by admin | Dec 26, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
“Stomach. Stomach. Stomach. Compression of the abdominal wall. Compression of the abdominal muscle.” These “instructions” are part of Pranayama Deep Breathing, which begins the hot yoga (26+2) series. What are some of the “claimed benefits?” Breathing like this (i)...
by admin | Dec 25, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
I practiced my 75 abdominal breathing at home, in hot yoga, and during my 75-minute weekly walk. At home, I’m getting better at counting my breaths from 75 to zero without losing count. Keeping my mind focused is challenging. In my hot yoga class, I was reminded of...
by admin | Dec 24, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
Today, I’m catching up on my posts. Each day, I try to post my experience from the day before. For example, on Day 17, I took my abdominal breathing practice into the hot yoga room. As I went through the 26 postures plus 2 breathing exercises, when I could “remember,”...
by admin | Dec 23, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
Finally, I could keep counting my abdominal breaths from 75 to zero without losing count. For several days “keeping the count” seemed impossible to do. By “concentrating” my “mind” on “counting down” my abdominal breaths, I was able to experience (discern) several...
by admin | Dec 22, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
I continued trying to count my abdominal breaths down from 75 to zero. It seems like all I’m doing is watching my mind switch from one thought to the next. I spend time just watching my mind do its things and being discursive. Sometimes, I watch quite a show....
by admin | Dec 21, 2022 | 75 Breaths, Featured, The Spirit of 76, WOJM-SM
Today, I spent less time trying “to count” by abdominal breaths. Sometimes, “counting” is damn near impossible. My mind is all over the place. It resists being reined in and focused, as I’m fond of saying to other practitioners. That’s the practice. I practice...
