Traditional Medicine in Asia has long practiced various and unique breathing exercises to improve the flow of QI and Blood in the body and help the organ function smoothly.
A similar technique was introduced in the United States by a gynecologist, Arnold Kegel, who developed the PFE/pelvic floor exercise in 1948. This exercise is known to be effective for urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse in women. In a nutshell, it is an anal tightening exercise you can imagine that you have a straw up in the anus and tighten it as if you're pulling water through the straw.
In Oriental medicine, five organs and six fu inside the human body communicate with the outside world through five spirits associated with those major organs and nine orifices in the body. The breathing techniques introduced here are associated with the aus.
1. Inhale, using force as if drawing the anus and perineum up to the chest, and exhale to relax. This is a very simple technique that can be done anytime, anyhwere, even while working or talking up to 21 times daily in a supine, sitting or standing position.
2. Collect saliva in the mouth while contracting the anus, and release the anus while swallowing. Repeat this 10 times, which can help prevent the loss of good qi out of the body, strengthens the Qi of the lower Dantian, stabilizes the mind and body, and helps restore a balance to the body.
3. Inhale by softly sounding "Sseu....", saying "Tay..." with your teeth on the upper jaw, saying "Tee..." as squeezing the anus , saying "Pee..." as holding the breath, and exhale on saying "Tou..."
4. Breathe naturaly 2-3 breaths, relax the whole body as much as possible. It can be done in a supine, sitting or supine position. Inhale through your belly and place your tongue behind the root of the upper jaw. Inhale again and make a strong fist with both hands. depress your anus at the end of the inhalation as if you are holding a stool. Exhale slowly with a convex blow to the belly and relax. Repeat these movements 5-10 times in a slow sequence, starting one in the morning and one in the evening. You can increase the frequency to three to five as you become more comfortable.
General advantages of anal breathing
1. improving the flow of Qi and Blood.
2. trengthening the muscles around anus including the anal sphincter
3. helping to maintain sexual performance and increase virility
4. improving bladder function to help with urination
5. in men, helping with prostate enlargement due to aging
6. in women, helping for gynecological treatments and prevention effects on the uterus and ovaries, enhancing menopausal symptoms, helping with cystitis and leukorrhe as well as hemorrhoids, constipation, gastrointestinal disorders, and other abdominal condtiions.
Contraindications
You have to avoid anal breathing you have a fever or swelling, hemorrhoids with heavy bleeding, if you are frail or critically ill, or if you are pregnant.
Helen Hong, LAc, Dipl, Ch, PhD.
Naum Acupuncture
info@naumaculover.com
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