| The way in which we breathe can alter our lives | | | | 11-year-old's science exam |
| rather dramatically and yet so many of us just | | | | I recently read a book by Osho, the wonderfully |
| seem to take it for granted that we are | | | | non-PC mystic and guru. In the book, Osho |
| breathing fine. How about taking a bit more notice | | | | instructed the reader to pay attention to their |
| and noticing how when you change one of the | | | | breathing rate when they were sad, and notice |
| most fundamental of autonomic behaviours; you | | | | the timing of the in-breath and out-breath. He |
| can change your entire state of mind and | | | | explained that next time they were happy, they |
| physiology in many ways. Read more to learn | | | | could re-induce the sad state by merely repeating |
| how. | | | | the breathing pattern. Fortunately, he added, it |
| "When you breathe, you inspire. When you do not | | | | works the other way round too! |
| breathe, you expire." — Quote from an | | | | |