The Tao of Natural Breathing: For Health, Well-Being and Inner Growth
There is a growing interest today in the relationship of breathing to health
and spiritual development. Unfortunately, few people who experiment with their
breath understand the importance of "natural breathing." This is the
kind of spontaneous, whole-body breathing that one can observe in an infant or a
young child. Instead of trying to learn to breathe naturally, many people impose
complicated breathing techniques on top of their already bad breathing habits.
These habits are not in harmony with the psychological and physiological laws of
the mind and body. They are not in harmony with the Tao.
Natural breathing is an integral part of the Tao. For thousands of years Taoist
masters have taught natural breathing to their students through chi kung, tai
chi, and various other meditative and healing arts and sciences. Through natural
breathing we are able to support our overall health. We are able to improve the
functioning and efficiency of our heart, lungs, and other internal organs and
systems. We are able to help balance our emotions. We are able to transform our
stress and negativity into the energy that we can use for self-healing and
self-development. And we are better able to extract and absorb the energy we
need for spiritual growth and independence.
Many books on breathing have been published over the past several years. None of
them, however, has gone as deeply into the meaning, practice, and benefits of
natural breathing as this important new work by Dennis Lewis. Based on his own
long study and research in various traditions and disciplines, including the
Healing Tao, Lewis brings together in one book the psychosomatic vision, the
scientific knowledge, and the vital practices that can help us discover the
power of natural breathing to rejuvenate and transform our lives.
The Tao of Natural Breathing makes a big contribution to our understanding of
how the way we breathe influences our lives. Whatever their level of experience,
readers will gain new insights into their own specific breathing habits and how
these habits often undermine their health and well-being. They will understand
that natural, authentic breathing depends less on learning new breathing
techniques than it does on what Lewis calls the "reeducation" of our
inner perception. This reeducation, which involves learning how to sense the
inner structures and energies of the mind and body, lies at the heart of the
Taoist approach to healing and spiritual development.
Master Mantak Chia
The International Healing Tao
Chiang Mai Thailand
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