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75 Breaths: Day 10 – Respiration as Breathing Explorations

by admin | Dec 17, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM

I’ve been experimenting with “alternate nostril breathing.” Breathe in through the left nostril, 75. Breathe out through the left nostril, 74. Breathe in through the left nostril, 73. Breathe out through the nostril, 72. Continue this process until...

75 Breaths: Day 8 – Respiration as Concentration

by admin | Dec 15, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM

Yesterday, I experimented with inhaling on the odd number and exhaling on the even one. For example, inhale 75, exhale 74. Inhale 73, exhale 72. I kept doing that until I reached zero. Typically, I “lose count” and must start over at “Inhale...

75 Breaths: Day 7 – Respiration as Stillness

by admin | Dec 14, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM

Yesterday, I experimented with my 75 repetitions of abdominal breathing practice. I counted down in segments. 75-70. Pause. 69-60. Pause. 59-50. Pause. And so forth. Sometimes I had to breathe fast to maintain my count and concentration. Eventually, my counting and...