| Many religious traditions, such as the Hindu, Taoist and | | | | healing warmth from the Sun. |
| Buddhist traditions, have had special breathing methods | | | | Visualization along with this type of deep breathing can |
| inherent in their practices; these are meant to put | | | | be powerful healing mechanisms. Fill with power as |
| practitioners in line with the essence of their beings. | | | | you breathe in and out. See the person you want to |
| Martial artists, too, have made use of these breathing | | | | become and do the things you would like to do. |
| techniques in order to perform astonishing athletic | | | | Celebrate a goal you have in your life, and imagine that |
| pursuits. Even if you're not one of these people, though, | | | | you have accomplished it. Feel the rush of endorphins |
| you can make use of them as well. By focusing on | | | | and the excitement you feel at this realization. Put |
| your breath, you can make your life work better in just | | | | yourself in this type of ecstasy on a regular basis and |
| about every way. | | | | see the changes that you bring. |
| When you breathe, you should do so without pausing | | | | Along with the microcosmic and macrocosmic breath, |
| between breaths. This allows the life energy to flow | | | | there's one more type of breath that you are now |
| rather than stagnate. Keep your breath moving. This | | | | ready for. Start with the macrocosmic breath. |
| type of breathing connects you with the universal life | | | | However, as you breathe in, feel yourself expanding, |
| force. It is also called "connected breathing" because it | | | | getting bigger, turning into a giant that has wings |
| shows you not only how it is done with no breaks, but | | | | spreading out as you grow and grow. You grow so |
| it also shows the benefits it provides you. It is in | | | | large that instead of fitting within the universe, you |
| essence "yoga come" which means "Union." | | | | become larger than the universe itself. Your wings |
| When you do this type of breathing, you are uniting | | | | close as you breathe out and collect all the cosmic |
| your inhale and exhale in one smooth and uninterrupted | | | | energy now swirling within your belly, at the center |
| stream. And it requires no special equipment, no special | | | | point, two inches below your belly button. Feel this |
| time. You can do it anywhere. It's even find to do it in | | | | dynamic power gathering as you breathe out. Push |
| front of the television while you recline in your favorite | | | | your belly out with power as you further exhale, rather |
| easy chair. Simply breathe. See your body, feel your | | | | than letting your belly contract. This is called "reverse |
| body, then go within and know yourself to be pure | | | | breathing," and gives you even more supercharged |
| energy. If you shift your consciousness, you can go | | | | energy. |
| there. Your imagination, too, is made up of true energy. | | | | These types of breathing techniques are leading up to |
| If you combine your imagination with everything, you | | | | something called triple cosmic breathing. Triple cosmic |
| can go to the realm of energy. | | | | breathing will open and balance all energy meridians, |
| Microcosmic breathing is a more advanced form of | | | | activate your DNA and your chakras, and open your |
| the aforementioned connected breathing. Microcosmic | | | | higher brain centers. Triple cosmic breathing is as |
| breathing energizes, heals, clears your mind, and | | | | follows: the microcosmic breath, followed by the |
| balances you. It promotes long life, strength and spiritual | | | | macrocosmic breath, followed by the made a cosmic |
| development. It is simple and powerful. It is so simple | | | | breath. |
| that you can do it while you're reading this. Try it while | | | | Aging and sickness is caused by acidosis. This acid |
| you're finishing a book or task you always wanted to | | | | buildup causes you to age and eventually die. When |
| but never have quite had the time to do. | | | | waste is built up in your body, this also causes acidosis. |
| Microcosmic breathing has amazing benefits, so its | | | | This type of deep breathing clears up the waste your |
| simplicity should not fool you. This is how you do it. | | | | body and alkalis bodily fluids for greater health. In fact, |
| Take a deep breath in, visualizing that you do so | | | | Nobel prize-winning physician Dr. Alexis Carrell said, |
| starting from your spine's base; go up your back, and | | | | "The cell is immortal. It is merely the fluid in which it |
| "fill" all the way up to the top of your head with this | | | | floats which degenerates." And in fact, he proved it by |
| breath. Then breathe out, reversing this path. First, start | | | | keeping a chicken' his heart lies and beating for 28 |
| your "out" breath and feel it come down from the top | | | | years simply by periodically refreshing the fluid it was |
| of your head, down the front of your body, and all the | | | | held within. The heart only died when he stopped |
| way down to the bottom of the spine. Breathe in, | | | | refreshing the fluid. |
| breathe out. As you do so, direct this breath in that | | | | You've also probably heard that people die of heart |
| same circular route: in from the bottom of your spine | | | | attacks when they're exercising. So, try not exercising, |
| to the top of your head, out from the top of your head | | | | but do deep breathing instead. It will get you in better |
| to the bottom of your spine. If you like, you can even | | | | shape than simply exercising. In fact, three-year World |
| visualize it as an orbiting ball of energy. | | | | Wrestling Title-holder Martin 'Farmer' Burns said, "Deep |
| Do many of these microcosmic breaths in a row. You | | | | breathing alone has made many a weak man strong |
| can continue doing microcosmic breathing for about 10 | | | | and many a sick man well." So, try deep breathing and |
| minutes. Or, you can count to 100 breaths and see | | | | let other athletes wear out their body with acidosis. On |
| how you feel after you have reached that number. | | | | the other hand, you can get younger if you do triple |
| Again, inhale and bring the energy all the way up your | | | | cosmic breathing. |
| back, while when you exhale, you bring it down the | | | | So go ahead and try. Try the enlightened Qi Gong |
| front. With the exhale, you feel the energy undulating in | | | | Master routine for vitality, which is as follows: |
| your lower belly, which is the major energy center in | | | | The Enlightened Qi Gong Master Routine for |
| your body. | | | | Immortality: |
| A further advanced form of microcosmic breathing is | | | | At 3 a.m. face northeast and do the triple cosmic |
| macrocosmic breathing. Here, you take full advantage | | | | breathing. |
| of the transformative, magnetic, and life-affirming | | | | At 6 a.m. face east and do the triple cosmic breathing. |
| power of the earth. | | | | At 9 a.m. face southeast and do the triple cosmic |
| With macrocosmic breathing, take a deep breath and | | | | breathing. |
| feel it comes from the center of the earth. Pull the | | | | At 12 p.m. face south and do the triple cosmic |
| energy up to the balls of your feet, go up the front of | | | | breathing. |
| your legs, to the bottom of your spine, up your back, | | | | At 3 p.m. face southwest and do the triple cosmic |
| and all the way to the top of your head. Then breathe | | | | breathing. |
| out from the top of your head, down the front of your | | | | At 6 p.m. face west and do the triple cosmic breathing. |
| body, all the way to the bottom of your spine. | | | | At 9 p.m. face northwest and do the triple cosmic |
| However, continue from there down the back of the | | | | breathing. |
| legs and all the way through the soles of your feet. | | | | At 12 a.m. face north and do the triple cosmic |
| Push the air into the center of the earth and feel it go | | | | breathing. |
| back there. With your exhale, let go of any negative | | | | In this way, you can gather force from yourself in the |
| feelings that might be bothering you and let them be | | | | microcosmic breath, the earth and the sun in the |
| absorbed into the earth. The earth can regenerate, | | | | macrocosmic breath, and will like you extend your |
| re-empower, and renew. It can accept any kind of | | | | power all the way to the cosmos and beyond in the |
| negative energy you have to give it and brings it back, | | | | main cosmic breath. |
| transformed to the positive. All you need to do to | | | | If you make this a regular practice and don't worry |
| affirm this for yourself is to look at the growth of | | | | about sleep, you'll find yourself so energetic that you |
| nature in springtime. The macrocosmic breath's energy | | | | won't need to sleep like you used to. Use the extra |
| travels in a figure 8 pattern. | | | | time to accomplish what you really want to in your life. |
| For further visualization, when you reach the top of | | | | However, if you so choose, you can also do just the |
| your head with this breath, visualize that the sun is | | | | triple cosmic breathing in the morning, at some point |
| shining down on you. When you breathe out, feel the | | | | during the day, and then once again at night. This as |
| warmth of the sun fill your whole body. If there is a | | | | well will give you benefits, and will help energize you so |
| problem anywhere in your body, said that trouble down | | | | that you can live a more peaceful and energized life, |
| to the earth through the soles of your feet, while you | | | | alive and on purpose. You will be renewed and |
| fill the area where the trouble was with more of the | | | | refreshed, vital, and alive, and filled with ecstasy. |