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Éiriú-Eolas - Breathing Program
Mrs. Tigersoap:
Nothing much to report. Doing the program once or twice a week without the beatha part and then with the beatha once a month / every two months (after having stopped beatha altogether for a very long while). During the Beatha I see grid-like patterns, tiles, plaids, checks, etc., as I always have. I don't exactly zone out during the POTS but catch myself in weird semi-conscious dream-like states that I remember for just a second or two and completely forget afterwards.
Timey:
Had a bit of a weird experience with three-stage breathing today. After a release of frustration, I felt really anxious. Normally after these releases I feel the exact opposite. I feel fine now, but it was just a bit strange.
Aragorn:
--- Quote from: Timey on May 18, 2012, 12:16:14 AM ---Had a bit of a weird experience with three-stage breathing today. After a release of frustration, I felt really anxious. Normally after these releases I feel the exact opposite. I feel fine now, but it was just a bit strange.
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As you may know, stimulating the vagus nerve by pipe breathing should put you in a state of calm and relaxed alertness, but it can induce emotional releases too. Emotional trauma and 'body memories' are often released from the amygdala (vagal stimulation effects the amygdala). The nice thing about this procedure is that releasing those traumas while being in this calm/alert state shouldn't make you too scared or make you panic. When I've experienced releases of emotional trauma during a EE-session, I've wept and even screamed, but afterwards I've always felt great. So, it is interesting that you felt anxious afterwards. How long did this last?
Btw, did you just do the pipe breathing part - no round breathing (Ba-ha)?
Timey:
--- Quote from: Aragorn on May 18, 2012, 08:35:29 PM ---
--- Quote from: Timey on May 18, 2012, 12:16:14 AM ---Had a bit of a weird experience with three-stage breathing today. After a release of frustration, I felt really anxious. Normally after these releases I feel the exact opposite. I feel fine now, but it was just a bit strange.
--- End quote ---
As you may know, stimulating the vagus nerve by pipe breathing should put you in a state of calm and relaxed alertness, but it can induce emotional releases too. Emotional trauma and 'body memories' are often released from the amygdala (vagal stimulation effects the amygdala). The nice thing about this procedure is that releasing those traumas while being in this calm/alert state shouldn't make you too scared or make you panic. When I've experienced releases of emotional trauma during a EE-session, I've wept and even screamed, but afterwards I've always felt great. So, it is interesting that you felt anxious afterwards. How long did this last?
Btw, did you just do the pipe breathing part - no round breathing (Ba-ha)?
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It lasted about an hour, and no I didn't do round breathing. I think the fact that I suddenly became worried that someone would walk in on my release, while in the process of the release, is what set it off. This isn't normal for me, but it has happened before with releases of anger/frustration.
Menna:
If you find the people who are around you or could walk in on you do not understand the purpose of EE or that you feel they will judge you and this anticipated judging is making you uncomfortable personally I find the best results from setting aside 30-45 min where I won't be interrupted to perform EE I find the less distractions/mental activity the better.
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