“Just Breathe”, Dan Brulé’s new book on breathwork is coming out on the 28th of March 2017. Dan Brulé has been teaching breathwork since the 70s. He has been teaching all over the world and has integrated many different types of breathwork into his own “breath mastery”. You can check out all about the book here: Just Breathe
Dan Brulé writes about the uses and applications of breath work in his February Newsletter of breathmastery: “I have been focused on Breath and Breathing Training since 1970, so it’s hard for me to believe that many people still have no idea what breathwork is all about! And so this month, as a reminder to all my friends, students and fellow breath workers, and for those who are new to it, here are some of the uses and applications of Breathwork.
Breathwork (conscious breathing exercises and techniques) can unleash powerful forces and healing energies in the mind and body. This can accelerate growth and healing on many levels—physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, social, and behavioral. Breath awareness and breath control can improve your general health and help in the prevention and treatment of a host of medical problems.
Did you know that the average person reaches peak respiratory function at around the age of 25-27, and then they begin to lose their respiratory capacity—between 10% and 20% for every decade of life there after! So, unless you are doing something to maintain or improve your breathing capacity, it will decline, and with it your general health, and even your life expectancy, your longevity—a reminder not to underestimate the simple, basic, and obvious things in life!
The respiratory system is responsible for eliminating as much as 70% of your metabolic waste. The remainder is eliminated thru defecation (3%), urination (7%), and perspiration (20%). So, if you believe that going to the bathroom every day is important, or that working up a good sweat now and then is healthy, you need to think again about the importance of full, free breathing!
The fact is, more than 80% of the population are living with unhealthy breathing habits which undermine health and performance, and can cause or exacerbate a host of physiological, psychological, and emotional problems.
You can increase relaxation and treat stress and anxiety disorders with breathwork. You can improve digestion, and relieve indigestion and constipation. You can improve circulation and correct irregular (skipped) heart beats (atrialfibrillation). You can raise or lower your blood pressure, and you can improve nervous system function (activate, balance, or calm your nervous system). Breathwork can be used as a self-aid for insomnia, panic disorders, migraines, chronic neck and back pain, peptic ulcers, and many other conditions.
Conscious Breathing provides access to the subconscious mind, and can be used to integrate spirit, mind and body. Breath practice has long been associated with spiritual awakening and spiritual development.
Over the last 25 years Breathwork has become the key element in all of the cutting edge personal growth and self-improvement methods and systems. People all over the world are using Breathwork for performance in sports, the martial arts, and in the performing arts. Breath control helps leaders in every field to deal more effectively with major life changes and everyday challenges.
Conscious breathing directly influences the autonomic nervous system: both the sympathetic branch which is the exciting, activating branch (responsible for the fight or flight response), and the para sympathetic branch which is responsible for resting and digesting. In fact, you can use breathwork to regulate many so-called involuntary processes.
Breathwork may be the most cost effective and timely method of self-help available today. It is certainly the quickest way to clear your head, calm your nerves, settle your stomach, and open your heart. Breathwork keeps you grounded in your body and in present-moment reality. It gives you better situational awareness, and it allows you to access deep hidden corners of your psyche, bringing up into the light of consciousness any negative or limiting programming or conditioning.
Putting your attention on the breath is like putting your attention in neutral. It takes stress and pressure off the body and conserves energy. It diverts attention from upsetting thoughts and feelings. It prevents anxiety producing mental activity, dysfunctional self-talk, useless rational chatter, and other unhealthy or unresourceful habits and patterns.
The fact is, the way you breathe will either support or degrade your health and well-being. By practicing breath awareness and by learning certain breathing exercises and techniques, you can literally change your life!
So, what are you waiting for? Learn some basic breath/energy skills today! Get onto the path of Breath Mastery! Look through the archives of articles at www.breathmastery.com. Attend a workshop, become a Breath Mastery Inner Circle Member, or enroll in the Online Practitioner Training.
Good luck in your practice,
And many blessings on your path!”

Dan Brulé
Guchu Ram Singh
Source: www.breathmastery.com