The Tao of Natural Breathing_ For Health, Well-Being, and Inner Growth - Dennis Lewis [62]
back pain
bacteria
bad habits
balance
breathing spaces and
energy centers and
healing and
health and
microcosmic orbit centers and
psychological states and
See also harmony
balanced breath
baraka. See also chi
beauty, rate of breathing and
being, doing vs.. See also will
bellows breathing
belly
opening the
outer breath and
birth process
bladder
Blake, William
blood
circulation of
hemoglobin
pH of
blood cells
blood pressure
body
historical
listening to the
as microcosm of universe
mind and
chemistry of connection
between
chi and
parasympathetic nervous system and
sensation of
sensing from inside.
See self-sensing
somatic amnesia
wisdom of
See also organs/tissues
boredom
brain
breathing into
effort and
energy center in
massaging
opening the
rate of activity of
relaxation and
respiratory center of
self-sensing and
smiling into
stimulation of
excessive or inadequate
need for
tension and
See also nervous system; neuropeptides; specific parts of brain
brainstem, smiling into
breathing
attitudes and
bad habits of
as buffering mechanism
chest. See also shallow
breathing
chi and
deep. See deep breathing
dis-ease and
ecology of
emotions and
energy and
energy channels reopened by
following the breath
harmony and
healing and
health and
holding breath
importance of mastering
inner breath
involuntary nature of
mechanics of. See mechanics of
breathing
miracle of
natural. See natural breathing
outer breath
quality of
rate of. See rate of breathing
rhythms of. See exhalation;
inhalation
self sense and
shallow
smiling breath
spacious breath
spirit and
spiritual growth and
“taking the breath away,”
Taoism and
three kinds of
three spaces of
vital breath circulation
vitality and
whole-body
wholeness and
yin and yang of
yogic complete
yogic techniques of
See also breathing exercises
breathing exercises
abdominal breathing
normal
reverse (Taoist)
alternate nostril breathing
bellows breathing
brain breathing
complicated
connecting heaven and earth
counting schemes
digestive breathing
following the breath
head breathing
hyperventilation
inner movements of breath
opening body areas
organ awareness
outer movements of breath
playfulness and
proper approach to
releasing deep tensions
retention of breath
reverse breathing
Taoist abdominal
vital breath circulation and
self-sensing
sitting position for
six healing exhalations
smiling breath
spacious breath
specialized
spine and
lengthening the spine
sensing the breath of the spine
standing position for
tan tien cleansing breath
tension and
three kinds of breath
vital breath circulation
warnings about
whole-body breath
will vs. effortless effort and
See also deep breathing; mechanics
of breathing; natural breathing
bronchi
bronchioles
Brooks, Charles
bubbling springs point
Buddha
Buddhism
buffering mechanism, breathing as
burdened feeling
C
caffeine
California Pacific Medical Center
calming. See quieting; relaxation
cancer
carbon
carbon dioxide
alveoli and
as component of air
hyperventilation and
negative ions and
pH of blood and
plant life and
stress and
as waste product
cautions. See warnings
celestial chi
cerebellum
cerebral cortex
cerebrospinal fluid, sensing
channels, energy
chaos, feeling a sense of
chest breathing. See also shallow breathing
chest cavity
chi
acquired
breath and
celestial
energy of
exercises for
guardian
health and
main storage of
microcosmic orbit and
movement of
names for
negative ions and
original
saliva and
three treasures and
transformation into shen
triple warmer and
wu
Chia, Mantak
chi kung
attention and
breathing practices and
chi and
microcosmic orbit and
parasympathetic nervous system and
practices of
relaxation and
reverse abdominal breathing and
whole-body breath and
children
Chi Nei Tsang
Chinese medicine
ching
Christ
chronic illness
Chuang Tzu
circulation
of blood
of vital breath
clarity
clavicles
clavicular phase of breathing
cleansing