The Biggest Breathwork Myth to Stop Believing: Your Busy Mind Burden or Blessing?
One of the most frequent misconceptions I hear from students is: “I can’t do breathwork, my mind is way too busy.” If this sounds like you don’t worry, the thing is… we all have busy minds. Each and every person has over 60,000 thoughts per day. That’s close to one thought every second. And guess what, the greatest tool we have to tap directly into our minds is breathwork.
"Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again."
Here’s the amazing thing about breathwork: it’s a direct connection to your nervous system. So even though it might not seem like it sometimes, you are in the driver’s seat. Controlled breathing can be used to directly affect your mind. Ancient traditions that utilized breathwork like yoga and qigong have understood this connection for thousands of years. Modern science is now proving the validity of this connection.
Research has proven that breathing techniques can directly control both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Meaning that we can turn on either the rest and relax portion of our nervous system to relieve stress and improve sleep, or activate the fight or flight portion of our nervous system to gain energy and focus. Depending on the breathing technique, breathwork can be used as a tool to help manage thoughts, moods, and experiences.
