Lymphatic Breathing increase movement of lymph through the thoracic duct, which is the largest vessel in the human body helps to reduce bloating and puffiness, helps eliminate toxins. Improves immune function and metabolism, calms the nervous system, boosts mood and energy. This deep diaphragmatic breathing brings oxygen to the blood and activates the lymphatic system, also strengthen the diaphragm.
Let’s move some lymph, everyone can take a deep breath! It maybe easier for you lying down, use a roll or a folded up blanket under your knees to support your legs or have your legs up the wall or chair. You can do it also sitting up. Place your hands below your rib cage. Breathe in slowly through your nose a count of 4 seconds, hold your breath a count of 4 or 8 seconds, exhale through your mouth a count of 8. Practice this exercise at first two times a day for 2-5 minutes, gradually increase the amount of time.
This new breathing technique (for me:) is perfectly timed as I am thankful to incorporate another easy, gentle detoxifying practice into my day. A recent illness has made this practice even more important to integrate into my schedule. Oddly enough, it is hard to keep the count on the in breath–perhaps because of the illness; however, with time and intention, I hope to be doing this exercise with more ease several times a day! Thank you Doris for always intuiting exactly what your students need (often before they do:) This is my Summer Breathing Camp 🙂
I have been using this technique daily and at night in bed. It is very soothing to my system. I can always tell within a few times of doing a breathing technique how my body likes it due to the release of all tension that I don’t realize is there until it’s not.
I find that the specific way Doris teaches her yoga therapy to be so beneficial to me on all levels bc of her way of focusing each week on a different chakra.
In doing so I know that I have tuned into and released toxins and emotions that may have been stored in that area of my body/chakra.
As well as….have eased the level of physical pain too.
I also know that energetically I am continuously clearing out and raising my vibration…..
I worry less about possible neglect of areas that would be neglected without Doris and her specific work that I do with her weekly. Privately and in her live group classes. 🩵💎🩵
Sending you lots of love Miss Doris!!💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞