Don’t Try to Inhale
April 14, 2011
Don’t try to inhale; trying will only create tension. Put your attention on your exhalation, on letting go, and let yourself be breathed by something greater.
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I have been trying this tip and it’s true. When I TRY to inhale deeply it doesn’t relax me.
Even the act of paying attention changes the experience…
What a fresh perspective. I have not heard that twist before of focusing just on on the exhale. I could see how it would be helpful and will try it.
Too the concept of letting a greater entity breath through you is also curious. Not sure how to apply it yet curious never the less.