Prayer Breaths
Try what I call a "Prayer Breath". I wanted to expand on an earlier post on Inhaling God to fill your pocket with a fresh perspective on this really effective practice. I use it all the time to plug into the core of me and find my center. All the portions I describe: the physical [For a bit more information on the physical move from one nervous system (sympathetic) to the other (parasympathetic) go back to the Inhale God post], emotional, cognitive, spiritual, creative...all of them are included intentionally, for the purpose of firing all parts of you and harnessing focus. The body part, physical part : Breathe in for a long time. Hold your breath for a long time, exhale for the longest component of the breath (this is a really important rhythm and the length of the components matter--one part inhale, one part hold, two parts exhale). Concentrate on three parts of your breath (this is called "Dirga" breathing) for a few breaths. This is a