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“Breathing is the first place not the last place one should investigate when any disordered condition presents itself." The Oxygen Breakthrough by  Sheldon Hendler, MD, Ph.D.  

Optimal Energy - 
The way we breathe either increases or decreases your energy in a positive or negative way. Even while you sleep. 

I call this: 

The Squeeze and Breathe for Optimal Balanced Energy.

Firstly, see the lungs below and notice how they are mostly in the sides and back and not very much on the front.

From Dr .Eddie Erlandson, Thoraccic Surgeon and core faculty member of the Center for Professional Breathing and Movement.

"Certainly in the midline and to the left the heart and pericardium fill the space and the pleura and lung are more lateral. Posterior the lungs extend nearly to the midline. With lung expansion the space of the pericardium and heart is well maintained with expansion posterior, laterally and inferiorly."

For breathing that is energizing and centering.
Supported by a small round pillow as above or a NADA Chair , Sit out near the edge of a fairly hard surfaced chair, stool or arm of a couch with feet flat on the floor, or stand. Both of these positions need an erect but not stiff posture. Be "tallest" with your chin slightly above the horizon. If you stand, bend your knees slightly so as to unlock them.

Let your tongue lightly touch the roof or your mouth and your jaw relax. Relax your belly.  Let it hang down. Let go of any fear of  having a "pot belly" or not having "washboard abs". . 

Place your thumbs over your kidneys (below your back ribs and above your pelvis). Wrap your fingers around your sides towards your belly button.

Squeeze gently as you nose breathe long slow deep breaths into your squeezing-together fingers and thumbs taking 10 deep in and out breaths while trying to match the breathing cycle of the animated logo for a timing reference. 

1. How did that feel? Relaxing. Energizing? Good? If it did then do it twenty five more times in a row.  Make sure you coordinate the Squeezing and Breathing.

Dizziness, spaceyness or otherwise confusion means you should stop. Either you are doing it wrong or this is too much energy for your body at the present time and you have exceeded your energy toleration level. 
If it IS too much then try the one below which  is slower. 

Remember to coordinate it with the squeezing. 

 

Feel better?  Calmer?  Energized? Calm and energized at the same time?

In any event try the next one remembering to coordinate it with the squeezing and breathing. Squeeze gently and breathe in through the nose, long slow deep breaths, breathing  into your squeezed fingers and thumbs, widening them with your breath slightly against their will.   If it feels good then do it 25 times more. 

If that is not the right feel of timing then  go on to the next one and try it 10 times

by this time you should be pretty energized or pretty nervous. 

If it was energized then go back to the one(s) that made you feel best and redo them several times daily. 

If you were nervous then go to The Anxiety Tips Page

If the above helped you experience increased energy even just a little bit  there are better ways of addressing increasing your energy included in our video/audio program at  Energy Program

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