The 20 Connected Breaths : How To Center Yourself In 30 Seconds

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The 20 connected breaths is a well known breathing technique that has been popularized by Leonard Orr who is a strong advocate of healing breath work. You may find lots of variations of this technique if you look around and I have not found one that claims to be the “original one”. To me, it doesn’t matter which one you do as long as it works for you.

I come to you as a yoga instructor on this one so I choose to breathe in and out from the nose since it warms up the air and cleans it from various invisible undesired intruders. It also permits, in the fast breaths, to clean the nasal passage and all the sinuses and prevents hyperventilation to occur to fast.

The 20 connected can be done anywhere, anytime, at no cost and no danger whatsoever. It is sure to leave you centered, refreshed, energized and calm at the same time. Try it and witness for yourself.

If you pay attention to the video you will notice that I am still in my 21-day no complaint experiment, brought to me by no other than Tim Ferris. You may also notice the big and long police siren at the end of the video, validating the efficiency of the technique by keeping me calm as they were coming to get me.

I have tons of these things I could share with you;
Let me know if you liked it and also what else you would like to see me offer.

Zasta

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Tags: Health, How to's, Yoga

7 Comments

maria
August 12th, 2008 at 8:52 am

This video blog is a great idea! i couldn’t understand the technique any better without a visual demonstration, thanks!

p.s- great blog keep on!
Zasta
August 12th, 2008 at 9:25 am

@maria
Thanks you Maria. Your feedback is highly appreciated.
Raven
August 12th, 2008 at 10:39 am

New to your blog, have been reading a few weeks. I loved this video and this breathing technique. It is something I definitely plan to incorporate into my life.

Thanks!
Zasta
August 12th, 2008 at 5:54 pm

@Raven
Thanks for taking the time to stop, read and comment Raven. Your feedback is appreciated.

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September 30th, 2008 at 4:29 am

[...] to experience an amazing rush of life and a wonderful grounding, all at once? Try the 20 Connected Breaths exercise – I think you’ll see why I use this technique when I’m feeling stressed and [...]
Stepha
May 19th, 2009 at 11:31 am

Thanks for sharing this centering tool. I am a therapist and always on the alert for various means that will strike a chord in a client (as well as myself). I appreciate your gift. Namaste!
Zasta
May 21st, 2009 at 1:07 pm

@Stepha
You are more than welcome. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
I am also always on the lookout for new tools that can better my understanding of myself and others. Breathing is certainly one of these powerful tools.

Namaste