tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610308883759039294.post3656260796078814580..comments2023-08-14T06:38:10.714-05:00Comments on SomaQuest: Bite Your TongueMaryBeth Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05616718309840912954noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610308883759039294.post-31206225157775890172008-08-06T18:15:00.000-05:002008-08-06T18:15:00.000-05:00"Hi MaryBeth,Yesterday I rode a bicycle on a highw..."Hi MaryBeth,<BR/>Yesterday I rode a bicycle on a highwire, three floors above the floor.<BR/>(At the Science center in LA)<BR/>Sure, it was counter weighted and there was a net, but it was still three floors up on a wire.<BR/>While pedaling, I allowed myself to look down, and to look behind me, noticing its effect on my balance. The panic mechanism was kept at bay by holding my mouth slightly open and concentrating blowing the out breath out. No need to even think about the in breath, because panic breathing is all about in breath and holding it in. By streaming the breath out I kept the butterflies at bay and enjoyed riding the wire."-- SilaniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610308883759039294.post-45885865439205849412008-08-06T04:47:00.000-05:002008-08-06T04:47:00.000-05:00Holding the breath and anxiety are absolutely link...Holding the breath and anxiety are absolutely linked - spot on! I help people to overcome stage fright and anxiety in public speaking and the number of people with this issue who hold their breath is very high.<BR/>Spot on discoveries Mary Beth!<BR/>RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610308883759039294.post-84131837311000455392008-08-05T06:15:00.000-05:002008-08-05T06:15:00.000-05:00What a wonderful discovery! The blog and the tongu...What a wonderful discovery! The blog and the tongue wisdom. I started doing yoga about three weeks ago and am hooked. It's amazing how disconnected we can become from our own bodies and equally amazing how quickly we can turn it all around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610308883759039294.post-43011055837832713952008-08-04T10:01:00.000-05:002008-08-04T10:01:00.000-05:00I haven't tried the breathing exercise yet, althou...I haven't tried the breathing exercise yet, although I intend to shortly. I, too, am just back from a trip--3 days in Madison,Wi, for my nephew's wedding. Short trips like that always have a particular effect on my physiology, so right now a breathing exercise that will relax the tone of my sphincter muscle should help!<BR/><BR/>I remember taking a mini workshop from a yoga guru in Tucson a few years back. He taught us all a style of circular breathing that really calms the body down. He told us all that it is impossible to feel anxiety if you deep breath in that fashion for 3 minutes. At first, it was hard to deep breath for that long, but once we were able to settle down for a whole 3 minutes we discovered he was right! The method is also terrific as a set up for meditation. I think your bite your tongue approach will be even better. Among other things, it attracts less attention on an airplane!<BR/><BR/>I enjoy your blog. Keep it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com