Practicing this method of breathing can help you gain incredible physical and mental powers of a common man.
First, let us see how this method works. Let us go back to the study of the diaphragm. What is it? We know that is the big divisor muscle between the chest and its contents and between the abdomen and its contents. When at rest, it presents a surface concave towards the abdomen, in other words, the diaphragm seen from the abdomen appears like the air looked from the earth, that is the interior of a curved surface. By formation, the part of the diaphragm which looks towards the chest organs resembles a crumbled surface, like the elevation of a hill.
When the diaphragm works, its bulge descends and the abdominal organs are pressed pushing the abdomen outside.
During the abdominal breathing the lungs are given more room and therefore more air is inhaled.
Thus, with each expiration the diaphragm muscle massages the digestive organs and like those of assimilation it forces the blood flow towards it, bracing generally throughout the body. This is the way in which the unitary tonus is transmitted in all the organs. Each organ or body part which has been deprived of exercises, gradually atrophies and refuses to function correctly, and the lack of internal exercises, caused by the action of the diaphragm leads to the damage of the organs.
The method has all the good parts of the superior, middle and inferior respiration, excluding their weak parts.
It puts in motion the entire respiratory tract, each portion of the lung, each air cell, each respiratory muscles. All the respiratory body is subjected to this method of breathing, working and obtaining the maximum of benefits with minimum expenditure of energy. The thoracic capacity reaches the normal range, each part of the mechanism is put in motion and fulfills its functions and its natural work.
One of the main characteristics of this method of breathing is that the respiratory muscles get fully into action, while in the other ways of breathing only part of them activates. In the full breathing process among other muscles, those who control the rib cage work more actively, they increase the space in which the lungs can expand and they provide a foothold appropriate to the organs when necessary, involving the nature of this process, that is the principle of leverage. Some muscles keep the lower ribs firmly in their place, while others bend them out.
By this method the diaphragm can be controlled perfectly and it is able to fulfill its functions as it should and to provide the maximum utility and strength in its services.
The full breathing is nothing forced and abnormal, on the contrary, it is based on the principle of the return to nature. People who live in nature as the civilized child, breathe in this way, when they are healthy.
The next simple exercise will allow you to have an idea of what a full breath is .
Stand or sit with the bust in vertical position, very straight.
1. Breathe the air through the nose easily, first filling the bottom of the lungs, which is obtained by moving the diaphragm, which by moving down, brings a slight pressure on the abdominal organs and pushes ahead the front of the abdomen. Then fill the middle region of the lungs, raising the lower ribs, the sternum and the chest. Then fill the upper lungs, pushing forward and raising the upper chest with the top seven pairs of ribs. In the final movement, the abdomen will shrink slightly, a movement that supports the lungs, helping its top sides to be filled also.
On a first reading, it may seem that this way of breathing consists of three distinct movements, but this is not the truth. The inspiration is continuous and the entire chest cavity, from the diaphragm to the uppermost point of the chest, in the clavicle region, is expanding with a uniform motion. You should avoid too sudden, or intermittent inspiration, try to get inspirations with regular and continuous action. The practice will soon dominate the tendency to divide the inspiration into three movements and it will give you as a result a continuous and uniform respiration. After several exercises, the inspiration will be extended with two or three seconds.
2. Hold your breath for a few seconds.
3. Breathe very slowly, holding your chest strained, holding the abdomen and lifting it slowly as the air leaves the lungs. When the air went out completely, enlarge your chest and your abdomen. A little practice, few exercises done carefully, will ease this aspect of exercise which, once mastered will then be done automatically.
It should be noted, that by this kind of breathing all parts of the respiratory system come into action, all parts of the lungs are working, even the most remote air cells. Everything is set in motion and performs the work necessary for an ideal purification and an accumulation of huge forces.
In what concerns this method of breathing we must not limit ourselves to learn half of it, but we must work seriously until we assimilate it as a natural method of breathing. Achieving perfection requires work, time and patience, but without them nothing important can be achieved.
Important to add is the fact that the human respiratory tract is so constructed that man can breathe through his nose and his mouth.
The importance of the matter consists however in the choice that man makes, because a type of breathing brings health and strength, and the other favors the nestling of diseases and weaknesses in our body.
Many diseases of our civilization occur undoubtedly as a consequence of the habit pretty spread to breathe through the mouth. Usually during the day, people breathe through their nose, in change during the night some people without realizing it breathe through their mouth swallowing the dust in the air as well as lots of germs.
Scientific experiments, thoroughly checked confirm that people who sleep with their mouth open are much easier exposed to infectious diseases, than those who breathe properly through their nose.
The only protective system or filter of the respiratory organs are the nostrils. They filter the air, retaining the dust inside them.
In the case of breathing through the mouth, on the whole path between the mouth and the lungs there is no system of retaining or filtration of other foreign bodies. By mouth, all dirt and dust pass freely into the lungs and the entire respiratory system remains without any protection.
In addition, the cold air which enters the mouth undoubtedly causes the inflammation of the tonsillitis, of the throat and even of the lungs. The person breathing at night through the mouth always wakes up with dry mouth and throat, violating in this way the laws of nature and preparing the field for diseases.
We repeat once again - remember that your mouth offers no protection for the respiratory organs and that cold air, dust and dirt enter smoothly. On the other hand, the nostrils show the care that nature has for us. The nostrils or nasal passages, are two narrow, winding channels, covered with lots of threads of hair serving as filter of bolters for cleaning the dirty air. All the dirt deposited on these threads along with the exhaled air, exits the nose through exhalation.
Besides this wonderful service, nostrils have also another function, just as important: they warm the air inspired into the lungs.
Long, narrow and winding, the nostrils channel is provided with warm membranes, which in contact with the cool air inspired, heat it preventing it from producing any damage to the delicate organs of the throat and lungs.
No animal, besides humans, sleeps with the mouth open and breathes through its mouth. Only the civilized man has distorted in this way its natural functions. The air in the lungs differs from the air from outside, just as distilled water differs from pond water.
The action of the complicated cleaning device of the nostrils stopping and retaining the dirty air particles is as important as the action of the mouth, which retains the cherry stones and the fish bones, preventing them to penetrate into the stomach.
