Imayijus - The Buddhist Method of Breathing Your Spine Straight

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Imayijus: We view our internal state as permanent, and any ways in which we also use identity base language,. It ossifies into a seemingly unchangeable reality. He says there is a way to clarify them byputting them back into some kind of purifying process. Imayijus think about the kids in south corea who have done video game addictions - they've actually made tremendous progress resetting their internal dynamics.

When author and journalist James Nestor began researching a piece on free diving, he was stunned. He found that free divers could hold their breath for up to 8 minutes at a time, and dive to depths of 350 feet on a single breath. As he dug into the history of breath, he discovered that our industrialized lives have led to improper and mindless breathing, with cascading consequences from sleep apnea to reduced mobility. He also discovered an entire world of extraordinary feats achieved through proper and mindful breathing — including healing scoliosis, rejuvenating organs, halting snoring, and even enabling greater sovereignty in our use of technology. What is the transformative potential of breath? And what is the relationship between proper breathing and humane technology?