Hello Friends!
I hope you are breathing freely and easily with joy today.

In this issue you will find:

New Breathwork Interview!
Better Breathing Tip; Eating and Breathing
Breath Awareness Practice
Links to Important Pages on our site


Last month we spoke about Gemstone Healing and Breathwork. For a review, visit our Newsletter Archives.


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New Breathwork Interview!
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This month we completed a New Interview with Pauline Avis and David McNab. Pauline and David have extended experience and a wealth of knowledge in healing physical disease with Rebirthing Breathwork. Their business is called 'Conscious Creations.' They are based in New Zealand where they offer ongoing Breathwork Training Courses, with cold water Rebirths in the ocean, and warm water Rebirths in tubs... they leave nothing left undone!

I think you will enjoy this interview. Like many Breathworkers, they have an expanded understanding of healing and an exceptional awareness of the unlimited possibilities Breathwork has to offer us.

Click the link below, or copy and paste into your web browser, to hear their interview now:

http://www.learn-to-breathe-energy.com/NewZealandBreathwork.html


Pauline and David are also the authors of Healing Disease with Rebirthing, and Never Say Die, the Making of a Healer. You can now purchase their books directly through our site. Their books are not available through Amazon, so be sure to take advantage of this opportunity.

Visit their bio page and scroll down for more information:

http://www.learn-to-breathe-energy.com/NewZealandBreathwork.html

~Enjoy!

It was a Monday morning and I had just fifteen minutes to get myself to work. I crammed my breakfast down and ran out the door. I couldn't relax, I couldn't even take a deep breath.

As I went about my busy day I was exhausted and felt my stomach tying up in knots. Driven by ridiculous expectations of myself to have a highly productive day and 'get things done,' I never stopped to take a break, to relax, and just breathe.

I drove home through rush hour and ate dinner with as much tension and hurriedness as I began my day with, then did a few things around the house and collapsed into bed.

Does this sound like your life? I used to live this way. Sometimes I still slip back into the old habits. We are not alone. Most Americans don't know anything different. We are a fast-food, high speed internet, immediate gratification society. We want it now and we wanted it 15 minutes ago!

We don't have to live this way. We don't have to get caught up in the everyday rat-race. We can be in it, but not loose our center. There are simple ways to do this, we just have to use them!

Practicing Twenty Connected Breaths and using Alternate Nostril Breathing throughout our day can help us stay centered, calm, and relaxed -tremendously! If you do not know how to do these simple practices, you can learn them in the Learn to Breathe Energy eBook today. It's an inexpensive tool that will remain with you for your entire lifetime.

So, back to our hurried day; I know that there's 'not enough time.' That is absolutely true when we are in that experience. Now let's shift our experience.

We can start with mealtimes. Our breathing and our digestion are directly related. Peristalsis, which is the smooth, rhythmic muscle activity that moves food along in our digestive system, matches the same rhythm of our breathing. If we're holding our breath, barely breathing shallowly, then our digestion is going to be compromised.

Continue on with the Breath Awareness Practice to learn more...

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Breath Awareness Practice
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1. Begin meals by sitting with your food, and taking a few deep breaths. -I mean, breathing really deep, into your lower belly, letting your lower abdomen expand with the inhale. Also allow your rib cage to expand to it's maximum capacity. Release the exhale effortlessly as if your lungs are just collapsing with the joy of no longer straining to hold back. Even let yourself have a great big, unashamed yawn! This really delivers the oxygen and life force energy to the body!

2. Then, enjoy your food. Take your time eating it, tasting it, feeling the textures, enjoying the aroma. Be consciously aware that this is your time to take in nourishment, to nourish yourself. Consciously set aside all of the business you have already done that day. Take all of your mornings activities, and place them in your left pocket. Now take all of the remaining work you have to do this day, and place it in your right pocket. Give yourself this moment to relax and receive. You deserve it, and in the long run, your body will thank you. You are building new habits that will affect your health and your mood for the rest of your life. It's worth it!

3. Now, we don't just get nourishment from food. We also get nourishment from prana; our breath, which is our direct line to life force energy, chi, God, Source, Universe; call it what you will. Chew your food slowly. Set the fork, spoon, or sandwich down and take a breath before taking the next bite. -Just a natural, relaxed, deep belly breath. You don't want to 'inhale your food.' You want to inhale the prana - energy that will help you digest it.

4. Relax and think only about how much you enjoy your food. Think positive thoughts that you want to ingest. This is full nourishment. This is what it really means to have a meal.

5. When you're done eating, before getting up and rushing off to do the next thing, take a few deep breaths and allow the food to settle. Breathe into your body and feel it relax, allowing the breath to carry out any tension. You will enjoy a much more productive day when you are equally relaxed, energized, and nourished.

6. Enjoy your day! -And enjoy the process of work you are in, just as much, if not more than getting to completion with the tasks that are yours to do.

7. Practice this every day, with every meal. Observe your experience.

Breathing is elemental to having a healthy, happy, living body. By identifying your own inhibited breathing habits you can begin a healing process that will benefit you for the rest of your life!

Intl. Practitioner Directory -find Breathwork Practitioners for sessions and phone consultations.

Choosing a Breathwork Practitioner -important guidelines for choosing the right Breathwork Practitioner for you.

Breathwork Events -stay informed about various breathwok events, workshops, and trainings happening world wide.

Share your Success Stories -this is an exciting, inspiring, uplifting page that should see a ton of growth in the upcoming months. Read and share your experiences with Conscious Breathing Rebirthing.

Breathe Energy eBook -learn Twenty Connected breaths and other breathing exercises you can use today to begin healing your own inhibited breathing patterns.

Bookstore and More -we have hand picked our favorite selection of books about Rebirthing, with authors such as Leonard Orr, Sondra Ray, and more. Also includes a great deal of other resources for mind, body, and spirit!

Contact Us -we are happy to hear from our newsletter subscribers and website visitors. Please don't hesitate to contact us!

May you Be Blessed,

Sara Dawn
Webmaster
Learn-to-breathe-energy.com