Dr. Caron Goode International Breath Institute

EXERCISE CORNER:
Here is another way for you to apply your spiritual power--your focused action--to enhance the functioning of your mindbody system. This one is about peace.

Extending Peace
Sitting upright with your back supported, imagine energy entering your heart as you inhale and repeat the word peace. Visualize this energy filling you completely as you pull it in using the Full Wave Breathing pattern. As you exhale, imagine your heart energy going out to the world, and you once more repeat the word peace. Enjoy!

Step One of Full Wave Breathing

• Place one hand on the abdomen below the navel and the other on the chest. As you inhale, hold the chest still and allowing the abdomen to expand as if you are filling a balloon, stretch and extend the lower belly. Relax completely at the point where the abdomen is distended fully and the lungs are filled. Inhale again.
• Continue breathing with no pause between inhale and exhale. Inhale and Relax...Inhale...and Relax...You can continue as you read along. Breathe through your nose or mouth as you desire.
• Close your eye and relax for a few minutes when you are done. Allow your breathing to normalize before continuing with your activities. You can perform this exercise while sitting at the compute, riding in the car, or even watching television. Start and you'll be pleased with your result!
• To help stay focused on the exercise, place a pillow or weighted bag on your lower abdomen if you are in a prone position when performing the exercise. If you are sitting, to keep your spine erect imagine that your head is attached in the middle to a rope that rises into the air. In your imagination, allow yourself to stretch and open your spine as you sit and breathe.

Step Two of Full Wave Breathing

• Continue breathing with no pause between inhale and exhale. Inhale and Relax...Inhale...and Relax...You can continue as you read along. Breathe through your nose or mouth as you desire. You increase oxygenation by over 50% when you breathe through your mouth.
• Close your eye and relax for a few minutes when you are done. Allow your breathing to normalize before continuing with your activities. You can perform this exercise while sitting at the compute, riding in the car, or even watching television. Start and you'll be pleased with your result!
• To help stay focused on the exercise, place a pillow or weighted bag on your lower abdomen if you are in a prone position when performing the exercise. If you are sitting, to keep your spine erect imagine that your head is attached in the middle to a rope that rises into the air. In your imagination, allow yourself to stretch and open your spine as you sit and breathe.

Step Three of Full Wave Breathing

• Continue breathing with no pause between inhale and exhale. Inhale and Relax...Inhale...and Relax...Continue as you read the instruction. Breathe through your nose or mouth as you desire. You increase oxygenation by over 50% when you breathe through your mouth. Count 1 as you inhale and push out your lower abdomen. Count 2 as you raise the energy to the solar plexus. Count 3 as you move your muscular focus up into your chest, shoulders and back of the neck. Relax completely when you inhale, allowing the muscles to soften.
• Close your eye and relax for a few minutes when you are done. Allow your breathing to normalize before continuing with your activities. Perform this exercise while sitting at the computer, riding in the car, or even watching television. Start and you'll be pleased with your result!
• To help stay focused on the exercise, place a pillow or weighted bag on your lower abdomen if you are in a prone position when performing the exercise. If you are sitting, to keep your spine erect, imagine that your head is attached in the middle to a rope that rises into the air. In your imagination, allow yourself to stretch and open your spine as you sit and breathe.

Since resolving stress at the cellular level is below our awareness, there are times when the breathing is accompanied by laughing or the shedding of tears as old chemistry breaks up. Simply keep breathing!