The science of breath control is unexplored. From my own meditation practices, it works like this:
The entirety of the body cavity is lined with a fibrous tissue capable of contracting and expanding; or rather, tightening and loosening. Movement of the diaphragm and the resulting expansion of the lungs causes a pumping motion of the whole inside of the body cavity, which in turn causes a pumping motion of all of the interstitial fluid in the entire body. Loosening and tightening areas of the body cavity allows the pumping motion to be controlled, applying a greater portion of the force to a specific area of the body. Likewise, loosening or tightening any fibrous tissues in any part of the body causes the fluid force to pool in or avoid that area, respectively.
Breathing into an area requires relaxation of that area. Breathing into an area also pushes all of the fibrous tissue in that area to relax. All fibrous tissues in the body can loosen and tighten, including nerves, the extracellular matrix, and sharpey’s fibers. All fibrous tissues in the body can be exercised and stretched. Exercising a fibrous tissue properly will improve it’s ability to tighten and loosen.
Breath control was originally designed to exercise subtle fibrous tissues in one’s body.
For the majority of people, breath control meditation is going to produce the most results and have the greatest benefit in the shortest time.
The science of breath control is unexplored. From my own meditation practices, it works like this:
The entirety of the body cavity is lined with a fibrous tissue capable of contracting and expanding; or rather, tightening and loosening. Movement of the diaphragm and the resulting expansion of the lungs causes a pumping motion of the whole inside of the body cavity, which in turn causes a pumping motion of all of the interstitial fluid in the entire body. Loosening and tightening areas of the body cavity allows the pumping motion to be controlled, applying a greater portion of the force to a specific area of the body. Likewise, loosening or tightening any fibrous tissues in any part of the body causes the fluid force to pool in or avoid that area, respectively.
Breathing into an area requires relaxation of that area. Breathing into an area also pushes all of the fibrous tissue in that area to relax. All fibrous tissues in the body can loosen and tighten, including nerves, the extracellular matrix, and sharpey’s fibers. All fibrous tissues in the body can be exercised and stretched. Exercising a fibrous tissue properly will improve it’s ability to tighten and loosen.
Breath control was originally designed to exercise subtle fibrous tissues in one’s body. For the majority of people, breath control meditation is going to produce the most results and have the greatest benefit in the shortest time.