ghrue84
Rising Star
How safe is it physically? I've experimented with breathing deeply and slowly (in some cases halting the breathing process for between 1/2 second or as much as possible without exerting any kind of force, more so after exhaling rather than after inhaling) while on Corpse pose (Savasana), Child's pose (Balasana), and I sometimes wonder if what I'm doing is dangerous for my body.
Just moments ago, after holding the Balasana position and breathing slowly for what I thought was less than a minute, I stood up, felt pressure in the lower middle of the forehead, felt so lightheaded that I decided that throwing my body facedown onto the bed was the thing to do. While breathing slowly and deeply on Savasana, it's as if I can feel my organs and/or whatever's inside my body (cells, muscles, blood pumping, heart, lungs, etc.) working. Sometimes I've felt a sort of tinglyness in different parts of the body or throughout the body, a wind blowing on my ears, and energy or something in me made of something else moving around my body without me controlling it, but certainly feeling where it is and where it is moving to.
I also wonder how slowly I can possibly breathe without it being harmful to my body. Say 12 breaths per minute? 6 breaths per minute? 3 Breaths per minute?
Anybody else experiment with slowing down their breathing and the effects it can have on our bodies, thoughts, and being?
Just moments ago, after holding the Balasana position and breathing slowly for what I thought was less than a minute, I stood up, felt pressure in the lower middle of the forehead, felt so lightheaded that I decided that throwing my body facedown onto the bed was the thing to do. While breathing slowly and deeply on Savasana, it's as if I can feel my organs and/or whatever's inside my body (cells, muscles, blood pumping, heart, lungs, etc.) working. Sometimes I've felt a sort of tinglyness in different parts of the body or throughout the body, a wind blowing on my ears, and energy or something in me made of something else moving around my body without me controlling it, but certainly feeling where it is and where it is moving to.
I also wonder how slowly I can possibly breathe without it being harmful to my body. Say 12 breaths per minute? 6 breaths per minute? 3 Breaths per minute?
Anybody else experiment with slowing down their breathing and the effects it can have on our bodies, thoughts, and being?