Breathing, meditation , and grounding

[satanic.pandit]

Breathing, meditation , and grounding are possibly the simplest
things anyone wishing to develop themselves spiritually can perform,
however, it also seems to be the hardest to teach. There are so many
different forms of meditation and many more techniques for both
meditation and grounding. Here I will discuss the form that works
best for me, discovered by experimenting with various other forms and
taking what works from each to come up with my own personal
technique. I'm hoping that even if this doesn't work as well for you
as it does for me, that it will at least help you to begin your
search for your own perfect technique.

Breathing

Breathing is the key to existence in that all living things breathe.
Even the trees breath in that they "inhale" the carbon dioxide that
we exhale, and in turn they "exhale" oxygen for us to inhale. Plant
and animal life are essential to one another in that what one
releases is the other's breath of life.

However, many people don't realize that how you breathe is an
essential function to spirituality and well-being; physical, mental,
and emotional. As you grow, your body adapts to the situation around
it and your breathing style changes. Smokers tend to take shorter and
quicker breaths where as runners tend to take longer deeper ones.
Many aspects of the environment around you influence how you breathe,
therefore breathing techniques that help us to regulate our breathing
style are possibly the most important techniques we can learn and
practice in any spiritual setting.

My technique is adapted from the "Chi" or "belly-breathing" technique
used by Tibetan monks and martial artists. It allows not only air but
energy to be breathed into the body, and it also helps to align the
chakras and purify the body somewhat.

First, find somewhere comfortable to sit and relax. Let your body,
not your mind, guide you to this position. Your body knows which
position allows for it's best spiritual performance and will guide
you to this position if you will allow it. Once you're comfortable
and beginning to relax, take a deep breath in through your nose, but
don't take it into your lungs. Instead take it deep into the pit of
your stomach. You will know that you are doing this correctly when
you feel your diaphragm muscles in your abdomen beginning to tighten.
Take in as much breath through your nose as you possibly can, and
when you've taken as much as you can hold, hold the breath inside you
for a few seconds, then very slowly release the breath out of your
mouth. Do this for as long as you feel is necessary.

You might feel some dizziness or light-headedness while performing
this breathing technique. This is natural in that the body isn't used
to having so much oxygen flowing through your system at one time.
Your body will adapt to this and soon you will find that you are able
to perform this technique for longer periods of time. Also, you will
find that as time goes by, your body will adapt to using this
technique as your natural style of breathing. This is a good thing
because this also adapts the body to a natural acceptance of the
positive energies around us all as well as a natural expulsion of the
negative energies inside us. You will find that as your body adapts
to this breathing exercise, you will become a happier person with a
more positive lifestyle.

Breathing in this fashion not only increases the amount of oxygen
that you accept into your body, but it also stimulates the energy
flow through your body. It allows you to take in more positive energy
and release more negative energy. This helps to open your natural
(sometimes hidden) talents and abilities and also helps to strengthen
the abilities that you already practice and utilize. Breathing also
helps to align the chakras and release the blocks we sometimes form
around ourselves. There are many many more positive outcomes from
practicing a breathing technique, too many to relate here. Therefore,
as I stated earlier, breathing is quite possibly the most important
function to any spiritual undertaking.