"L" (the mom / wife) and i had a great chat tonight, and i had my first informal lesson in yoga. (jenni w, you were right...it's all in the breath). the other day, L said "girl, you're not breathing," and i was like, "i'm not!?" so tonight i learned the secret of the breath. it's not through the mouth or through the upper nasal cavity...the breath should come long and deep through the throat, via the nose. ...like the warm breath you would use to fog up your glasses to clean them (only with your mouth closed, and through the nose instead) rather than the cool breath you would use to blow on a hot bite of food.
as i understand it, throat chakras are blockages actually in your throat that keep you from breathing deeply (or, causing you to restrict your breathing). restricted breathing allows you to feel less, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. these blockages occur whenever something frightening or traumatic happens ((you know, like when you get scared & stop breathing for a minute and sort of turn your face downward)) and they stay there, continuing to restrict breathing.
so as i was practicing my breathing, thinking about the significance of the breath according to the practice of yoga, i wondered if maybe my shallow breathing and my lack of words (see yesterday's post) are related.
we've had teacher-training at the house all weekend and tomorrow is the last day for this group of people, so they'll be practicing teaching as their final, and L invited (encouraged) me to sit in.
...that i would keep an open mind and learner's heart.
as i understand it, throat chakras are blockages actually in your throat that keep you from breathing deeply (or, causing you to restrict your breathing). restricted breathing allows you to feel less, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. these blockages occur whenever something frightening or traumatic happens ((you know, like when you get scared & stop breathing for a minute and sort of turn your face downward)) and they stay there, continuing to restrict breathing.
so as i was practicing my breathing, thinking about the significance of the breath according to the practice of yoga, i wondered if maybe my shallow breathing and my lack of words (see yesterday's post) are related.
we've had teacher-training at the house all weekend and tomorrow is the last day for this group of people, so they'll be practicing teaching as their final, and L invited (encouraged) me to sit in.
...that i would keep an open mind and learner's heart.
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