Children express their true feelings with complete transparency and spontaneity because they have a pure soul, from which they operate. That is why we find them so attractive and charming. When we were children we too had the same charisma. Regulating our breathing by practising techniques to reconnect ourselves to the soul brings out innocence and a child-like quality from within that attracts peace and divinity.
When there are grains of sugar on the ground, we need not advertise it in newspapers to bring it to the ants’ attention. They come in massive swarms on their own. In the same way, drawn by the sweetness of our soul, people will come forward voluntarily, eager and enthusiastic to implement our plans. Charisma makes success effortless.
When we use our breath to unlock the door to our soul, we are flooded with inspiration, motivation and self-confidence. This self-confidence does not come from the ego, it comes from the soul. When ripples of thoughts are quietened by our breath, the mind becomes like a pool of water that reflects our soul.
Then, every thought, feeling, word and action comes directly from inner self and is not generated by karma. This encompasses in us a feeling of overwhelming love and zest for everything we do. We feel, “When I think, I must think the best. When I dream, I must dream the best. When I speak, I must speak the best. When I attain, I must attain the best. When I achieve, I must achieve the best. When I accomplish, I must accomplish the best. When the best comes out from me, it will bring out the best in others and bring the best into our lives too.” This feeling of self-confidence overflows from our activated will power and helps us actualise our dreams. As our dreams are actualised, along with outer success, we also get inner contentment and bliss.
Time to learn the breathing techniques. I would like to share two techniques that I have found extremely effective both in stabilising the mind and intellect during meditation. This will also bring success in achieving your vision and mission. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to practise the techniques. The rest of the article will also describe the benefits one will experience when one practises them regularly.
Before you begin the first technique, I will teach you how to identify the predominant and subordinate nostrils as you require the knowledge to practise this technique. Hold your hand close to your nostrils and exhale through them to check which nostril feels more active and free. The free nostril is your predominant nostril and the other is your subordinate nostril. From the predominant, you will feel greater pressure and volume of air against your hand when you exhale. Alternatively, you can hold a small mirror below your nostrils initially to help you do this. The part of the mirror below the predominant nostril will look mistier after you breathe on it.
For most people, one nostril is predominant at any point of time, though this switches from one to the other every two to three hours.
Ideally, before nine in the morning, one of your nostrils will be predominant and between 9 am and 6 pm, both your nostrils should be equally active. They should be equalised.
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