Mindful Breathing. What’s In It For Me?

Why should you, an experienced breather, invest your limited time in the study of CONSCIOUS breathing techniques? The movement of your breath, thus far, seems to have been as dependable, as mindless, as the arc of the sun and the flow of the tides. Why get involved in a system that doesn’t appear to demand immediate attention?

Mother Nature (in one of her generous brilliant moves) gave our species two different methods of breathing. The first is AUTOMATIC. The breath comes and goes without involving the conscious mind at all. AUTOMATIC gear functions quite well except for those times when we interfere with the design by doing something incredibly stupid like smoking.

The AUTOMATIC mode is like having a dependable little Honda Civic in your garage. It gets you from point A to point B with fairly good gas mileage and a fairly predictable ride.

The second option is CONSCIOUS practiced breathing that can be compared to a Lamborghini sitting right there next to your little Civic. You can drive through life quite nicely, running all your errands in the little Civic that is designed to last forever and require very little effort on your part. You may never unlock the Lamborghini (most people don’t) but you will be missing out on power, insight, serenity and wisdom.

Don’t worry. If you want to stay with the Civic, we will work on making the AUTOMATIC mode healthier and more interesting as well. Your choice. Your garage.

Be well. Breathe beautifully.