Started -à12JAN12….written 17JAN12
Journal for Yoga: When do you notice yourself breath
Hmmm.
I’ve been thinking about this question for almost a week now…at first I thought to myself – well, DUH always…I’m always breathing. I inhale followed with an exhale, repeat. And the cool thing is the breath is on auto pilot – it does it when I’m sleeping, it does it when I’m not thinking about it, it even does it while I’m eating. Cool ~huh?!
Then I started thinking when do I catch myself breathing deep, or counting as I breath, or even closing my eyes as I take a deep belly inhales. I’ve come up with 3 so far: times of agitation and stress, times of trying to relax my mind – clear out the chatter in my head, the never-ending to do list running on overdrive, and then I really notice the loud fire breath during sex. Well I do. You asked…now you know lol. J
Ø Just 2 weeks ago I caught myself doing it when not one, not two, but 3 people couldn’t change my tire. Usually I would have feelings of screaming, calling them idiots, and or having an emotional breakdown, because now due to their incompetence I am going to be late for YOGA CLASS – AHAHHHHH. However…none of those actions occurred. I was able to look at the big picture – take a couple of deep deep breaths, and look around me. 1) nice strangers stopped to try and help me 2) I was in a safe place 3) it wasn’t raining. Then it became later and the option of being late to class was over – I was missing class entirely. Boooooo. Few more breaths, then I realized, it’s ok….I don’t have to always be on time, or even present. All in all it turned out just fine. I got to spend the night with my honey, he fixed my car the next day, and on my way I went – breathing happily!
Ø I also catch myself taking a deep breath or 3 when I feel overwhelmed or the feeling I want to snap/yell at Matt. Breath totally works! J
Ø Then, the times where I just want the mind to be silent I breathe. Breath and writing help with that. It’s still hard for me to sit and do a meditation for an hour, but I’m practicing.
Ø Then the sex breathe. The loud, lion, fire breathe that has a mind of its own! Wooooo! I won’t go into much detail, but come on…admit it…you definitely notice your breath during sex!!!! Whether it’s louder, longer, harder, deeper, shorter…you notice the difference. Maybe a panting like after running. You get the point…
So, there you have it. I breathe when J
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