Spiritual Connection

"We are not physical beings having an occasional Spiritual experience. We are Spiritual beings having an occasional physical experience."
~ Deepak Chopra, M.D.

The latin word for "breath" and the root of the word "respiration" is "espiritus". In fact, many languages use but one word for both breath and spirit. And it is believed by many that, upon death, the spirit leaves the body along with the final exhalation.

According to Dr. Andrew Weil, "Breath is the movement of Spirit in the body."

Perhaps this begins to explain the many spiritual benefits of deeper breathing:

Stronger sense of inner strength
Feeling closer to the source of all life
Deeper sense of faith and peace
Greater courage and commitment to truth
Improved self-esteem & self-worth
Stronger intuition or "inner knowing"
Feeling guided by God or a higher power
Access to more creativity

As we breathe more fully, we allow our spiritual nature to expand and permeate our bodies. It has often been said of children that their "spirits have been broken". As children, most of us were threatened into non-expression of our feelings (ie., "Stop crying or I'll give you something to really cry about!"), the only way to comply was to hold or restrict our breathing. This cut us off from the feelings, which represented our truth.

We gradually learned to evict our spirits - the truest and most powerful aspect of ourselves - from our bodies, especially during times of stress, when we needed it most. Today we see an epidemic of spiritually-bankrupt behaviors committed by children and against children. We must encourage the return of spirit into our lives.

Regardless of religion (or lack thereof), we can accomplish this by encouraging conscious, deeper breathing. After her first OxyGenesis Breathwork group session, one female client from Boston reported, "I did not believe there was a God, but today I know [there is] because I felt it so strongly inside me. I feel very safe and calm."

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