Balance Breathing

Your calm signal.

The 5×5 method

Watch the video once.
Then the practice is in your hands.

Why it works

It all starts
with the nervous system.

In alarm mode the body does not release,
does not cleanse and does not regenerate:
it is busy surviving.
Breathing is the most direct —and most free—
way to tell it that it can switch into repair mode.

This is not decorative relaxation:
it is the switch that lets the body spend its resources
on digesting, draining and repairing
instead of defending itself.

The square

Four sides,
a count of five on each

The Balance Breathing 5×5 square A square walked clockwise: at the top inhale through the nose, on the right hold with full lungs, at the bottom exhale slowly through the mouth, on the left hold empty. In the centre, the number five: a count of five on each side. INHALE through the nose HOLD · FULL HOLD · EMPTY EXHALE slow, through the mouth 5 ON EACH SIDE

Walk the four sides of the square,
counting to five on each one.
Five minutes upon waking
and five before sleep.
If you feel dizzy, start at 4 and work your way up.
The long exhale is what engages the brake:
never shorten it.

The two premises

How a big breath
is trained

Premise 1

Find the edge

Fill up and empty out completely, training the limit at both ends: filling to the very top and emptying to the very bottom, to recover the range that is lost from breathing shallow for so long.

Premise 2

Play with time

Count as slowly as you can. Every week the same “5” will last longer: that is your capacity growing. And by breathing through the nose you add nitric oxide production, which opens the vessels and improves how oxygen is delivered: in our colleagues' measurements, deep sustained breathing raises it by up to 600 %.

When else to use it

Your calm signal,
on hand all day

  • Before eating, because digestion needs the parasympathetic switched on.
  • Before a difficult conversation.
  • When a craving appears and you want to see if it is truly yours.
  • When you get home, so you do not carry the day inside.
  • In bed, when the mind will not stop.

Go gently

Never practice while driving or in water. If dizziness, tingling or anxiety appears, return to your normal breathing and resume with shorter counts. If you are pregnant, have a heart or respiratory condition, or experience panic attacks, keep it gentle and check with your health professional. This is educational material and does not replace medical diagnosis or treatment.

The path continues
«This is not decorative relaxation:
it is the switch.»

This breathing is one piece of the Initial Epigenetic Healing: the full Barcelona conference, the initial guide, the deparasitation manual, the "Reclaim your Kingdom" Masterclass and the Alkalizing Juice. (Content currently in Spanish.)

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