Focus on My Breathing

The first time I correlated how I was breathing with how I was feeling was when I was in my 30’s in the mid-eighties. I was in the middle of a root canal. It was my first root canal, and I didn’t know what to expect. I remember the dentist telling me to breathe, which I thought was odd since I was still alive. I later realized that I must have been holding my breath in response to my apprehension or fear of some pain.

The next experience I had with breathing was also at a dental office in the early 2000’s. But this time I wanted to relax because the first time I visited this dentist, I was a little late for my appointment in a new city. As part of my first visit, the dental assistant took my blood pressure. It was higher than what was normal for me because I was a little stressed about being late.

While I was having a cavity filled, I was breathing deeply. To my surprise, I got so relaxed that I didn’t care what was happening; I was very detached. In fact, I wouldn’t have been surprised if I had fallen asleep. I didn’t, but I felt very deep, like in a very deep meditation. I loved the feeling of being so relaxed and detached. I don’t remember if I felt any pain. But if I had, I wouldn’t have cared. That was how detached I was from what was happening.

Below is an excerpt from “The Seven Stages to Feeling Love Everywhere”:

“At a gathering of eight people at a friends’ house, I felt bored watching a DVD on spirituality. So, I spent my time breathing deeply all through the DVD so I wouldn’t feel like I was wasting my time. I felt better and better as time went on until I felt blissful energy quickly moving up my body at the same time feeling blissful electricity quickly moving up my head and almost out of my body. My breathing became noticeably deeper from the passionate or blissful energy. I wasn’t sure if I would cause a scene if something even more blissful happened, but at that point, I was feeling so good that I didn’t care; I just kept on breathing deeply.”

Most thoughts have a little fear or anxiety that we think is normal until we breathe deeply for a while and see that they disappear. When I focus on my breathing for a while, this allows blissful energy to flow inside my body without any effort at feeling good. What focusing does is quiet my mind because when I’m completely focused on something, I’m not focused on lots of things to think about. And the added benefit of focusing on my breathing is that it allows more life energy and oxygen to flow in as well. As more life energy builds inside my body, I get closer to connecting with energy. And it’s this energy that keeps my body running perfectly.

The benefits of breathing deeply are mental, physical, and emotional. There are too many to list in this article, but you can find them on the Internet.

Here is a list of benefits I’ve found to have the most impact on me:

1. Focusing on my breathing quiets my mind enough that I become pure awareness.

2. Quieting my mind raises my vibration because most thoughts are a lower vibration than the bliss and love I want to feel.

3. Feeling better and better by focusing on my breathing makes me feel a lot of appreciation.

4. Appreciation also connects me with energy and keeps me connected.

5. When I’m focused on my breathing, I’m not looking for results. But what happens are lots of amazing and loving surprises throughout the day.

6. Focusing on my breathing dissolves fear and pain.

7. I feel relaxed and detached; things don’t affect me in a negative way because I feel so far away from negative situations.

9. Even though my mind is quiet while I’m breathing deeply, I can still have a thought come up. It’s just that I don’t get lost in a train of thought when I’m breathing deeply. It feels like I receive thoughts instead of think thoughts.
10. When I’m focused on my breathing, I can’t focus on something negative at the same time.

On the Experiences page, you will find some of my experiences with focusing on my breathing. 

Below is an audio of Abraham (Esther Hicks) explaining a deep breathing technique that I love. Enjoy!