little breathing = little living
“Listen, are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life?”
- Mary Oliver
That quote always catches me. Right in the center of my chest. Like a gasp. Or a wake-up call. Or sudden remembrance that a little breathing = a little life.
And I don't want a little, timid, half-taken life. I want a big gulp. The full, deep, complete experience. And breathing can bring that.
Because breathing is your aliveness. When you're really breathing that's all that there is. It's like a doorway to presence. If that isn't enticing enough, how about this: Functional breathing
calms and quiets the mind.
soothes and balances the nervous system.
brings more oxygen into your blood, massages your organs of digestion and nudges your heart (kinda like a hug).
I feel almost-silly when I talk about the benefits of breathing because they're so vast and miraculous. So I invite you to try it. Develop a relationship to your breathing that enhances your aliveness. We've organized a 21-Day Challenge to help you do it. It's called Fall in Love with Your Breathing.
There will be tutorials for learning, live guided 20-minute breathing practices, educational resources, a community board and more.
The Challenge will begin on 9/23. Closing Celebration on 10/14. You'll have access with any membership on the 20 Minute Miracles App. (yes, it’s included with the free Intro Membership)
Registration officially opens on Monday. But you can download and sign up on the App now. Let’s develop our breathing to enhance our living. Together.
May your practice be a gulp of aliveness,
Alison
