Thursday, July 26, 2007

Fetal Breathing Introduction

The Toaist concept of fetal breathing is like a combination of extremes, that is, breathing without breathing. What you do is you hold your breath as long as you can, and, during that breath, you act to your mind as if you're breathing. It gets very intense, very fast, especially if you can contrast yourself with what you were doing a few seconds earlier. It can be enhanced by a) smoking cigarettes b) focusing on the back of your head (not to prolong your breath but rather put you in a more natural state) c) focusing on your stomach will give you a vibrant, quick-fleeting image d) focusing on your eyes will give you the closest feeling to being baby-like (a yearning). My method is to take two inhales/exhales, and on the there as long as possible. There must be more to this process than continually repeating oneself, but I will update when I figure that out. If guilt works the way it is supposed to, it makes itself obsolete.

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