like showering or brushing your teeth.”

 

“BREATHE NOW: HEART RATE VARIABILITY PRACTICE

Three time per day

Six breaths per minute

Five minutes duration”

 

Knocking stress on the head.

 

Fifteen minutes a day.

 

I like easy things. This seems right up my alley.

 

What about you?

 

In Joy and Love

 

Matti Anttila PLD (Professional Laughter Dude)

Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher

Head Honcho at EasyStressRelease.com

Author of The Zen of Joy

 

“Joy and Love are key to overcoming our inner turmoil as well as the challenges and chaos present in the world.”

 

Free resource: “108 Tips for More Joy, Energy and Health.”   Click here:  https://joyenergyandhealth.com

Do your own research. Do not trust mine.

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