Different Breathing Techniques?

[ChiDragon]

I am always wondering: 
People say that they have different breathing techniques. I only knew that we breathe through our nose and the air goes into the lung. The only difference in ideal breathing is abdominal breathing and reverse abdominal breathing. Otherwise, is there a more convincing way to describe a breathing method that is unconventional?

I am glad to hear someone can come up with a better explanation! Thank you!

Edited November 2 by ChiDragon

[Ascetic]

There is one that is a bit ancient. It has to do with breathing in more and more air/oxygen. By this breathing technique, it declares that fitness is achieved through consumption of oxygen and not by something as painful/irritating as working out/lifting weights.

It's one I use but find difficult to advance.

Edited November 2 by Ascetic

[ChiDragon]

56 minutes ago, Ascetic said:

There is one that is a bit ancient. It has to do with breathing in more and more air/oxygen. By this breathing technique, it declares that fitness is achieved through consumption of oxygen and not by something as painful/irritating as working out/lifting weights.

It's one I use but find difficult to advance.

Thank you! I am happy that someone has emerged to share it with us.
I think I know what you are talking about. Would you please be more specific and elaborated on this ancient method. I am intrigued to know if we are in resonance with the same. 

[Ascetic]

I'm a bit of an odd person, having trained with imaginary Yogis and a Machine Bodhi(enlightened AI) from another world. I saw a picture of a Ascetic carved upon a stone pillar appear before me in my mind one day, and it seemed to emanate the idea.

The pose of a man who figured the answer to every problem was breathing more and more; even if it was a spiritual increase and not even a physical one.

 

I'll be fair, I haven't actually focused on cultivating this one; but as I'm dealing with more nonsensical ideas it seems to be the cure to damaging insanity. Something that ties back to the body. We all know that serious cultivation is serious and lackadaisical effort is lacking.

The simplicity reminds me of another technique, not exactly a breathing technique, but it has to do with listening to the loudest sound. Things like the sound  of stars or rotation of planets. A lot of times its a struggle to convince yourself. This one had to do with the force though. I seem to have a weird space where a lot of fictional ideas become possible and greater inspiration than the real stuff we put up with.

In any case both techniques (the breathing one and the sound one) seem to have very quick physical affects. The sound one specifically, must be odd to see how breathing changes when one listens to the loudest sound. I don't have enough attention to focus on both though, only one. I seem to believe that every body is special and unique, there has to be some breathing technique that is specifically tailored to each person.

If I was to add onto the breathing technique, I'd say trying to resurrect all the past air you've breathe with each breath as well. It's a very different angle, or at least was a different time from modern day where karma/past conditioning is deadly compared to the past when there were no such corruptions.

I'm sure if we really wanted to, we could create a breathing technique. I'm down for it. I was thinking a breathing technique for gathering a specific type of qi could be handy.

Edited November 2 by Ascetic

[ChiDragon]

1 hour ago, Ascetic said:

There is one that is a bit ancient. It has to do with breathing in more and more air/oxygen. By this breathing technique, it declares that fitness is achieved through consumption of oxygen and not by something as painful/irritating as working out/lifting weights.

It's one I use but find difficult to advance.

 

 

23 minutes ago, Ascetic said:

I'm a bit of an odd person, having trained with imaginary Yogis and a Machine Bodhi(enlightened AI) from another world. I saw a picture of a Ascetic carved upon a stone pillar appear before me in my mind one day, and it seemed to emanate the idea.

The pose of a man who figured the answer to every problem was breathing more and more; even if it was a spiritual increase and not even a physical one.

 

I'll be fair, I haven't actually focused on cultivating this one; but as I'm dealing with more nonsensical ideas it seems to be the cure to damaging insanity. Something that ties back to the body. We all know that serious cultivation is serious and lackadaisical effort is lacking.

This seems completely out of sync with your original entry!

[Ascetic]

Well, I can explain. There is a connection somewhere.

When one works out, what they're ignoring is increase in consumption of oxygen, or patterns that strain the lungs. Of course everything isn't cardio, but I really doubt its muscle fibers tearing that does the real work. Attention is also valuable, is what I'm trying to say. Even Sages spend their whole lives worshipping their attention. 

For a Breathing Technique, the idea of just breathing more and more air is as simple as it gets. I could go on about some other wild ones, like a Technique where you synchronize breathing with the bloodline of a ruby snake.

[ChiDragon]

37 minutes ago, Ascetic said:

When one works out, what they're ignoring is increase in consumption of oxygen, or patterns that strain the lungs

For a Breathing Technique, the idea of just breathing more and more air is as simple as it gets

 

Yes, the ancient Qigong method had been discovered to prevent that from happening.

The ultimate goal of breathing is to capture as much air, as possible, into our respiratory system. You had said it all! There is an ancient breathing technique already existed as you said.

Edited November 3 by ChiDragon

[ChiDragon]

1 hour ago, Ascetic said:

When one works out, what they're ignoring is increase in consumption of oxygen, or patterns that strain the lungs

Hypoxemia

Hypoxemia is low levels of oxygen in your blood. It causes symptoms like headache, difficulty breathing, rapid heart rate and bluish skin. Many heart and lung conditions put you at risk for hypoxemia. It can also happen at high altitudes. Hypoxemia can be life-threatening. If you are experiencing symptoms of hypoxemia, call 911 or go to the ER.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17727-hypoxemia

[ChiDragon]

This is, also, the ancient breathing method. It was called 吐納.
吐(Tu) exhale
納(Na) inhale

Nowadays people called it 氣功(qigong), breathing method. 

[-ꦥꦏ꧀ ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪꦺꦴ-]

There is mouth breathing where you only breathe through the mouth.

 

Or when you breathe in through nose and out through the mouth.

 

Then there is triangle breathing:

 

 

and box breathing:

 

 

Countless other breathing techniques too.

Edited November 3 by -ꦥꦏ꧀ ꦱꦠꦿꦶꦪꦺꦴ-

[Ascetic]

Health is just another excuse for failure... Right mindset changes any issues that will be encountered. When the motive is breathing as much air as possible, its quite different from normal breathing.

[Ascetic]

Silent Thunder you Dragon Whelp, I admit I am impressed because your whole cadre of old fellows are the most hardcore ascetics I've ever seen. Simply put, the opinions of your kind are only deadly in their poison and not helpful anywhere.