RE: How I breathed for 21 days and turned into a human
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That's a powerful thing - looking from an unusual perspective for one and choosing to respond more in control. I still think doing this alternate nostril breathing thing is easy peasy... until I try it for myself, I know, lol. Would you keep it up 365 days if you wanted?
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I know what you mean. We used a 1:1:2:1 pattern, meaning you inhale for a set amount (4, 5, 7 seconds whatever), hold for that same amount, then exhale slowly for double that, and hold without any air for the initial amount again. I did it with 4 seconds (8-second exhale) and some of the difficulties I noticed was how quick we normally exhale - you know how long an 8-10 second exhale is? Infernal. :)) I also heard it was common to have trouble breathing through one nostril especially after a few minutes. Since we normally breathe through both, we seldom realize how clogged or lazy one might be.
I'm not sure if I'd keep it up that long, but I'm definitely thinking of doing it a while longer. Maybe cutting down from 20 to 15 min or something. I'm not alone, either, a lot of my classmates are saying the same thing!
It's worth a try:)
Ah. I'm not doing again. xD
I'd definitely be looking out for a distraction. But really, I think it is worth a try focusing on nothing and letting one's wander with purpose. I guess it's a different kind of fulfilment doing it with others.