Breathwork DISASTER

[Xan]

Yes... Just practicing gentle conscious breathing in ordinary life has very beneficial effects.

Simply breathe down in your lower belly... accept whatever you feel and let go.


Xan

[Gem]

Originally Posted by Zagacat

I actually have a deep respect for breathwork. I am highly intrigued by it and want to do more. Perhaps the word disaster does seem a little intense, however, I have been carrying heavy weighted feelings for over 3 1/2 months now. The situation seems so easy to solve. I have even put on weight-oddly enough. Emotional eating I am thinking.

I am not keen on people who just go around feeling sorry for themselves either. If that is what this seems like, I apologize. I am trying to come to an understanding as to why my excitement seemed to backfire. I totally didn't expect it. It is hard to describe why I am sitting here with a solution in sight, but can seem to make the step. I love breath work, and as soon as I can, I will continue with the process. I understand that it clears your body of 70% of the toxins. <3

I don't know what method of 'breath work' you are doing. Could you describe it please?

I don't think there's such a thing as a 'Breath Work Therapist' and suspect Xan just made that up as 'self entitlement'... and you have to be careful of people... I mean Tetany is a calcium deficiancy mostly, and that can't be neglected just because a 'Breath Work Therapist' says it is 'a sign of subconscious clinging to old emotions '.

(I wish admin would regulate this kind of thing)

I still agree you could use some advise on breathing as Xan said though.

[Zagacat]

Originally Posted by Gem

I don't know what method of 'breath work' you are doing. Could you describe it please?[/color]

Hi Gem. I did research it before I started doing it. I am not promoting it to anyone else. I noticed that after the first 9 sessions I felt great. I did get tetany but it would go away.

As far as what type it is, I believe it is connective breathing-pardon the ignorance on the proper terminology. You breath in, fill up your tummy and upper cavity with air and breath out without pausing.

The breath work therapist that I went to actually went to school for it. I know that it has helped quite a few people. The people that are there have a little experience chat afterward. They were all far beyond the tetnay and emotional stuff.

I should mention that I never felt like I was in any danger. I just had emotional releases which were confusing for me and I happened not to be through with the last session, I suppose.

[Gem]

Originally Posted by Zagacat

Hi Gem. I did research it before I started doing it. I am not promoting it to anyone else. I noticed that after the first 9 sessions I felt great. I did get tetany but it would go away.

As far as what type it is, I believe it is connective breathing-pardon the ignorance on the proper terminology. You breath in, fill up your tummy and upper cavity with air and breath out without pausing.

The breath work therapist that I went to actually went to school for it. I know that it has helped quite a few people. The people that are there have a little experience chat afterward. They were all far beyond the tetnay and emotional stuff.

I should mention that I never felt like I was in any danger. I just had emotional releases which were confusing for me and I happened not to be through with the last session, I suppose.

It's common that meditation brings emotions to surface, it's meant to, and I have been in medation halls where many people begin to cry.

Are you advised on what to do as emotions come to surface?

[Zagacat]

Keep breathing through them. Supposedly, when you stop breathing, you retain the cellular memory.

[Xan]

Yes... One of my sayings is, "You can breathe through anything."

Another is, "With conscious breathing bad stuff gets better, and so does good stuff."


Xan

My Encarta Dictionary reference says:

tetany (noun) muscle spasms
repeated prolonged contraction of muscles, especially of the face and limbs, caused by low blood calcium arising from, e.g. an underactive parathyroid gland or vitamin D deficiency

So it is calcium which is the problem although calcium absorption is better when there is also some magnesium intake (as some other posters suggested).
How much time do you spend in the sun (vitamin D)?

Clearly, if the problems are due or intensified by vitamin or mineral deficiencies then doing more breathwork will just exacerbate your problems and anxieties. IOW, the teachers is a bit of an idiot not to mention these factors. However, in the spiritual growth field it is not unusual to find that if a small hammer creates a problem the only recommendation one gets is to get a bigger hammer.

Sort your body out and try some EFT to deal with the anxieties.

[Gem]

Originally Posted by pre-dawn

My Encarta Dictionary reference says:


So it is calcium which is the problem although calcium absorption is better when there is also some magnesium intake (as some other posters suggested).
How much time do you spend in the sun (vitamin D)?

Clearly, if the problems are due or intensified by vitamin or mineral deficiencies then doing more breathwork will just exacerbate your problems and anxieties. IOW, the teachers is a bit of an idiot not to mention these factors. However, in the spiritual growth field it is not unusual to find that if a small hammer creates a problem the only recommendation one gets is to get a bigger hammer.

Sort your body out and try some EFT to deal with the anxieties.

YaY... the voice of reason!

Oh man, that's such a breath of fresh air.

[Gem]

Originally Posted by Zagacat

Keep breathing through them. Supposedly, when you stop breathing, you retain the cellular memory.

Of course we breath through everything, if not we'd all be dead.

I can see there are problems in the spiritual world, for example in this thread you were told tetany is a symptom of blocked emotions, and if you followed that advice would neglect to consider calcium deficiency.

It's the same thing with being told to 'just breathe through it'... that advice is very partial, really fractional, and by no means whatsoever comprehensive nor complete. There is so much more to it.

You have to be careful. People want to appear as 'spiritual teachers' and care so much about that self image they fool themselves, then mislead people who are vunerable.

I agree, keep breathing... of course I wouldn't want you to suffocate, but don't take that as the holy grail just because 'Breath Work Therapists' say.

Take care man, be wary, be sensible.