Post by paulcluver on Jan 30, 2015 7:48:52 GMT
Hi all,
I am interested in the seemingly innocuous distinction between counting breaths and counting rotations when circling.
When Turning, I have found that counting my individual breaths is more effective for me than counting rotations of the circle. Although this may seem like a trivial thing, I find that when counting rotations, I tend to lose focus on the breath and become more attentive to simply getting around the circle. This means that I tend to walk faster and breath harder. The danger in this is that I lose the awareness of breathing from the belly, oftentimes finding my breath rising to my chest. This has a negative impact upon my balance and I find myself Circle Wobbling as opposed to Circle Walking.
I would love to hear other practitioners thoughts on this subject.
Cheers,
Paul.
I am interested in the seemingly innocuous distinction between counting breaths and counting rotations when circling.
When Turning, I have found that counting my individual breaths is more effective for me than counting rotations of the circle. Although this may seem like a trivial thing, I find that when counting rotations, I tend to lose focus on the breath and become more attentive to simply getting around the circle. This means that I tend to walk faster and breath harder. The danger in this is that I lose the awareness of breathing from the belly, oftentimes finding my breath rising to my chest. This has a negative impact upon my balance and I find myself Circle Wobbling as opposed to Circle Walking.
I would love to hear other practitioners thoughts on this subject.
Cheers,
Paul.
