The Tao of Natural Breathing_ For Health, Well-Being, and Inner Growth - Dennis Lewis [68]
vigilant relaxation
viruses
visualization, neuropeptides and
vital breath, circulating the
vitality
adrenal center and
artificially induced
attitudes and
breathing and
chi as
diaphragm and
kidney center and
negative emotions and
self-sensing and new impressions and
sexual essence and
six healing exhalations and
spaciousness and
tan tien cleansing breath and
See also chi; energy
volume of breath
W
warnings, about breathing exercises
weather, emotions and
Weber-Fechner psychophysical law
well-being. See health
Westerners
energy and
will and relaxation and
wheel of life. See microcosmic orbit
whole-body breath
wholeness
all-inclusive
breathing and
healing and
health and
perceptual reeducation and
self sense and
going beyond the self sense
self-sensing and
spaciousness and
will
effortless effort vs.
negative effects of
self-sensing vs.
Westerners and
wisdom of body
wonder
worry
wu chi
XYZ
yang channel. See governor channel
yang and yin. See yin and yang
yawning
yin channel. See functional channel
yin and yang
breathing and
defined
energy of life itself and
health and
infinite space between
inhalation and exhalation and
natural breathing and
original chi and
polarity of heaven and earth and
self sense and
spiritual growth and
vital breath and
yogic breathing techniques
yogic complete breath
Zen Buddhism
The Tao of Natural Breathing: For Health, Well-Being, and Inner Growth,
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A WORD OF CAUTION
The practices in this book are not intended to replace the services of your physician, or to provide an alternative to professional medical treatment. This book offers no diagnosis of or treatment for any specific medical problem that you may have. Where it suggests the possible usefulness of certain practices in relation to certain illnesses or symptoms, it does so solely for educational purposes—either to explore the possible relationship of natural breathing to health, or to expose the reader to alternative healing approaches from other traditions, especially the Taoist tradition of China. The breathing practices outlined in this book are extremely gentle, and should—if carried out as described—be beneficial to your overall physical and psychological health. If you have any serious medical or psychological problem, however—such as heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, mental illness, or recent abdominal or chest surgery—you should consult your physician before undertaking any of these practices.
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