Reverse breathing

Reverse breathing

Reverse Breathing is a breathing technique associated with yoga and qigong. It consists of expanding the abdomen while breathing out through the nose, and then compressing it while inhaling via the mouth -- the opposite of what an abdomen would do during natural, instinctive breathing. Via this process there can be paid especially close attention to the act of breathing. A pure, inner type of thought focus may thus arise.

The technique is also widely practised in a number of martial arts notably Chinese systems such as Baguazhang, T'ai Chi Ch'uan, and Kung Fu.The reverse breathing is believed to activate healing and protective Chi as the practitioner is consciously controlling the breath in a way opposite to normal breathing. In martial arts, a practitioner would deliver a technique on an in breath so an attack would be absorbed by an empty chest or lungs. This makes the martial artist more resilient to attacks.

External links

* [http://www.worldofmartialart.com/martial_arts_blog/martial-arts-blog-taoist-reverse-breathing-exercise/chinese-martial-arts-kung-fu-wushu/martial-arts-blog-taoist-reverse-breathing-exercise.html Reverse breathing meditation instructions and warning about possible hazards ]


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