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Éiriú-Eolas - Breathing Program
SeekinTruth:
HowToBe, the increased awareness and focus (also combined with calm -- a calm alertness) is one of the "typical" results, even early on, of doing EE regularly, along with more willpower (less impulsive and compulsive thoughts/actions). The bit of irritability was also part of it for me early on. I was feeling much calmer and more alert, but also noticed what others' behaviors were irritating and noticed it fast where they weren't expressed, just noted. Although I was doing the whole program, including Beatha every day at first.
That also lessened over time (when I started doing the whole program less often after several weeks). Also Beatha was the hardest to get used to in the beginning (for me and many others, though not all). It's meant to get you out of your comfort zone, besides being a very powerful emotional release tool. Everybody's different and each person will have to adjust in their own way to how often is best and keep adjusting as things change.
Some people have overwhelming emotional releases and need to skip Beatha all together for a while and then add it back in. Others, can cut it down to only once a week, etc. You still get the full benefits of doing the complete program, just slower so you have time to process and heal at a more reasonable pace.
LQB:
I'm making this post for my mother who has been doing regular EE for at least the last 18 mo. She had a bit of a hill to climb (prior) - getting used to the full program (80 y/o) - now she does the full program with me twice a week.
Before sleep two nights ago she found herself replaying the events of a very stressful household move (across the country in about 1959) with three kids in tow (ages 5, 4, and 2). The next morn she and I talked about the memories and the stress she experienced handling the move by herself while my father was in CT scouting out an apartment to move into. Apparently this was pretty traumatic for her (though quite buried and forgotten), and she noticed a lot of tightening in the gut while relating the memories. [She recently finished Levine's Unspoken Voice so she was on the lookout for body sensations]. Anyway, she said just talking about it really brought the feelings up and helped a lot to revisit that period. Initially she could not understand why this replay of "ancient" events was so persistent.
HowToBe:
Thank for the info, SeekinTruth. Currently I aim to do the bioenergetic breathing twice a week, as recommended, and I succeed on some weeks. I used to try doing it every day, but it took so much time and that portion can be a little uncomfortable, so my willpower would run out and I would avoid EE altogether. The way I'm doing it now works a lot better. :)
Hopefully someday I'll be able to read this whole thread, but for now I'll just ask. How important are the stretching exercises? Is it best to do them every time? And what are the benefits of same? I find them to seem a bit "long" like the bioenergetic part, but I've been exercising willpower and doing them anyway.
What I find interesting about the "aversion" is that it seems very automatic, like my body says, "That felt uncomfortable, next time he thinks of doing that let's try and change the subject." :lol:
beetlemaniac:
--- Quote from: HowToBe on May 05, 2012, 05:56:50 AM ---Hopefully someday I'll be able to read this whole thread, but for now I'll just ask. How important are the stretching exercises? Is it best to do them every time? And what are the benefits of same? I find them to seem a bit "long" like the bioenergetic part, but I've been exercising willpower and doing them anyway.
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Hi HowToBe. Today, after the 3 stage breathing, I felt the urge to do the stretching because my joints and muscles really felt stiff and underused. I'm commonly in a sitting position at the computer most of the time, so stretching exercises can come really useful. I normally don't do all of them, doing the ones I feel like doing. I don't really know how it helps beyond saying that it improves the circulation and sort of warms up the body before practice.
--- Quote from: HowToBe ---What I find interesting about the "aversion" is that it seems very automatic, like my body says, "That felt uncomfortable, next time he thinks of doing that let's try and change the subject." :lol:
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I get that too, especially DURING the EE sessions, where instead of letting the thoughts pass, I frequently obsess over them. I notice a very huge difference in the quality of the session if I do not keep up my concentration. I feel like I'd wasted a whole session if it was spent thinking over the events of the day. I think a significant part of the healing process is specifically this "act" of choosing to let the thoughts and emotional material be processed instead of stagnating in the body and mind. I tend to forget the importance of discipline very easily, giving in to the predator's mind. I'm going to be more disciplined in my sessions from now on.
--- Quote from: LQB on May 04, 2012, 11:58:48 AM ---I'm making this post for my mother who has been doing regular EE for at least the last 18 mo. She had a bit of a hill to climb (prior) - getting used to the full program (80 y/o) - now she does the full program with me twice a week.
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That's inspiring news, LQB. I think it must have took a whole lot of effort. I've tried to do EE with my grandmother when I'm with her sometimes, and it can be tough to be consistent. But I find that she really enjoys it once she got the simple pipe-breathing down. She has dementia, so she's sometimes flustered and unable to remember things, but when she starts the pipe-breathing she calms right down. Also, she never seems to forget how to do it, once taught. That's pretty amazing I think.
LQB:
--- Quote from: beetlemaniac on May 05, 2012, 10:58:56 AM ---
--- Quote from: LQB on May 04, 2012, 11:58:48 AM ---I'm making this post for my mother who has been doing regular EE for at least the last 18 mo. She had a bit of a hill to climb (prior) - getting used to the full program (80 y/o) - now she does the full program with me twice a week.
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That's inspiring news, LQB. I think it must have took a whole lot of effort. I've tried to do EE with my grandmother when I'm with her sometimes, and it can be tough to be consistent. But I find that she really enjoys it once she got the simple pipe-breathing down. She has dementia, so she's sometimes flustered and unable to remember things, but when she starts the pipe-breathing she calms right down. Also, she never seems to forget how to do it, once taught. That's pretty amazing I think.
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It is! If it's possible to set up a regular EE schedule with her, she might start really looking forward to it. On the dementia, a few tablespoons of high quality coconut oil (per day) might help loosen the cobwebs - seems to work for many (although not a cure).
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