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Free 1-on-1 Sessions, Less is More, and How to Life a Long & Healthy Life

Published July 4, 2022

4 Thoughts



1. Less is More

When you breathe less, you almost always get more.

  • More blood flow.

  • More oxygen delivery.

  • More time sleeping deeply.

  • More time alive on this planet.

2. Breathing Turns Insight into Action

What are tools? Tools are practices, simple techniques that bridge the gap between insight and action. Using them over time enables you to fulfill your potential.”*

- Barry Michels and Phil Stutz, Coming Alive

I think breathing exercises fit this definition perfectly.

They’re simple techniques that convert insights (like those in Thought #1) into actions (like taking a few minutes to breathe light & slow each day).

And, I hope you’re discovering like I am that using them over time enables us to fulfill our highest potential.

3. The Breath Is Always Now

The breath is a constant reminder of what is going on in this very moment. It is not a time to think about the past or what you will be doing later. The breath is always now.”*

- Lodro Rinzler, Walk Like a Buddha

And this is why breathing is perhaps the best tool we have. When you’re focused on the breath, there’s no time to worry about the past or future.

The breath is always now.

4. Ancient Wisdom: Breathing Exercises Bring a Long & Healthy Life

In The Primordial Breath, which is part of the ancient Taoist Canon, there is an excellent line about breathing exercises & a long life:

At best, it brings immortality, and at the very least, it profits toward a long life.”**

Sounds good to me 🙏

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P.S. Unfortunately, “immortality” shouldn’t be taken literally...dang it! In the preface, the translator says: “Due to the distance in time and culture many words, as translated, do not necessarily mean what they appear at first glance to mean…Most texts under ‘immortality’ understand a long and healthy life.

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