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Wyoming Worksite Wellness Summit
2015
Breathing for Stress Reduction
Mark Mc Ginley, MDWyoming Medical Center
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STRESS
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The Healing Ability of the Breath Integrative Medicine
Traditional medical training
Omissions
Yoga
Proper breathing is the master key to good health
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The Healing Ability of the Breath
Breath is free, simple and requires no equipment
Stress
Eustress and Distress
Adaptations to stress
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The Power of Regulating the Breath
Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
Breath is unique
Window into manipulation ANS and it can be under our conscious control
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Untapped Potential of the Breath
Breathing and emotions: Reciprocal relationship
Emotional states affect pattern of breathing
Pattern of breathing affect emotional state
Joy/Sadness/Fear/Anxiety/Anger/Passion
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REGULATING THE BREATH
When you are upset you can not always tell yourself to “settle down”
BUT you can always change your breathing pattern
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Pranayama as Treatment
Disorders of ANS
HTN/Arrhythmias/Migraines/Asthma/IBS/Dermatology
Breathing techniques do not act as fast as modern pharmaceuticals
Results are long lasting, provide self mastery and are free of toxicity
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Conscious Breathing: Mind-Body-Medicine
Breath work can be conscious or unconscious
Can form a bridge between these two mental functions
Breath work is a connection between mind and the body
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Regulated Breathing
THE BREATH IS A BRIDGE
MIND BODY
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APPLICATIONS
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Relaxation Response
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Breath and Spiritual Growth
In many parts of the world the word for breath and spirit are the same
Sanskrit ………. Prana
Hebrew ………. Ruach
Greek ………. Pneuma
Latin ………. Spiritus
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Breath and Spiritual Growth
All living organisms breathe
Connection to the beginning and ending of life
Breathing represents expansion and contraction and a never ending cycle with no beginning and no end
Continuous waveform of inhalation and exhalation
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Breath and Spiritual Growth
This continuous cycle/waveform can be viewed in the greater universe of which we are an integral part
Day and night
Ocean waves and tides
Seasons of the year
Oscillations of atoms and subatomic particles
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BREATH WORK: GUIDELINES
When you focus your attention on your breath try and make it:
Deeper
Quieter
Regular
Slower
This affects the parasympathetic nervous system and also our mental state
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BREATH WORK: GUIDELINES
Repetition and regularity very important
Attempting to change the rhythms in your nervous system
Constant pressure of a gentle force that produces huge changes over time
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BREATH WORK: GUIDELINES
Find times in the day when you will not have interruptions
Make a resolution to devote just 10 minutes per day to breath work
You will notice changes over a period of months
Some of the most rewarding work you can do for your general wellness
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Selected Reference
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Telles S, Naveen KV. Voluntary breath regulation in yoga: Its relevance and physiological effects. Biofeedback 2008;36(2):70-73.
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Selected ReferenceTelles S, et al. Blood pressure and Purdue pegboard scores in hypertensives after alternate nostril breathing, breath awareness and no intervention.
Medical Science Monitor 2013;19(1):61-66.
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BOOKS
Telles S, Singh N and Bhardwaj AK. Science Studies Pranayama. (2011), Uttarakhand, Haridwar, India:DivyaPrakashan.
ISBN No. 81-89235-85-0
Iyengar BKS. Light on Pranayama: The Art of Breathing. (2013), Crossroad, New York.
ISBN No. 0-8264-0048-5
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Let’s Get Started !
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Following the Breath Sit with spine elongated and erect
Close eyes and place attention on the breath
Follow the inhalation-pause-exhalation-pause
When attention wanders, gently bring your attention back to the breath
Notice where you are observing your breath (nose, chest, passage through the airways or
expansion of the abdomen)
This is a subtle and powerful practice
It is both simple and difficult
Forms the basis of any practice of meditation
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Squeezing the Lungs
Lengthening the exhalation by squeezing more air out
Using abdominal and intercostal muscles
By lengthening the exhalation the inhalations will
become deeper
Breathe in….Breathe out, more, more, more.
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Ujjaya: Victorious Breath Sit with spine elongated and erect
Inhale slowly through nose with the mouth closed.
Contract back of the throat, as if making “ahh” sound, but with mouth closed
Continuing with slow inhalation, allowing abdomen to relax and expand
Continue contracting back of the throat slightly, as if to make an ‘eeee’ sound,
with mouth closed, while exhaling
Control flow of the breath, let it be long and slow
Continue to inhale and exhale in this way
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Nadi Shodana: Alternate Nostril Breath (ANB)
Sit comfortably. Place right hand in the Vishnu mudra (tuck index and middle fingers into palm)
Bring your hand close to your nostrils.
Use the thumb to close off the right nostril and the 3rd and 4th fingers to close off left nostril.
Sequence of Alternate Breathing (Switch after each inhalation)
First close the right nostril with your thumb and breathe in through left nostril slowly.
Now, close the left nostril with your 3rd and 4th fingers and breathe out through your right nostril very slowly
Now, keep the left nostril closed and breathe in through the right nostril slowly
Lastly, keep the right nostril closed with your thumb and breathe out through the left nostril very slowly
This sequence consists of one round of ANB
To start with, complete eight rounds of ANB.
The goal would be to practice for 10 minutes twice a day
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Nadi Shodana: Alternate Nostril Breath (ANB)
Several studies demonstrate ANB can significantly lower SBP
and DBP
These studies also illustrate that the mechanism is via
increased vagal tone
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Kapalabhati: Shining Face Breath
The exhalation is forced
The inhalation is spontaneous
There is a split second of retention after each exhalation
Exhale vigorously through the nose: at the same time contract abdominal muscles
Then, allow the inhalation to happen passively by relaxing your abdomen
This is one round
Repeat in steady and rhythmic series of exhalations
Emphasize the exhalation each time
Contraindicated for those with ear infections, glaucoma, and hypertension.
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Kapalabhati: Shining Face Breath
Published studies have demonstrated that Kapalabhati
breathing enables one to:
Improved selective attention
Improved ability to switch attention
Improved working memory
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Bhastrika:Bellows Breath
Stimulating breath
Raises energy of the nervous system and increases alertness
Breathe in and out through the nose, keeping mouth closed
Inhalation and exhalation should be of equal length and as short as possible
Start with 15 to 20 seconds and then revert back to normal breathing
Goal is to get up to 60 seconds every day
Great way to wake yourself up and dissipate mental fatigue
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4-7-8 Breathing Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound
Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of 4
Hold your breath for a count of 7
Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to count of 8
This is one breath cycle
Now inhale again and repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths
Guidelines:
Do at least twice daily
You cannot do it too frequently
Use it whenever you are aware of internal tension
Use it to help aid with sleep
Start with four breaths and work to a goal of eight breaths at least twice daily
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Closing Comments
It is never too late to learn
Incorporate this into your daily ritual
Once you have mastered it, teach it to your colleagues at work and your friends and family members
Before you start your meetings have a minute of 4-7-8 breathing
When stress and insomnia visit, remember this is an invitation to regulate your breath
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