During an exhausted and frightening time, recalibrating our breath — something tantalizingly on the liminal edge of our control — has become irresistible, maggielange writes
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Breath work can take many forms, but always involves controlled breathing. Holotropic breath work is a trademark attributed to Stanislav Grof’s method, which he developed following his research in LSD-based psychedelic therapy in the late 1960s, though pranayam, often translated to “breath control,” dates back millennia. Breath work is often intense, usually a diaphragmatic breath . Many teachers encourage rapid inhales and exhales, with no pause in between, to induce a hyperventilation.
“Given the murder of black people, even drawing breath feels like a gift instead of a right,” Daashuur says. “When you breathe, you are saying, I deserve to breathe, I deserve to be alive. I not only deserve to be alive, I deserve to thrive.” When I talk to my healers, they say: breath work and cardio, breath work and cardio, breath work and cardio.” She laughs and groans, because she admits both are tough for her, though she quickly says that cardio sounds much worse.
There are also some safety checks to keep in mind. “Our bodies are very good at noticing when things are out of the range where they should be,” says Dr. Russell Buhr, a pulmonary and critical care physician at UCLA Medical Center. “Your body will intervene to get you to normal breathing again,” by which, Buhr means, “you could hyperventilate to the point of passing out. Don’t do it standing up and pay attention if you’re feeling dizzy or lightheaded.
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