The Tao of Natural Breathing (25 page)

effort and

emotions and

heaven, earth and

heavens, energy of

hemoglobin

herbs

heredity, energy and

high blood pressure

higher mind.
See
shen

Hinduism

historical body

holding breath

honesty

hopelessness

hormones

Huang Ti

humanity, feeling a sense of

human potential movement

humor.
See also
smiling breath

Hymes, Alan

hyperactivity

hypertension

hyperventilation

anxiety and

bellows breathing and

as breathing exercise

defined

emotions and

stress and poorly functioning

diaphragm and

hypothalamus

I

identification

illness.
See
dis-ease

illusions

immune system

autoimmune diseases

chi and

guardian chi and

heart center and

reverse abdominal breathing and

self-sensing and

smiling breath and

stimulation nourishes

thoughts and feelings and

impatience.
See also
patience

impressions, need for new

infants

infections

inhalation

anatomy of

balancing with exhalation

emphasizing exhalation over

over exhalation

inner and outer breath and

pause between exhalation and

phases of breathing and

psychological obstacles to full

quality of

self-sensing and

significance of

spaciousness and

inner alchemy

inner breath

inner growth.
See
spiritual growth

inner quieting

inner smile.
See also
smiling breath

insecurity

insomnia.
See
sleep disorders

inspiration, feeling a sense of

integral awareness.
See
self-sensing

intercostal muscles

intestines.
See
colon; constipation; irritable bowel syndrome; small intestine

intuition

irritable bowel syndrome

J

jade pillow, microcosmic orbit and

James, William

jealousy

Jesus Christ

joy

judgmentalism.

See also
criticism

K

kidney center, of microcosmic orbit

kidneys

cleansing and energizing

referral of pain in

sensing the

six healing exhalations and

smiling into

Taoism and

kindness

L

lactic acid

Lao Tzu

large intestine.
See
colon

large orbit

larynx

laughter.
See also
smiling breath

laws

law of least effort

of life

of nature

Weber-Fechner psychophysical law

letting go.
See also
relaxation

life force.
See
chi; energy; vitality

listening to the body

listlessness

liver

location of

sensing the

six healing exhalations and

smiling into

solar plexus center and

Taoism and

loneliness

longevity

love

Lowen, Alexander

lower back

opening the

pain in

lower breathing space

lung (Tibetan term).
See also
chi

lungs

anatomy of breathing and

bad breathing habits and

compensating for decreased space in

location of

natural breathing and

phases of breathing and

sensing the

six healing exhalations and

smiling into

Taoism and

waste elimination through

lymphatic system

M

macrocosmic orbit

Marin, Gilles

massage

of brain

energy channels reopened by

of organs

May, Rollo

meaning, need for

mechanics of breathing

anatomy of breathing

bad habits

birth process and

clarity and

exhaling.
See
exhalation

expanding the self sense and

inhaling.
See
inhalation

inner breath and

mindfulness and

phases of breathing

rate of breathing.
See
rate of breathing

respiratory center and

respiratory muscles and.

See
respiratory muscles

respiratory system and

volume of breath

meditation

medulla oblongata

memory

sacral center and

self-sensing vs.

menstrual disorders

meridians

metabolism

microcosmic orbit

cerebrospinal fluid sensing and

psychological dimensions of

spiritual growth and

vital breath circulation and

microcosm of universe, body as

Middendorf, Ilse

middle breathing space

mind

body and

chemistry of connection between

chi and

parasympathetic nervous system and

calming and emptying the

clearing of nervous energy

higher.
See
shen

immune system and

pituitary center and

See also
psychological obstacles;

psychological problems

mindfulness

mingmen

miracle of breathing

mitochondria

moaning

motor cortex

mouth, six healing exhalations and.
See also
tongue

movement, need for

Moyers, Bill

multiple sclerosis

muscles

atrophy of

emotions and autonomic nervous

system and

See also
abdominal muscles;

respiratory muscles; tension

N

natural breathing

chest breathing vs.

clarity and mindfulness and

comfort and

cosmic alchemy and

defined

effort and

emotions and

essence of

healing and

health and

inner and outer breath and

normal abdominal breathing

organ massage from

overview of

prerequisites for

relaxation and

reverse abdominal (Taoist) breathing

self-healing and

spiritual growth and

stress and

Tao and

Taoism and

wholeness and

See also
breathing; breathing

exercises

nature

abdominal breathing and

economy of

energy of

health and

laws of

silence and

spaciousness and

spiritual growth and

stillness and

navel

energy center near

microcosmic orbit center at

neck pain, jade pillow and

negative ions

negativity.
See
emotions, negative

nervous system

crown center and

effort and

new impressions needed by

self-sensing and

See also
autonomic nervous system; parasympathetic nervous system; sympathetic nervous system

neuropeptides

neyatoneyah.
See also
chi

night sweats

nitrogen

norepinephrine (noradrenaline)

nose

alternate nostril breathing

alternate nostril congestion

respiratory system and

six healing exhalations and

num.
See also
chi

O

opening body areas

openness

kidney center and

navel center and

sensation of

smiling and

See also
self sense, expanding the

opposites.
See
yin and yang

organic awareness.

See
organs/tissues, awareness of;

self-sensing

organs/tissues

awareness of

awakening

defined

tension and

bellows breathing and

drawing energy deep into

fear and

knowledge of

massage of

natural breathing and

negative emotions and

reverse abdominal breathing and

six healing exhalations detoxify

smiling into

stress and

Taoism and

tension in

whole-body breathing and

orgone energy

original chi

Ornstein, Robert

outer breath

oxygen

alveoli and

bad breathing habits and

as component of air

efficient use of

energy from

hyperventilation and

increasing intake of

negative ions and

pH of blood and

plant life and

P

pain

avoiding feeling

back

energy blockage and

neck

“no pain, no gain” approach

physical vs. psychic

rate of breathing and

referral of

pancreas

location of

referral of pain in

sensing the

smiling into

solar plexus center and

panic

parasympathetic nervous system

parathyroid gland

patience.
See also
impatience

peacefulness

pectoralis minor

pelvis, diaphragm and

pepsin

peptides

perceptions, need for new

perceptual freedom, relaxation and

perceptual reeducation, self-sensing and

perineum, microcosmic orbit and

peristalsis

Pert, Candace

pH, of blood

pharyngeal plexus

pharynx

phases of breathing

pineal gland

pituitary center, of microcosmic orbit

pituitary gland

playfulness

pleura

pneuma.
See also
chi

polarity, of heaven and earth.
See also
yin and yang

practice, importance of

practices.
See
breathing exercises

prana.
See also
chi

pranayama

premature aging

presence.
See also
clarity

pride

primary channels

Proskauer, Magda

psoas muscles

psychic channels

psychological obstacles, to authentic breathing

psychological problems, hyperventilation and

psychological states

microcosmic orbit centers and

physical health and

Q

qi.
See
chi

Qi Gong.
See
chi kung

quality of breathing

quieting

inner

thoughts

See also
silence; stillness

R

rate of breathing

of babies

bad breathing habits and

effort and

factors decreasing

factors increasing

pH of blood and

resting

stress and

reality, awareness of, self-healing and.
See also
self-sensing

rebirthing

Reich, Wilhelm

relaxation

abdominal breathing and

attention and

awareness and

brain and

chi kung and

expansion of awareness and

eyes and

face and

hyperventilation and

lower back pain and

natural breathing and

parasympathetic nervous system

and

perceptual freedom and

pH of blood and

rate of breathing and

tai chi and

tension and

vigilant

Westerners and

See also
breathing exercises;

letting go

repetition, self-sensing vs.

repressed emotions

respect

respiratory center

respiratory illnesses

respiratory muscles

diaphragm.
See
diaphragm

extensor muscles

intercostal muscles

psoas muscles

respiratory system

rest, rate of breathing and

retention of breath

reverse breathing

Taoist abdominal

vital breath circulation and

rheumatoid arthritis

ribs

anatomy of breathing and

opening the rib cage

risk-taking

Rossi, Ernest

ruach.
See also
chi

S

sacrum, microcosmic orbit and

sadness

saliva

science, Western, energy and

self-confidence

self-healing

natural breathing and

self-sensing and

smiling breath and

tan tien cleansing breath and

Taoism and

self-image.
See
self sense

self-judgment

self-knowledge

self-pity

self-respect

self sense

attachment/identification and

attitudes and

bad breathing habits and

energy and

expanding the

breathing and

healing and wholeness and

levels of sensation and

lower energy center and

navel center and

need for

overview of

perceptual reeducation and

smiling and

spaciousness and