Breathing Instructions

1. Contract the lower abdomen when breathing out. Thereby the diaphragm is push upward, the chest area is tensed, and all used breath, even from the lower part of the lungs, is expelled entirely.

2. Breathe in fresh air through the nostrils. Let it fill the lungs to capacity so that the diaphragm is pushed down and the stomach expands.

3. Gradually lengthen and deepen your inhalations and exhalations. The stomach will get stronger and more stable. Some people say that one should hold the breath for a short moment at the end of inhalation. This is called stopping respiration. According to my own experience, this is not good for beginners.

4. As you go along, the respiration gradually grow subtler and finer until the entering and leaving of the breath is very soft. With prolonged practice you will cease to be consciously aware of the respiration and feel as if you weren’t breathing at all.

5. Once the state of non-respiration is reached, you can truly be without inhalations and exhalations. Even though you have special organs for breathing, you won’t feel any longer that you are using them at the same time the breath will by and by come to enter and leave through all the body. This is the perfection of harmonious breathing. However. As a beginner you should never try to attention this intentionally. Always obey nature and go along with what you can do.

Source: Yinshizi jingzuo fa 因是子靜坐法 (Quiet Sitting with Master Yinshi)

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