Eckhart Tolle- Breathing Helps You To Be Present

's_Purpose.jpg Eckhart Tolle, in "A New Earth", writes that the ego is responsible for negative past or future stories racing around in our heads. When we are anxious or fearful, it is also the ego(thoughts we are thinking).

Tolle suggests that conscious breathing will take us out of our head and into our body. See the Chapter 2 video at Oprah.com where Tolle shows Oprah how to use breathing as one way to feel the inner body.

Tolle writes:

Make it a habit to feel the inner body as often as you can…It is your essence identity. Body awareness not only anchors you in the present moment, it is a doorway out of the prison that is the ego. It also strengthens the immune system and the body's ability to heal itself

In "A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose", Chapter 2 discussion today on Gather.com, led by Lisa Gensheimer, the group comments ranged from what to do about the pain the ego causes to feelings about aging and what it all means. Tolle says:

If you make the present moment the primary focal point of your life, ego will diminish and you will be open to all kinds of wonderful new experiences; ego cannot survive the present moment.

Here are a few comments on 'breathing' from the group:

It is very hard for me to breath deeply, and when I do-there is a sense of peace that goes with that.- Sue

Our teacher would walk us into meditation by having us observe the mind watching ourselves breathe. You really have the sense that you are stepping outside yourself, and that what you are feeling is energy.-Lisa Breathing is so important! It's amazing we do it all our lives without awareness. When people have anxiety or are stuck in their heads, they breathe with their chest. When you're in your body, you breathe with your belly – just like a baby when it's born before it has the cognitive abilities.-Anna

Breathing is everything. Yes, yes, yes to belly breathing. We take in way more oxygen that way. Putting up little notes to Breathe as reminders can help. On the bathroom mirror, the computer, the car dashboard, the fridge.-Layla

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