tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327733828484879907.post2758813737138087111..comments2023-04-06T12:56:19.787+01:00Comments on Mind, Body & Scroll: On BreathingTaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14931890597877028988noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327733828484879907.post-50664062570990593782010-08-22T15:49:40.821+01:002010-08-22T15:49:40.821+01:00The thing that most struck me about your comment i...The thing that most struck me about your comment is the sentence 'A person who is at ease is a person who belongs wherever they are.' I think that's really the essence of focusing on breathing -- trying to get back to the present moment and ignoring all the other chaos. I also like the idea of breathing to avoid feeling intimidated or to make others feel more at ease (especially the Star Wars reference -- a first for the blog!).Taronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931890597877028988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327733828484879907.post-67411216243927441732010-08-20T15:00:15.910+01:002010-08-20T15:00:15.910+01:00I think about breathing a lot. There's a line...I think about breathing a lot. There's a line from a Wu-tang song, lifted from a kung-fu movie where a man says: "The key (pause) is breath control. It's simple, you'll soon learn." That line goes through my mind all the time. Apparently in Kung-fu, breathing is what allows you to put your fist through bricks, and what Beatrix Kiddo used when she punched her way out of a wooden coffin, but I digress. What I wanted to comment was that breathing is also a way to a) infiltrate foreign situations and b) make other people feel comfortable. In situations where I'm "trying to blend" or where I feel intimidated, I've found that slowing down my breathing gives the impression to others that I am at ease. A person who is at ease is a person who belongs wherever they are. By extension, an at-ease demeanor makes it easier for someone else, whose tension makes them alert to tension in others, to relax and become more open. At least that's my theory. It's a physical extension of the "jedi mind trick." Yes, a Star Wars reference, I went there.Monique Vasquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794390734498366884noreply@blogger.com