Breath – breathing a rhythm that is true
PRINT PAGE
Breath – breathing a rhythm that is true
What does it actually mean to breathe our own breath in a rhythm that is true for us?
When we don’t bring focus to the breath it still flows in and out, yet have you noticed how the quality of the breath changes and is closely related to our/your thoughts, emotions, physical exertion and any restrictions in the nose, sinus or lungs etc.?
As an example, when there is anxiousness felt in the body the breath is altered, we may without being consciously aware of it be holding our breath or not breathing fully. Or when there is an accident or shock experienced there can be a gasp and quickening of the breath in reaction to the disturbance. Likewise, when the body is over exerted or becomes excitable the breath speeds up. And when the body is experiencing pain, either physically or emotionally, and we react or recoil from feeling it, the breath can also be restricted or controlled in an attempt to cope and manage the symptoms. It is clear the quality of breath is so intrinsically connected to the way in which we engage in life; and bringing awareness to the body through the breath is an awesome way to know ourselves more intimately.
When we spend a few moments connecting with the rhythm of our breath, for example by consciously focusing on how we breathe and its quality, like we can be supported to do using the Gentle Breath Meditation® – it can communicate volumes to us.
So, we could say when there is not awareness of the breath we are letting ourselves be breathed by everything around and outside of us, such as the emotions of others, external dramas and situations. As well we can be affected by the reactions to emotions, thoughts, pain and so on that we experience.
However, it is near impossible to breathe harshly or out of natural rhythm with the breath when the inhalation is gently through the nose and not via the mouth. The breath flows with ease, is naturally nurturing and it can be felt throughout the body.
There is spaciousness and inner presence when the chosen breath is gentle. It allows for observation rather than absorbing – taking on any disturbance around us. In this we don’t get ahead of ourselves; rather, we remain present with the body and its movements and so energy is not squandered. The outer situations may not change though the response we have to them will be from a quality of observation, from stillness rather than from being caught in re-action or misaligned movement. The Gentle Breath Meditation® is a great tool that supports us to reconnect to the quality of our breath which can then become our lived daily meditation as we go about life.
Considering we are all breathing in and out of the one grand ocean of air, our breaths are ‘shared’ and interactive. So, the quality of those breaths is significant in their outreach and effect on the greater space we inhabit. There is an invisible energetic connection and communication going on 24/7 through our breathing.
The quality of breath breathed can be an inner gateway to our essential being where there is a steadiness and foundational constancy felt. From the quality of the in-breath (a reposeful movement) is born the quality of the out -breath (motion activity) and that quality is then magnified with each breath we take.
In connection with the inner essence, the Soul, we inhale and exhale in a rhythm that is true.
In these moments we are being breathed forth by God – a harmonious rhythmic exchange of energy.
"May you be known by the living quality of the fiery breath that breathes you."
Serge Benhayon Esoteric Teachings & Revelations Volume I, ed 1, p 51
Filed under
Breath, Gentle breath, Meditation
