Business Fit Magazine November 2019 Issue 2 | Page 40

Body
A similarity exists between the sequence of
changes in human physiology over millions
of years when compared with the changes
manifested during the nine-month period of
growth of the human embryo in the uterus. In
this process of human conception, gestation and
birth, we can see repeated, in ‘fast forward’, the
history of the emergence of humans from the
oceans onto the dry land.
In both these processes of development, the
source of nourishment changes from oxygen
absorbed from an aqueous environment to a
source of oxygen gas inhaled into the lungs from
a gaseous atmosphere. Such changes require
amazingly complicated organic transformations
in the hosting body.
Early human origins were those of aquatic
mammals. They subsequently emerged from the
oceans to survive successfully on dry land. To do
this they had to develop lungs enabling them to
survive out of the water in the natural gaseous
atmosphere.
The developing embryo is also aquatic, being
totally immersed in the amniotic fluid contained
in the mother’s uterus. The lungs are developing
but they are not in use and there is no ‘breathing’
process taking place. The oxygen and other
elements required by the growing embryo are
being supplied umbilically from the placenta in
the blood being pumped by the mother’s heart.
On completion of its birth, the newborn baby
goes through an amazing transition of taking
that first breath, switching to an oxygen supply
inhaled from the surrounding air into its unused
lungs. It’s wondrous life of personal breathing
has begun.
Water has an energy
which can calm us or
vitalise us
One of the most significant human evolutions
was the development of this lung system, capable
of inhaling the available mixture of atmospheric
gases, separating out and absorbing the
nourishing oxygen element while alternately
exhaling the waste product of carbon dioxide.
Here we see the magic of evolution at work.
A powerful trio of organs involved in how we
manage life is the operational group of brain,
heart, and lungs. These three organs control
most of the autonomous reactions exhibited
in response to surrounding environmental
situations. However, we should remember that
these autonomous breathing reactions, (fight
or flight) appeared and were most effective in
ensuring survival in very different environmental
surroundings than those we face today.
Through the study and practice of breathwork,
we can recognise and learn to discard unhelpful
habitual breathing styles and consciously replace
them with a more appropriate selection. What is
required is a thorough knowledge of breathwork,
inner awareness of our breathing process and
action by the breathing muscles.
Note that we are capable of implementing
helpful breathing rhythms more easily than we
manage to influence heartbeat speed or initiate
autonomous brain response. Nevertheless, with
awareness and familiarity of different breathing
dynamics and their effects on the heart and the
brain, we can make important contributions to
improving the energy and moods with which we
live our lives.
Since their discovery in the sixties, conscious
connected breathing sessions have had a
recognised capacity to trigger the expression of
emotions. The peaceful or traumatic memories
generating these emotions, seem to be stored
in the subconscious and one of breathwork’s
effects is to bring them to the surface of our
conscious minds.
During the breathing sessions, the feelings
of safety created by the presence of the
breathworker, in combination with the
stimulating increase of oxygenation in the blood
flow to the brain, are thought to be important
factors in this process. In addition, the rhythm of
conscious breathing has an effect of bringing the
breather’s attention to areas of the body that are
energetically neglected.
Body and mind relaxation will release us
from states of chronic stress and toxic side
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effects. Stress and Relaxation are fundamental
opposites and cannot exist in the same place at
the same time. Relaxation is the most powerful
natural healer of stress, so at Kayana Center,
we have directed our search for effective stress
release towards the use of deep relaxation.
The positive effects of our recently developed
WaterBreathFusion (WBF) techniques on state
of mind and physical wellbeing are taking the
practice of somatic therapy to a new level.
WBF
intentionally
recreates
‘in
utero’
surroundings with the intention of reconnecting
the receiver with somatic memories of their
embryonic, pre-natal, stress free state of bliss.
The impressive results are generated by the
introduction of Conscious Connected Breathing
into the gentle dynamics of a body temperature
flotation session (Watsu), bringing together two
powerful physical practices, both of which are
renowned for their stress dissolving capabilities.
Balanced flotation implies the total absence
of the body heaviness created by gravity. The
receiver’s body becomes free to be guided
effortlessly through the water in smooth, flowing
silence. As the ears are mostly immersed, the
sounds heard are a familiar heartbeat and the
rhythm of the breath.
Sensing the flowing movements and the
fulfilment of receiving love and innocent touch
in an agenda free context is also very effective
in stress release. The gentle, caring contact with
the practitioner entices the mind and the body to
drift deep into this profound mental and physical
relaxation state during the WaterBreathFusion.
Many participants later share that the last time
they experienced being held in the arms of an
adult outside of any sexual context and cared for
in this innocent, agenda free way, was as a child
in the arms of mother or father.
WaterBreathFusion
“As the relaxed mind dances with the body bliss
of warm weightless immersion, a window of
delicate vulnerability softly swings ajar, revealing,
safely snuggled at the surface of the seeker’s
subconscious, a heart healing memory of
nourishing sensations”.
You deserve the fulfilment of receiving. Extend
your experience of breathing to include the heart-
opening, blissful relaxation of WaterBreathFusion.
Awareness of the breath and conscious choices
of breathing patterns, lead to positive, productive
states of mind and body wellness. Explore your
inner world. Acquire the practice of a powerful
natural method of stress release.
Body and
mind
relaxation
will release
us from
states of
chronic
stress and
toxic side
effects
During the sessions, body boundaries become
indistinct. Blissful mind states are encountered
with a sense of completeness and mind clarity
There is an elevated oxygen content in the
blood stream due to the conscious connected
breathing that often triggers emotional memory
release from the sub-conscious.
Michael de Glanville is a writer, breathwork trainer, Watsu practitioner
and massage therapist. Ingenious engineer and hang glider pilot, enthusiastic,
adventurous explorer of land, seas and skies, he retrained as a bodyworker
in France returning to Cyprus, island of his birth in 1999. Michael and adored
wife Viola Edward, now practice at Kayana International Center on the island’s
beautiful North Coast.
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