Benefits of Rhythmic Breathing

In this post, I am going to write about the benefits of rhythmic breathing. By practising rhythmic breathing, your physical body comes in harmony with the astral body, so there is no conflict between two bodies. Mind which is difficult to control comes automatically under control and becomes calm. Negative emotions of anger, fear, doubt, worry etc becomes less and less. Even some occasions can cause certain emotions, but they don’t overpower, hurt or disturb deeply. You don’t take life seriously. Your habit of reaction  becomes response. It helps to improve relationships and family life. Positive attributes such as tolerance, forgiveness, joy, happiness, positive thinking, mindfulness etc. takes root in your daily life. As breathing and thought process is connected. In rhythmic breathing, as breaths slow down, thoughts also slow down. You can watch your thoughts and become mindful. It helps to practise positive thinking. You allow only those thoughts which make you happy, healthy, joyous and good. In religious discourses, motivational and inspirational talks, we are told that negative emotions of anger, jealousy, greed and lust are doors to hell, and are bad to live peaceful and healthy life, but nobody shows us practical way to control them. Rhythmic breathing is a practical way to control these emotions.

Positive emotional changes in astral body slowly manifests in our physical body. Its immediate benefit is on the heart as heart is the organ which is strictly working on rhythm. Heart beat becomes near optimum i.e. 72 B.P.M. Coronary arteries blockages, valves blockages starts dissolving. Palpitation comes under control. Other diseases such as diabetes, asthma, arthritis, gout, cholesterol etc comes under control. Normally, a person is breathing 14-15 breaths per minute. By breathing rhythmically at 12 breaths per minute, we are saving 20-25% of energy used in breathing, so we stay energetic with less hunger and sleep. With less number of breaths, we are getting more oxygen because we are using full capacity of the lung. When blood circulates in the body, it carries rhythm together with oxygen and nutrients and gives rhythm to every cell of the body. Hence, they get new life and starts vibrating with energy at right frequency and rhythm. Imagine a community of trillions of cells living in rhythm, harmony and coordination living under the control of their master i.e. the mind. A happy, healthy and prosperous life.

Those who are spiritual and believes that we are spiritual being, having human body experience and seeking spiritual enlightment and salvation (moksha), and looking for freedom from birth and death cycle should also practise rhythmic breathing. By practicing rhythmic breathing, you come in harmony with the universe. You become attuned to the rhythm of universe. You experience sense of oneness with the super consciousness, God, nature, Divine wholeness or whatever you may like to call. The soul becomes free from all emotions, which is the cause of birth and death cycle.

From my own personal experience, I feel that more research needs to be done on rhythmic breathing, especially its ability to cure heart ailments and cancers, as cancer is also caused by some body cells losing rhythm, becoming rebellious and out of control of the mind.

Related links where you can get more information:

1. Introduction to Rhythmic Breathing
2. An introduction to 3 Step Rhythmic Breathing (3SRB) by Parth Sejpal
3. Stress Relief Techniques 1: Rhythmic Breathing
4. Meditate Now Making Your Breath Rhythmic
5. Rhythmic Breathing Exercise

Rhythmic Breathing Practice

In this post, I am going to explain how to practise rhythmic breathing. To practise, follow the steps below:

1. Take a ticking wall clock or pre-recorded music. You can download from the 3SRB site.
2. Lie flat on the floor or bed.
3. Put the clock near your ears, so that you can hear the ticking sound, or start the music.
4. Place one hand on the chest and the other on the upper abdomen.
5. In the first three seconds, inhale slowly so both the hands rise simultaneously with the chest and abdomen.
6. In the next two seconds, exhale a little forcefully, so that both the hands lower with the chest and abdomen. This completes one breath cycle.
7. Repeat the above steps to practise.

In the beginning, practise for 5 minutes, and then gradually increase the duration. To establish the rhythm quickly, it is more effective to practise this just before sleeping. In the beginning, you may practise as deep breathing exercise, but by practise it becomes a normal way of breathing. Your ultimate aim is to make it a normal breathing.  So when you practise consciously, try to make it a smooth inhalation and exhalation without jerks or breaks in between. The volume should be same as normal breathing. As your chest muscles get accustomed, practise while sitting on the floor or chair. Anytime, whenever you are free, look at your wrist watch and practice. You can make use of modern music gadgets like MP3 player while working.

It takes different times to establish the rhythm, depending on how long and often you practice daily, and how much negative emotions are attached to the past and earlier life. Even daily conscious practice of 30 minutes will show positive changes in thoughts, emotions, feeling, energy levels, physical health etc.\

Related links where you can get more information:

1. Introduction to Rhythmic Breathing
2. An introduction to 3 Step Rhythmic Breathing (3SRB) by Parth Sejpal
3. Stress Relief Techniques 1: Rhythmic Breathing
4. Meditate Now Making Your Breath Rhythmic
5. Rhythmic Breathing Exercise

Rhythmic Breathing

The main concept of the exercise I mentioned in the previous post is rhythmic breathing. Breath is important in life and more important is its rhythm. Life starts with first breath and ends with last breath. Most people don’t know that one should breathe in certain rhythm or pattern to maintain good health. They are not aware that their breathing pattern is irregular and shallow. They don’t know how to breathe. Have you ever thought whether you are breathing right? Did you know that the way you breathe affects your health? Your emotions of fear, anger, doubt, thought patterns, your mind, your intellect, indeed your whole life adversely affects your breath, making it more shallow and irregular. These causes blockages and knots in pran (life force energy) circulation channels (nadis), blockages in blood circulations and blockages in nervous systems, ultimately causing physical and mental ailments. We can change our unhealthy breathing patterns and can breathe correct and natural way.

There are various breathing exercises such as deep breathing, abdominal breathing, diaphragmatic breathing, different yogas pranayams etc. They cannot be practised for long hours. When we stop to practice, we come back to the same irregular breathing. Also most of them are not practiced rhythmically, so they, in long run, spoil the body’s rhythm and causes harm. So these exercises don’t help us to establish correct rhythmic breathing patterns.

Sage Patanjali has shown correct and natural way of breathing, but it was told by word of mouth to his selected disciples. So many people don’t know it, but Yogi Shree Tavariyaji made it open for the benefit of mankind. It is not a breathing exercise, but a natural and correct way of breathing, so it can be practiced 24/7. By practicing daily, slowly we can establish that rhythm for 24 hours. It’s a cosmic rhythm, rhythm of nature and universe. Also our astral body takes 12 prans per minute at certain rhythm. If physical body can take 12 breaths per minute at the same rhythm then it creates harmony between two bodies. Where there is harmony, there is peace. Where there is disharmony, there is conflict. Conflict creates various physical and mental aliments.

In this type of rhythmic breathing, inhalation is of 3 seconds and exhalation is of 2 seconds. While breathing, you make use of the whole lungs (upper lobe and lower lobe) and diaphragm. Diaphragm is an important organ of breathing. Rhythmic movement of diaphragm is necessary for maintaining good health. Both your chest and abdomen should rise and fall simultaneously. The volume of breathe intake should be the same as normal breathing. Here you don’t have to do deep breathing. In the beginning, when you start practicing, it may become deep breathing, but by practicing regularly and consciously, it becomes normal breathing. When you are resting, inhalation is 3 seconds and exhalation is 2 seconds. One breathe is 5 seconds, hence there are 12 breaths in a minute. When you increase the level of activity, the speeds becomes higher but the rhythm remains same, in the proportion of 3:2 (Inhalation:exhalation) It can be 18 breathes per minute while fast walking, reaching up to 36 breathes per minute when running. Initially, it seems to be an unnatural way of breathing, but by practice you will realize that it is a natural way of breathing.

If you observe somebody who is healthy, while sleeping, breathes in the same pattern and rhythm. When a child is born he breathes at this rhythm, but at a higher speed. As he grows, the speed lowers, but the rhythm remains the same. When he reaches about 27 months of age, he breathes at 12 breathes per minute. We are also born with the same rhythm, but due to emotions and stress of life we have forgotten that rhythm. We have to re-establish that rhythm by daily practice.

Related links where you can get more information:

1. Introduction to Rhythmic Breathing
2. An introduction to 3 Step Rhythmic Breathing (3SRB) by Parth Sejpal
3. Stress Relief Techniques 1: Rhythmic Breathing
4. Meditate Now Making Your Breath Rhythmic
5. Rhythmic Breathing Exercise