Book Title: Yoga Philosophy
Author(s): Virchand R Gandhi, Bhagu F Karbhari
Publisher: Agamoday Samiti

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________________ 106 THE SCIENCE OF BREATHING expand the chest in such a way that a large volume of air can be taken in. What do we do when we have the chest breathing? We can see in this diagram the ways of breathing when the corset is worn, and of course the chest breathing is impossible to a large extent, as the sides of the body are cramped by the corset, and the thorax can be expanded only a little. But if we breathe without the corset and with the abdominal breathing, we still take in a less quantity of air than in the full or deep breathing, in which all the sides of the thorax are expanded equally. The other things to be taken into consideration are the changes which take place in the body, from the throat to the abdomen. The normal breathing of men causes SO. much rising and so much falling of these organs, with a kind of undulating movement. In persons whose bodies are cramped by artifical means there would be greater undulations in the chest than in the abdomen. A woman without the corset breathes easily, and the movements are not sudden but slow. On account of the peculiar dress which is worn, a change is made in the form of the waist; it is made unnatural, and is shaped like a circle, and this is considered beautiful. The breathing must be in such a way that there shall be an equal motion through all the different parts of the body at the same time; when one part rises, the others should rise at the same time, and when it falls, the cthers should fall at the same time. The natural breathing is that in which in all the parts there is an Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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