Breath is the switchboard to your mind
Ignatius Raphael
Author, Speaker, Deep Sleep & Longevity Coach, Chief Wellbeing Officer, Creator of "The Deep Sleep Formula", Co-creator of Breath@Work
Did you know that your breath has powers much beyond what you have learned so far?
We breathe to live. We live to breathe. Our breath and our life is so closely knit and interdependent, but we have failed to learn how to manage our breath so we can manage our life better.
Our thoughts come and go at random isn't it? Or is it possible to exercise some control over them? Do you or I have any control over which thought will come and when? Or can we control the number of thoughts that flood our mind at any given moment?
Most people do not understand how one's breath can affect one's life and the results that are experienced in it.
Our breath provides the much needed oxygen to power our cells to produce energy and takes out the excess carbon dioxide that our body does not need. This we are taught in school in science class.
But we were not taught about how our breathing methods can affect our output and the results we experience in life. Even though this science was available to us in India over 10,000 years ago through the ancient texts of "Swara Yoga"
We do something every second of our life and we do not understand it's impact on us.
In an average lifetime of 80 years, one would take 672,768,000 breaths. Most people breathe on an average 16 breaths per minute, about 960 breaths an hour, 23,040 breaths a day, 8,409,600 a year.
Though we do it so much, we still have not bothered to learn about it and take charge of this aspect of our life. We are chasing targets, experiences and results without understanding the building blocks that can make it happen.
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Your breath is the gateway to your mind, thoughts, actions and behaviours.
Control your breath and you can control your life.
At certain times of extreme stress we could even breathe at up to 100 breaths per minute. We are using up our life force if we spend more and more time in that zone. Our ability to swing between 4 breaths per minute to 100 breaths per minute helps us build the elasticity and the capacity to have a wide variety of experiences. At 6 breaths per minute or below, we can stay in a deep meditative state where we can dive deep into ourselves and discover the hidden reservoir of potential that we possess. At above 24 breaths per minute we are living in the external world and being tossed around by triggers that call on our senses to respond and experience the rush of adrenalin. Our ability to move smoothly between 4 BPM and 100 BPM gives us the range and width of our human experience.
In our programs Breath@Work and SENSEability we share the science of swara and the tools and techniques required for us to dive into this ancient science. This program is made for the busy working professionals and corporate leaders to reclaim their inner poise and resilience to tackle the vagaries of our world through reclaiming the power of their breath.
You can experience it yourself immediately now by sitting in a comfortable and well supported position and doing the following:
Just by simple self experimentation you can see how your BPM count can affect your mood and your performance. As you become conscious of your breath, you will automatically slow down your breath, take deeper breaths and become present in a more resourceful state.
Peak performance comes to those who bring down their resting BPM from 16 or more BPM to 8 BPM. We have the tools and techniques to help you do that.
Once you have learned the basic techniques of taking charge of your BPM, you can then progress to discovering the more powerful techniques of using the right breath at the right time to produce the results you are seeking.
I wish you an exciting new journey where you are able to partner with your breath to achieve your goals and dreams more effortlessly in this life.
Co-Founder at Netrin Sports Technologies | Human Performance, Sports Tech & Wellness
2 年Wonderful article that simply puts the importance of breath. Thanks for penning this Ignatius Raphael. I would like to add just a bit of science behind this. As the no. of breaths reduces, the rate at which your heart beats also reduces. In scientific terminology, the hertrate variability (HRV) increases. Simply put the time gap between your each heart beat increases. Thus, when you are controlling your breath you are indirectly controlling the load on heart. This leads to the activation of the recovery response of your body (the parasympathetic response) resulting in a happy and satisfied feeling. The more effective your breath, the more the effective is your recovery. Happy recovery over the weekend, Ignatius Raphael.
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2 年This is the article based on the breathing technique I read the first time. It has given me a different perspective to look at life and success. I was not aware that such things are also important. I am amazed by the insights, utility, and easy-to-apply techniques shared by you. It is wonderful knowledge and I appreciate your wisdom and intelligence to pour it for the benefit of others. Thank you so much for sharing. The analytics about BPM, BPH, and the calculations trigger us to think about it and apply it. Our performance is based on this that is miraculous learning. Great Article and must-read too. ??
Extremely useful information. Didn’t realise breath had so many connotations. Thank you.?
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2 年Very well articulated thoughts Ignatius sir. Something we all need to understand, learn and look at very closely!!