When Breath Becomes Air Inner Engineering Through Better Breathing

When Breath Becomes Air Inner Engineering Through Better Breathing Book Preview: There is no life without breathing. From the cradle to the grave, we all breathe in and out continuously. When human beings come into the world, their first need is to inhale oxygen and then immediately after exhale carbon dioxide with an impressive cry that makes their presence known to all around. When they say farewell to life, they give out their last breath. So, it is an undeniable fact that breathing is the most vital function we detain. There is no life without it. And not just for the humans. Most animal life forms need breath and so do plants. Our life depends on other things too. We cannot live without water or food, but without breathing one dies in a matter of minutes. The process of respiration helps our whole body get the necessary amount of energy, by feeding our cells with the oxygen required for fuel combustion. It is also true that breathing is an automatic process which we just take for granted and do not give it much consideration. However, the more aware we become of the possibility to engage intelligent control into the breathing process, the better chances we stand to live longer and healthier. Careless breathing and even sabotaging any of the organs responsible for good breathing, namely the nose, the trachea or the lungs, by indulging in bad habits will certainly decrease the quality of our life and even dramatically shorten it.