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parathyroid gland
patience. See also impatience
peacefulness
pectoralis minor
pelvis, diaphragm and
pepsin
peptides
perceptions, need for new
perceptual freedom, relaxation and
perceptual reeducation, self-sensing and
perineum, microcosmic orbit and
peristalsis
Pert, Candace
pH, of blood
pharyngeal plexus
pharynx
phases of breathing
pineal gland
pituitary center, of microcosmic orbit
pituitary gland
playfulness
pleura
pneuma. See also chi
polarity, of heaven and earth. See also yin and yang
practice, importance of
practices. See breathing exercises
prana. See also chi
pranayama
premature aging
presence. See also clarity
pride
primary channels
Proskauer, Magda
psoas muscles
psychic channels
psychological obstacles, to authentic breathing
psychological problems, hyperventilation and
psychological states
microcosmic orbit centers and
physical health and
Q
qi. See chi
Qi Gong. See chi kung
quality of breathing
quieting
inner
thoughts
See also silence; stillness
R
rate of breathing
of babies
bad breathing habits and
effort and
factors decreasing
factors increasing
pH of blood and
resting
stress and
reality, awareness of, self-healing and. See also self-sensing
rebirthing
Reich, Wilhelm
relaxation
abdominal breathing and
attention and
awareness and
brain and
chi kung and
expansion of awareness and
eyes and
face and
hyperventilation and
lower back pain and
natural breathing and
parasympathetic nervous system
and
perceptual freedom and
pH of blood and
rate of breathing and
tai chi and
tension and
vigilant
Westerners and
See also breathing exercises;
letting go
repetition, self-sensing vs.
repressed emotions
respect
respiratory center
respiratory illnesses
respiratory muscles
diaphragm. See diaphragm
extensor muscles
intercostal muscles
psoas muscles
respiratory system
rest, rate of breathing and
retention of breath
reverse breathing
Taoist abdominal
vital breath circulation and
rheumatoid arthritis
ribs
anatomy of breathing and
opening the rib cage
risk-taking
Rossi, Ernest
ruach. See also chi
S
sacrum, microcosmic orbit and
sadness
saliva
science, Western, energy and
self-confidence
self-healing
natural breathing and
self-sensing and
smiling breath and
tan tien cleansing breath and
Taoism and
self-image. See self sense
self-judgment
self-knowledge
self-pity
self-respect
self sense
attachment/identification and
attitudes and
bad breathing habits and
energy and
expanding the
breathing and
healing and wholeness and
levels of sensation and
lower energy center and
navel center and
need for
overview of
perceptual reeducation and
smiling and
spaciousness and
going beyond the
See also self-sensing
self-sensing
as acceptance of what is
actions and senses and
attention and
body as microcosm of universe
and
defined
effects of
effortless effort and
emotions and
of energy
energy centers and
exercises for
following the breath
health and
immune system and
importance to breathwork
inhalation and exhalation and
inner and outer breath and
levels of
listening to the body
microcosmic orbit centers and
nervous system and
new impressions and
organs and
perceptual freedom and
perceptual reeducation and
quality of breathing and
self-knowledge and
self-transformation and
smiling breath and
spaciousness and
spiritual growth and
tension and
three kinds of breath and
whole-body breath and
wholeness and
will vs.
self-transformation, self-sensing and
Selver, Charlotte
sensing oneself. See self-sensing
sensory awareness. See awareness, sensory/organic; self-sensing
sensory cortex
septum
serotonin, negative ions and
sexual activity
energy centers and
as stimulation
sexual center, of microcosmic orbit
sexual disorders
sexual essence
sexual organs, smiling into
shallow breathing
shen
sighing
silence.
See also quieting; stillness
sinus congestion
sitting position
six healing exhalations
size of breath
skeletal structure. See also spine
sleep disorders