Breathing

Does lainchan attempt to do any breathing techniques or control their breathing for some purpose? Do you have any tips on the subject? For a while now, before going to sleep, I've been making an effort to slow down my breathing. My logic is essentially that the reduced oxygen should make my heart slow down and give my brain less oxygen to spend. In practice, I don't feel out of breath, but I do start gradually feeling lethargic, and I assume this helps me fall asleep.

I run 10kms almost daily, I don't particularly do that to improve my breathing but I suppose pumping air in and out into my lungs at fast intervals when running improves my breathing abilities in one way or another. The only practical example I can think of at the moment is running longer distances without too much trouble, I can also walk for hours without breaking much sweat, let alone being out of breath. Swimmers also come to mind when the subject of breathing is mentioned though I can't comment on it because I can't swim and don't know much about the various swimming related sports. Also it might seem obvious but it should be mentioned that smoking will absolutely ruin your lungs in the long run if you don't quit it while you're still young. I smoked for 8 years straight from an early age and stopped in my mid 20's, if I continued the horrible habit only God knows what could've happened.

Every once in a while I go through a phrase of trying to improve my underwater swimming. Nothing fancy: focus on staying relaxed, completely expell and replace the air in your lungs, and don't do any necessary movements (so wait for the momentum from one stroke to dissipate before starting the next one).

>>18580 Slowing your exhaling and breathing from your stomach (diaphragm) is one of the ways to activate the parasympathetic nervous system, which signals your body to rest and reduces stress. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasympathetic_nervous_system https://www.clinicaladvisor.com/home/the-waiting-room/calming-cognitive-hyperarousal-to-treat-insomnia/ https://www.dovepress.com/hyperarousal-and-sleep-reactivity-in-insomnia-current-insights-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NSS Combined with meditation, it's one of the best methods to treat anxiety, insomnia and PTSD. I recently researched all of this because of sleeping issues due to stress/hyperarousal. One of the immediate effects of this type of breathing is that it quickly slows my heart rate way down, usually followed by that drowsy feeling (I haven't found information, but I assume it partly has something to do with drop in blood pressure, but don't quote me on that). Heart rate isn't the only indicator, but after doing this for 10-30 minutes it really does reduce stress and help with sleep.

I started from breathing and meditation. Then I found this technique described in the book here about relaxing the body: gemini://libraryoferis.org/cgi-bin/item.cgi?LOE00048 It works, and I've found that by having better relax time I then have more productive ways.

>>18588 Another study. I really do recommend all lainons to research yogic breathing: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140911151651.htm

>>18594 Thanks for the sources, I occasionally try to remember to control my breathing but often forget about, I know some people use reminders to achieve similar. If its really that big of an impact I shall try to remember to do it.

>>18580 I used to practice a lot of breathing exercises when doing comedy, to relax the body and the mind. I later put this in practice for good sleeping and relaxation. When I need to slow down my heart when doing sports and having a good fuarrrk. Oxygen deprivation could procure a good high to.

>>18580 wym hoff had a breathing technique that optimized extreme cold. I came across it around 8 or 9 years ago, but IIRC it basically trained you to increase blood flow/respiration when your body is under shock. Another breathing technique is belly breathing. This is common in combative forms, since it has multiple benefits. It is also a healthier way to breath from what have heard. Essentially you breath with your diaphragm instead of your chest. Some lung strengthening exercises like circe breathing are good for musical performances (performing the same note for hours). The United States Army designed a breathing method that will guarantee put you to sleep in less than 10 minutes, it involves breathing while relaxing your body, then meditating and clearing your mind and then you sleep. >>18582 Cardiovascular health and lung density/capacity are different. You can actually hurt yourself by over strengthening your heart (which can push against your lungs and lessen capacity). Swimmers and runners are actually very different. As far as trance inducing breathing goes, IDK if it helps with sports, but it does help with stress, one exhale per 10seconds is enough to calm down most people (faster or slower has diminished effect). >tfw lunglet who can only hold breath for 20 seconds

>>18597 Oh and forget this one, quite related: erotic asphyxiation is good. Having my meat under measured control and feeling her going good-mad in pleasure is such a powerful moment.

>>18664 I can only properly breathe with belly breathing. I feel out of breath/oxygen and tired when doing normal breathing. >lunglet I could hold my breath for about 90s with wym hoff method.

>>18580 Mine is designed for Fast bursts or long movements. Best way to practice (for me) is swimming and sprinting.

I check to make sure I'm breathing every morning when I wake up. If I'm not breathing I just go back to sleep for a while.

>>18695 >Oh and forget this one, quite related: erotic asphyxiation is good. Just remember not to do it INXS.

>>18695 >>20192 http://jaywiseman.com/SEX_BDSM_Breath_Medical_Realities.html >As a person with years of medical education and experience, I know of no way whatsoever that either suffocation or strangulation can be done in a way that does not intrinsically put the recipient at risk of cardiac arrest. >Past experience, either with others or with that same person, is not particularly useful. Carefully watching their level of consciousness, skin color, and pulse rate is of only limited value. Even hooking the bottom up to both a pulse oximeter and a cardiac monitor (assuming you had either piece of equipment, and they're not cheap) would be of only limited additional value.