How to breath properly based on the book of Andy Caponigro entitled The Miracle of the Breath.
PART 2
BREATHING-RELEASE TECHNIQUE: THE TARZAN TECHNIQUE
1- Sit in a comfortable posture and focus your attention on the movements of your breath as the air swings
in and out of your body. Once your mind is attuned to these rhythms, on one of the inhalations take in a little
more air than usual. As you exhale, make a strong, continuous “aaahhh” sound and beat on your chest with
alternate fists, as gorillas do. Be sure to pummel your chest vigorously enough to make your voice crack
(but not enough to hurt yourself), let the sound arise from your chest, not your throat.
2- Continue playing Tarzan for five or ten seconds (always watching your breath), then discontinue the
technique and give your breath a chance to assimilate the invigorating waves of energy it releases.
3- As your breath readjusts its movements, keep watching it and study the changes that are now taking
place in your breathing. Notice how much faster your breath is moving. Notice how much freer and more
open your breathing has become. Notice how much more alive you feel as the new waves of energy go
coursing through your system.
4- Once your breath has restabilized its movements (this usually takes from thirty to forty-five seconds),
you’re ready to do another round of Tarzan.
When you make the “aaahhh” sound, don’t sing it like a note or “yodel” it at the top of your voice as
Tarzan did in the movies. Just make a firm, vigorous, outgoing sound of “aaaahhhh” - but not so loud
that it disturbs your next-door neighbors.
Each time you repeat this technique, do it a bit differently. For example, you might begin by
beating your chest relatively slowly and gently, then a bit faster and stronger with each succeeding
trial. You can also experiment with making the sound louder and softer. Whatever you do, be sure
to pummel your chest vigorously enough to make your voice crack, and always remember to keep
watching your breath.
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