The Tao of Natural Breathing_ For Health, Well-Being, and Inner Growth - Dennis Lewis [65]
Taoism and
loneliness
longevity
love
Lowen, Alexander
lower back
opening the
pain in
lower breathing space
lung (Tibetan term). See also chi
lungs
anatomy of breathing and
bad breathing habits and
compensating for decreased space in
location of
natural breathing and
phases of breathing and
sensing the
six healing exhalations and
smiling into
Taoism and
waste elimination through
lymphatic system
M
macrocosmic orbit
Marin, Gilles
massage
of brain
energy channels reopened by
of organs
May, Rollo
meaning, need for
mechanics of breathing
anatomy of breathing
bad habits
birth process and
clarity and
exhaling. See exhalation
expanding the self sense and
inhaling. See inhalation
inner breath and
mindfulness and
phases of breathing
rate of breathing. See rate of breathing
respiratory center and
respiratory muscles and.
See respiratory muscles
respiratory system and
volume of breath
meditation
medulla oblongata
memory
sacral center and
self-sensing vs.
menstrual disorders
meridians
metabolism
microcosmic orbit
cerebrospinal fluid sensing and
psychological dimensions of
spiritual growth and
vital breath circulation and
microcosm of universe, body as
Middendorf, Ilse
middle breathing space
mind
body and
chemistry of connection between
chi and
parasympathetic nervous system and
calming and emptying the
clearing of nervous energy
higher. See shen
immune system and
pituitary center and
See also psychological obstacles;
psychological problems
mindfulness
mingmen
miracle of breathing
mitochondria
moaning
motor cortex
mouth, six healing exhalations and. See also tongue
movement, need for
Moyers, Bill
multiple sclerosis
muscles
atrophy of
emotions and autonomic nervous
system and
See also abdominal muscles;
respiratory muscles; tension
N
natural breathing
chest breathing vs.
clarity and mindfulness and
comfort and
cosmic alchemy and
defined
effort and
emotions and
essence of
healing and
health and
inner and outer breath and
normal abdominal breathing
organ massage from
overview of
prerequisites for
relaxation and
reverse abdominal (Taoist) breathing
self-healing and
spiritual growth and
stress and
Tao and
Taoism and
wholeness and
See also breathing; breathing
exercises
nature
abdominal breathing and
economy of
energy of
health and
laws of
silence and
spaciousness and
spiritual growth and
stillness and
navel
energy center near
microcosmic orbit center at
neck pain, jade pillow and
negative ions
negativity. See emotions, negative
nervous system
crown center and
effort and
new impressions needed by
self-sensing and
See also autonomic nervous system; parasympathetic nervous system; sympathetic nervous system
neuropeptides
neyatoneyah. See also chi
night sweats
nitrogen
norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
nose
alternate nostril breathing
alternate nostril congestion
respiratory system and
six healing exhalations and
num. See also chi
O
opening body areas
openness
kidney center and
navel center and
sensation of
smiling and
See also self sense, expanding the
opposites. See yin and yang
organic awareness.
See organs/tissues, awareness of;
self-sensing
organs/tissues
awareness of
awakening
defined
tension and
bellows breathing and
drawing energy deep into
fear and
knowledge of
massage of
natural breathing and
negative emotions and
reverse abdominal breathing and
six healing exhalations detoxify
smiling into
stress and
Taoism and
tension in
whole-body breathing and
orgone energy
original chi
Ornstein, Robert
outer breath
oxygen
alveoli and
bad breathing habits and
as component of air
efficient use of
energy from
hyperventilation and
increasing intake of
negative ions and
pH of blood and
plant life and
P
pain
avoiding feeling
back
energy blockage and
neck
“no pain, no gain” approach
physical vs. psychic
rate of breathing and
referral of
pancreas
location of
referral of pain in
sensing the
smiling into
solar plexus center and
panic
parasympathetic