I utilized a guided meditation this morning called "5 Minute Body Scan". Right off the hop the host had me establish a good seated position, roll my shoulders back, tip my chin, lengthen my neck and elongate my spine. More simply put...proper posture. What I wasn't expecting was the difference this made with my breathing. I could really feel my breathe flow unencumbered in and out. I typically try to sit with good posture in my meditations, but obviously I was missing the finer details. Even this morning, as soon as I would notice my breathing become even a little bit constricted, I also noticed I was no longer sitting with proper posture. A quick re-adjustment and my breath was flowing freely once again. That quick initial run-through to establish true posture and alignment was a gamechanger that I will be adding to my own self-led meditation practice....as well as to other things.
Im currently reading a book called The Science of Breathing, it goes over this and the different levels of breathing. Pretty interesting and short read. I’ll lend it to you once I’m done.
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DeletePosture is everything.
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