Some Thoughts on “The Breath”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

· "One of yoga's great gifts to mankind is the  discovery of the link that exists between energy, breath, and mind.  As you change one, you also change the other two.  If you excite one, the other two become excited and, conversely, if you calm one, the other two respond by becoming calm also." - John Novak, Lessons in Meditation

 

· "For breath is life, and if you breathe well you will live long on earth." - Sanskrit Proverb

 

· "Emotional and physical states can be altered by changing the breathing pattern." - Wilhelm Reich

 

· "Breathing is the first place, not the last, one should look when fatigue, disease, or other evidence of disordered energy presents itself." SDBV- Sheldon Saul Hendler, M.D.

 

· "Fear is excitement without the breath." - Fritz Perls, M.D.

 
Text Box: To still the mind, breathe in, breathe out. Feel the rhythm of your breath, the song of life, pulsating as you breathe, in and out, in and out.  

· "If I had to limit my advice on healthier living to just one tip, it would be simply to learn how to breathe correctly." - Andrew Weil, M.D., 1999

 

· "Breathe the old out and the new in." - Adage of Taoist Breathing Practices  (Tu Na)

 

· "Nearly every physical problem is accompanied by a disturbance of breathing. But which comes first?" - Hans Weller, M.D.

 

· "Regulate the breathing, and thereby control the mind." - B.K.S. Iyengar