What's the best breathing technique? | Ask Wim

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How did I discover that this breathing exercise worked?

It’s about nature...

The nature of the breath...

... is to go deeply within...

and make the change necessary to defy the impact of a stressful situation.

Whatever the situation,

It could be mental stress,

emotional stress,

thermal stress,

bacterial stress,

Any stress in the end is cell biological stress,

And for that we need to breathe deep,

To connect and change the chemistry,

And to favor it,

To neurologically make the right decisions inside.

The first time I went into the cold...

I found out… (deep inhale)...

That I had to breathe deeply.

Was it me or was it done by the force (cold)?

It was the nature of the cold.

My teacher who taught me,

without words

Breathe deep

And then I took it into my awareness

Breathe deep and you will be able to oppose the stress of the cold,

And it worked.

And with that I learned how to deal with stress in general.

Because in the end; Stress, cold, heat, bacterial, mental...

It’s all cell biological stress.

The cold is my teacher

And she taught me well.

Mother Nature is always there.

Amazing.

What is the deeper entity within breathing?

I call it the soul.

The first thing you do when you come into this world

(Breathes in)

...is the breath.

What is the soul doing when you come into the world?

It’s the breath?

And it accompanies you through your whole life.

And the last thing you experience when you leave this world...

Is the breath.

And then you leave…

…with your soul.

The soul is eternal.

The breath is temporary in this world.

It’s the carrier of our soul.

They are friends.

They are there.

So find your soul, find your breath.

Through the breath you will find your soul.

It’s always there.

Can you see that?

Can you feel it?

It’s where you can find peace and happiness.

It's where you’ll find all the good qualities.

There is the health and the strength.

It is the life force itself.

It’s the soul.

It comes in with the breath.

That’s the first moment...

And the last moment...

... it goes.

It’s amazing...

...how consciousness is able to manifest...

itself throughout your life.

Through the breath...

...into the soul.

And when it’s done.

It’s done.

When the flower has flowered.

When your soul has entered your perception by means of of the breath.

Then you are done.

Then the purpose of your life is there.

And your soul knows exactly what to do.

Always follow your soul...

is like following happiness, strength and health.

They asked me...

“Wim, what is enlightment?"

“I never asked this..."

“But what is enlightment?"

"And please say it in one sentence..."

I said...

“Ok here it comes…”

“Be happy, strong and healthy…”

“...the rest is bullshit."

Be the soul.

Feel the soul.

Heal the world.

Heal yourself.

And you will be in tune with your soul.

Love.

Why is this breathing technique...

…the best?

I would say...

Why? Because I went through science.

I went there where there is no speculation.

I did not only feel it...

I felt it so strong inside.

I wanted validation because I was saying to people...

“This breathing exercise really works.”

“Yeah but I’m already breathing throughout the day..."

“No I’m doing Buteyko...

Nitrooxide...

Meditation.

I do pranayama

I do Qi

(Wim flabbergasted)

I mean this shit really works.

I go into the freezing cold.

And that is because I learned how to deal with the stress

in the depth of my physiology and mind.

Nobody understood me.

So I went collaborated with science.

And showed what no other breathing technique ever did before.

Taking on a bacteria and showing the autonomic nervous system,

endocrine system,

the hormonal system...

and now it’s there.

Why it is the best breathing technique?

I didn’t do that, it was science.

Who pointed out.

"This works."

And for those who want to keep on talking about breathing techniques...

“You have to do this..."

“You have to do this..."

I would say...ok....

Where is your feeling?

What do you feel?

Or what do you think?

Those are two different things.

This is about feeling.

Feeling is understanding.

And we have it scientifically backed up.

So shut up your mind.

Feel.

Thanks guys for all the questions.

If you still have questions.

Please go to the Frequent Asked Questions page…

And try to find the answers over there.

If they are not there,

Then put them in the comment section below.

I’m always willing to answer.

I love it.

I enjoy it.

So please come up with your questions.

Thank you!