| Breath | | | | which is divine. Jewish people called it ruah |
| | | | which meant breath of life or spirit. The |
| We live in an amazing time - a time of deep | | | | English word spirit comes from the Latin |
| awakening and transformation, profound | | | | spiritus which means breath but also soul. In |
| remembering and rich experiencing. As we move | | | | Egypt breath was called ka which was seen as |
| through this time we get to face fears, | | | | the conscience or guide of each individual, |
| feelings, and thought forms that have been | | | | urging kindness, quietude, honor and |
| denied or pushed aside. It is a great | | | | compassion. |
| blessing to meet and accept ourselves on all | | | | |
| levels, to embrace ourselves as a whole, look | | | | Taoism refers to the Breath as part of the |
| deeper then we are used to, and open to | | | | creation of Heaven and Earth. Yin, the 'dark |
| immense growth, increased awareness, and | | | | side', is the breath that formed the earth. |
| heart-opening expansion. | | | | Yang, the 'light side' is the breath that |
| | | | formed the heavens. Cherokee Medicine |
| It is a great time to be alive. | | | | believes that breath and saliva contain the |
| | | | powers of the life-force. In Chinese |
| We have been given many useful tools to aid | | | | medicine, the term for life, energy, breath |
| us in healing, awakening, and embracing our | | | | or spirit is chi (Japanese ki) which is |
| transition to a new way of being. The | | | | comparable with the Hindu yoga term prana. It |
| Universe has blessed us with many incredible | | | | is said that breath, chi or prana is |
| teachers and messengers, poets and dancers, | | | | transformed by the metabolism into subtle |
| leaders and masters to serve our highest good | | | | vitality that follows certain energy channels |
| as we remember our true Essence. | | | | in the body, and it is related to the state |
| | | | of health of an individual. |
| One of the biggest yet simplest blessings | | | | |
| given to us is knowledge of our own Breath. | | | | Knowing how to use breath skillfully for the |
| | | | highest good, and bringing its knowledge and |
| Deep Breathwork has actually always been a | | | | unlimited potential to our practice and |
| powerful tool for awakening. Its power, | | | | everyday lives, awakens us to the highest |
| simplicity and humble availability have been | | | | knowing and deepest wisdom of ourselves and |
| attracting millions of people to learn about | | | | the world. Actually, this knowledge and power |
| it and from it for ions. | | | | of breath or spirit is already within us. It |
| | | | has been covered up by patterns of subtle |
| Breath has been a common tie between | | | | contraction, resistance and shallow breathing |
| different religions, spiritual practices, | | | | accumulated through series of psychological |
| eastern and western psychology, biology, and | | | | and emotional reactions and repressions since |
| other disciplines for many ages. All of these | | | | childhood. Yet, it is possible to uncover the |
| pillars of thought, to one extent or another, | | | | unlimited potential of our breath quite |
| emphasize the Breath as our connection to | | | | effortlessly through teaching and reminding |
| God, Source, or The Power Within. | | | | our bodies the way they were born to breathe, |
| | | | the way that opens us to our endless ability |
| Early Greek Christians spoke of pneuma which | | | | to receive and give to life within and |
| is breath and more than that - the soul, that | | | | without, effortlessly with deep satisfaction. |