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Conscious breathing is the first step to
What causes metabolism problems?
Can Metabolism be Boosted?
The key to a healthy metabolism and
vitality is a healthy spirit.
How a person breathes can tell lot about
them. The shallower the breath, the lower blown war. It only knows it is unsafe,
a person’s self-esteem, vitality and ability and the physical body responds. It
to cope with stress. The deeper the
breath, the more present, confident and
secure a person is. Short breathes show
that the body is heated - usually by anger lymphatic system.
or stress. Short breathes and mouth
breathing are the body’s way of trying to
cool or calm down.
Stress is the number one “metabolism
saboteur”. Stress triggers your flight
or fight mode and tells your body it is
in trouble. “There is danger”, “Get the
adrenaline pumping we’re going to war”.
Your body is a physical manifestation
of your spirit. If your spirit feels it is
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This type of breathing involves
in danger, unsafe, it will send signals
to the body to respond. Your body
doesn’t know the difference between
famine or fasting, arguing or a full-
triggers stress hormones, that are known
to wreak havoc on your metabolism,
your circulation, your heart and your
In spiritual healing, excess weight is a
sign your spirit is trying to protect itself.
The first step to a healthy metabolism is
a healthy spirit. When your spirit (your
psyche) is strong and safe, you will be
motivated, unstoppable, full of energy
to conquer whatever comes before you.
Working with your spirit begins with the
breath.
connecting and working with your spirit. contracting the diaphragm, expanding the
Controlling the length and depth of your stomach, and deepening inhalation and
inhales and exhales will bring you inward exhalation to detox the body, lower the
to your spirit and improve your emotional, stress hormone and draw your attention
mental, and physical state. This is why inward, soothing and strengthening your
people naturally want to take a deep breath spirit. It increases the oxygen intake,
when they are scared or upset. brings vitality and contributes to health
and emotional balance.
Your breathing changes all the time,
when you’re active, sleeping - even your Several studies have proven Qigong to
thoughts are connected to your breath.
reduces blood pressure, decreases stress
Your breath has a powerful effect on your response, strengthens the heart, and
body and mind. Consciously controlling improves overall health and balances
your breath can immediately shift your your body’s main stress hormone,
emotional, physical and mental state. cortisol. Cortisol influences how the
When you control the amount of oxygen body uses nutrients like carbohydrates,
you take in and the amount of carbon fats, and proteins. It also impacts
dioxide you release, you can adjust inflammatory processes, blood pressure,
the chemical makeup of your nervous blood sugar, and step patterns.
system. This effect expands throughout When you are under stress, physical or
the body, shifting your hormones and emotional, the body releases a boost
your metabolic processes. of cortisol to support the sympathetic
nervous system known as the fight or
There are many different styles of flight instinct. When you are constantly
breathwork. In Qigong I teach what under stress, continually elevated cortisol
is called primordial breathing. The levels create emotional or physical
first breath you ever took was through exhaustion and cognitive weariness,
your navel. In this exercise you breathe creating more anxiety, stress and burnout.
through your navel filling up your pelvis,
then your stomach, then your chest, all Heart disease, stroke, and Type 2 diabetes,
the way to the clavicle. Filling it up like abdominal obesity, atherosclerosis,
a balloon then deflating it as you exhale. hypertension, dementia, and depression
The inhale is through the nose; the can all be managed and possibly
exhale is out the mouth. eliminated by taking care of your spirit.
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