We start breathing autonomously a couple of seconds after birth, whether our umbilical cord is cut right away or left to fall off naturally. From that moment onward, unless there are pathologies affecting the respiratory system, the act of breathing takes place, and is taken for granted. It just happens. This function, which is vital for the human system—given the fact that one cannot survive without breathing for more than three minutes—goes unnoticed.

It is our most vital function, the link between our tangible self—our body—and our intangible self—made up of the inner system of emotions, feelings, thoughts, love, dreams, desires and spirit. Hence, its potential for expansion is of crucial importance for our wellbeing. In a broad sense, a person puts 30 per cent of his or her breathing potential to good use. There is plenty of room for improvement.

Inhaling more oxygen

When we are aware of how we are breathing, we are always in control and there is no risk of hyperventilation, given the fact that the oxygen/carbon dioxide ratio goes unchanged.

Inhaling a bigger amount of oxygen leads to the expansion of the respiratory system and it encourages a better performance of our body functions. Not only it means living in a better way, but also being more present. All organs, or better the cells that make up our multifunctional body, firstly need oxygen in order to create energy from the food we swallow. Without oxygen, our body would not be able to metabolize anything. Plus, breathing this way means releasing a high amount of toxins that would otherwise remain in our blood and intoxicate our system.

We keep breathing at the minimum of our possibilities even though we own the tool that can help us live at the best of the possibilities of our system.

In other words, we have a Ferrari from the very moment we are born and we use it, throughout our life, as if it was a little, limited economy car.

When we become aware of how we are breathing, we are always in control and there is no risk of hyperventilation, given the fact that the oxygen/carbon dioxide ratio goes unchanged.

Inhaling a bigger amount of oxygen leads to the expansion of the respiratory system, and fosters better performance of our body functions. Not only does it mean living in a better way but it also builds awareness. All organs, or rather the cells that make up our multifunctional body, first need oxygen in order to create energy from the food we eat. Without oxygen, our body would not be able to metabolize anything. Furthermore, by breathing this way we release a large amount of toxins that would otherwise remain in our blood and intoxicate our system.

We keep breathing at a minimum though we have a tool that can help us benefit from our system’s potential.

In other words, we have a Ferrari from the very moment we are born and we use it throughout our life as if it were a small city car with its limitations.

Each One of Us is…

Breathing activates our powerful multidimensional nature, which brings into contact and together our body, our mind, our emotions and our soul, with respect to how we are created. Each one of us is his neurons, his bacteria, lungs and stomach and so on: all of these transforms based on how we live life. Our perception often, almost always, splits who we are as people from our entire physical system. Our system is one and it brings together our being who we are and who we will become based on how we breath and eat, what we think, how much we let our feelings touch us, or even on how creative or methodical we choose to be in our everyday life, how much love we give and we are given and how much we smile or complain, and so on. What we are and what we become depends on how we treat our system and how we listen to it, whether it is the mental or the intangible one.

Breathing means to broaden the self-listening, and to eventually correct some habits or personal settings that are – literally – unhealthy but are still passed on from one generation to another. They often don’t create beneficial breaks into ourselves but we keep them even though they build quite uncomfortable environments – both on a physical and/or inner level.

Breathing activates our powerful multidimensional nature, which brings our body, our mind, our emotions and our soul together, with respect to how we are created. Each one of us is their neurons, their bacteria, lungs and stomach and so on. All of these are transformed by the life we lead. Our perception often—almost always—splits who we are as individuals from our entire physical system. Our system is one, and it brings together who we are and what we become. This is done based on how we breath and eat, what we think, how much we are influenced by our feelings, or even on how creative or methodical we choose to be in our everyday life, how much love we give and receive and how much we smile or complain, and so on. What we are and what we become depends on how we treat our systems and how we listen to them, both the mental and the intangible one.

Breathing means broadening our self-listening capacity to eventually correct some habits or settings that are literally unhealthy but are still passed on from one generation to another. We do not get rid of them even though they don’t usually create beneficial breaks into ourselves but they build quite uncomfortable environments, both on a physical and inner level.

A vital body feels joy

Breathing is always with us, silent, constant and vital. Due to its constant presence, we have a tendency to ignore it instead of being thankful for it and improving it as a vital part of us.

The human race counts seven billion people and no two people are the same, therefore no breathing is identical to another. This represents human creative power, the outcome of a microscopic encounter between an egg cell and a single sperm. We have been given a special gift, a multidimensional system that is perfectly synchronized in all of its infinite functions. Why don’t we use it to our advantage and live our life to the best of our awareness?

There is one thing we know for sure, breathing in a greater amount of oxygen improves the function of our personal Ferrari because oxygen is its gasoline.