The power of breath: Christian de la Huerta at TEDxCoMo

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11 жыл бұрын

What does the way we breathe tell us about ourselves? What feedback does it provide about our state of being? Conscious breathing can be used for improving health, reducing stress, healing past trauma, even for better sex. Besides being a diagnostic of how we are in the body, the breath can also provide a key feedback loop between body and spirit.
About Christian:
For more than 20 years, Christian de la Huerta has been dedicated to facilitating personal transformation, to helping people tap into their Soulful Power-that deeper sense of purpose that lives within each and every one of us. Author of the award-winning "Coming Out Spiritually" and the forthcoming "The Soul of Power," Christian is a respected teacher and sought-after speaker whose unique spiritual retreats, spiritual workshops and self-development programs have been experienced in university lecture halls, non-profit organizations, houses of worship, corporate boardrooms and retreat venues around the world. More about his work may be found at www.SoulfulPower.com.
TEDxCoMo, held April 6, 2013 at the historic Missouri Theatre in Columbia, Missouri, was produced by Keith Politte and Cale Sears. Event website: TEDxCoMo.org

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@stacyrosmanhappyholistiche3467 3 жыл бұрын

Living truthfully, losing the fear, loving ourselves unconditionally, self compassion, living our dreams!

@stacyrosmanhappyholistiche3467 3 жыл бұрын

I have healed myself from 37 major operations and brain trauma. I was hit by cars as a pedestrians and bedridden for years. I was a fitness model and an actress when this happened. I have healed myself completely. I am pain-free medicine free and happy as can be. I started doing energy medicine meditation intuitively. I wanted word for what I was doing so I started studying relentlessly. I have 37 certifications and exercise and an alternative medicine modalities. And I’m studying 38 more now. Breath and energy medicine meditation were my biggest healing modalities. I’ve been practicing it every day for years. Living in a state of gratitude, peace, love, happiness, compassion, kindness, joy and bliss has been the result. I’ve been able to maintain my figure that I had at 19 as a fitness model until I was 40 when the accident happened. Even though I was bedridden for years and in a wheelchair for years I’m 58 years old and I have the same figure I have exercise throughout this whole experience in bed in the wheelchair whatever I had to do I did. This ultimately has become my biggest gift in life my biggest challenge my biggest gift! Breathing properly is in a Necessity in healing from all trauma. Like you said and I say the same thing emotional, physical, spiritual and mental trauma. The breath and breathing properly as one of the number one changes we need to learn in order to heal. I am so aware of my breathing all the time as I have mastered so many techniques and live in a state of gratitude always. It has changed my life completely I love my life and I’m living my dreams. Thank you for sharing this. Warmly, Stacy Rosman

@24get24give 3 жыл бұрын

that is quite a story and I'd love to hear more and in greater detail, I have suffered from depression and chronic pain since my teens and a way out would be most appreciated!

@christiandelahuerta6673 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your amazing journey of recovery, @stacyrosmanhappyholistiche3467!

@michaelpolito3632 8 жыл бұрын

Hello Brew, Wim did not invent the breathing method either. He simply made it more accessible for all people to utilize it. The breathing has been used in the classical martial arts since the beginning of time. Also in Yoga and other Asian arts.I love Wim, but he simply simplified it and made it exciting along with his cold exposure exercises. He really has reignited what i was taught years ago training in the arts. Like in one of his interviews, he said, he basically teaches it without all the incense and camels etc. Something like that anyway. Wim is awesome ! Peace man!

@Chartoise 8 жыл бұрын

My grandpa died last sunday... That same day I started to get an ache in my jaw. I thought it might be my tooth, so I went to the dentist... Nothing was wrong. Then I thought it might be my sitting posture or maybe my salvary gland... Turned out, I just needed to cry... But in some way, I'm so trained in not crying, that I didnt even notice that I was sad. I could smile and tell people I was already expecting his death and that that was the reason why I wasn't sad. And I really believed that. I was just emotionally backing away from it... the classic "think happy thoughts". When I was looking up causes of my jaw pain on internet... I found people saying that it could be grief... I thought: that can't be it, because I'm just not sad about his death... So I locked myself in the bathroom and I tried crying... It didn't work, but then suddenly I started weeping. And I didnt stop for half an hour... Jaw pain was gone after that. It is so strange to me... that emotions can cause you physical pain, if you dont let them out.

@savedfaves 6 жыл бұрын

Chartoise Thanks for sharing, but it’s not strange at all. Emotions are physical. All actors know this. Resisting emotions are where emotional pain comes in. If we cry openly without resistance it feels great. Where it doesn’t feel great is very few of do this. Our parents and our society teach us expressing certain things is wrong because our parents and society isn’t ok expressing it themselves. In the words of wise Yoda, “you must unlearn what you have learned”. In acting class we used to call them ‘acting habits’. Our resistances are but habits, albeit very persistent habits. So much so in fact you’d see actors after six months with the same blocks. We must unlearn what we have learned... for ourselves, our kids and our world. Be well.

@adrianamayumi8061 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this deep and sincere testimony. The cure lies in let things flow. When something doesn't flow correctly (breath, blood, lymph, emotions, energies...) the physical body tightens up, and pains, tensions, injuries, diseases, starts showing up in different ways, unconsicously and/or consicously..

@SC-li6pf 4 жыл бұрын

Love your post , I’m glad you learned what your body needed

@08453300222 4 жыл бұрын

Amen., Jesus wept.

@Ren0799 3 жыл бұрын

I am so very sorry for your loss :(

@SC-vb2ui 5 жыл бұрын

So Great Christian Deliver The Essential Of LiVe,Air is Free & Communication in every human endeavour 🙏🏼🌈

@arjanvanelst5424 10 жыл бұрын

The Breath is such a powerful tool. Much more powerful than I ever imagined! And Cristian is such a great teacher with tons of experience!

@christiandelahuerta6673 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words of acknowledgment, @arjanvanelst5424!

@atturnec360 4 жыл бұрын

Masterful oration. For this, I am thankful 🙏🏽

@christiandelahuerta6673 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, @atturnec3603! Your words are much appreciated.

@ArneRantzen 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Christian for sharing and inspiring the world to the most profound, easy and accessible method to be healthy and connected with our Source and the Fountain of Life. Having been a Breathwork practitioner and teacher for over 30 years, I totally agree with everything you said.

@christiandelahuerta6673 Жыл бұрын

Could not agree more, @ArneRantzen!

@ernestabuin2627 8 жыл бұрын

As a sceptic sat in his class last night... totally amazing.

@christiandelahuerta6673 Жыл бұрын

So glad you had a powerful experience, @ernestabuin2627!

@aav_n 8 жыл бұрын

Many thanks.

@TheAngellync 7 жыл бұрын

HALO - All I know in this Glorious now moment is "MY Life Depends on this and I will Share you and your message Christian! Divine Love & HOly Kisses! Sandra, AngelsAtGodCentralStation

@rbecerramiami 10 жыл бұрын

Wow. Amazing.

@karenconnell4878 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thank you.

@maheswarik5752 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing speech about importance of breath.👌👍

@christiandelahuerta6673 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, @maheswarik5752!

@dr.bevynrowland9443 8 жыл бұрын

Superb!

@tshawnpearson23 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. This is amazing information.

@alibeaumont-filder3185 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@RadiantHealthWithin 7 жыл бұрын

I am surprised he just encouraged the audience to breathe through the mouth. In the yogic education and new science, we know through research that nostril breathing is how you take a deep breath. It has nothing to do with the size of the mouth. The nostril is an organ that works with our diaphragm. When you breathe in and out through the nose you filter and clean the air. Blessings!

@ArneRantzen 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Heather. Yoga has its certain methods, which creates certain planned and desired results. Having been a Tibetan Buddhist monk for 5 years and practiced Breathwork for over 30 years as a student and practitoner/teacher, my experience is that the more oxygen/spirit we can take in, the more we take in a Life-Force. The more we surrender to Natural Breathing, which happens when we let go of mentally controlling the breath, like a sigh or jogging breathing, the more we access subconscious material and free us very deeply. Try it, with a professional. It is also amazing.

@robpaul8566 7 жыл бұрын

There are also yogic breaths that have you breathe in and out through the mouth, sitali, for one

@louiealcala3623 6 жыл бұрын

Arne Rantzen what is your take on the idea that mouth breathing produces anxiety and a fight or flight response? greetings

@raoufmena1415 6 жыл бұрын

Sat Nam TV

@savedfaves 6 жыл бұрын

They say breathing in the nose goes more to the head and breathing in the mouth goes more to the body. There are different techniques for different desired affects. YMMV

@drbharatj 8 жыл бұрын

In India we have a book by Lord Shiva ( He is worshipped in India as GOD ) The name of the book is Shiv Swarodaya. It has 235 verses in Sanskrit. It says when and why we breath through right side of the nose or left side. The book can be had from Bihar School of Yoga , Mungher , Bihar State , India .

@grsreenivasanrao4460 5 жыл бұрын

Bharat Jobanputra Thank you for the reference to Shiv Swarodaya

@monikaroj4884 4 жыл бұрын

I not that good in English, can you give some explanations please?

@ishtar0077 3 жыл бұрын

Very awake man wow

@arlrmr7607 5 жыл бұрын

I believe that some of the directly exposed brain neurons on the nasal path are not simply sensory nerves but computational neurons. Thus via the nasal path *alone* the brain computes, i.e. generates thought, from direct air collision. Mouth air intake in this sense cannot be called breathing. It is more like eating because the brain contact is missing.

@DavidSalih 11 жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@truthala 5 жыл бұрын

Great reminders of the importnce of breath

@Paseosinperro 8 жыл бұрын

I think that is good to learn to stop and not be too reactive but I can see a problem with his advice. Sometimes our nervous system feels a threat and, if we try to slow down by breathing slower while we still feel threatened, we are at risk of dissociating. Porge's Polyvagal theory would explain that by saying that, if we feel a threat, is better to mobilize (fight-flight), if not we would go to a inferior response (dissociation or freeze)I think that sometimes we just need, not to slow down the breathing, but to move and be prepared, as fighters do before a fight.

@austin7530 5 жыл бұрын

This is wrong. You don't want to breathe fast in any situation. Before every fight, I calm my breathing and try to visualize. It is so important. If you breathe fast, you will gas out

@christiandelahuerta6673 Жыл бұрын

I'd agree with your assessment, @Paseosinperro, in a situation of real threat. The problem arises when our amygdalas perceive a non-life-threatening situation, such as getting negative feedback, as mortal danger and react in those same defensive ways, causing harm to our relationships.

@Paseosinperro Жыл бұрын

@@christiandelahuerta6673 I get your point! We can also use our cortex or our presence (minfulness) to reduce the threat. We can try to see that there is not real danger and that it would be harmful to act out. We can try that breath as well, but if we cannot do that and the sense of threat is very high, I would say it is probably better to move that energy. As trauma expert Bessel Van der Kolk says, trauma happens to people who are not able to mobilize during theats. The survival energy gets trapped in the body, so to speak. So, if we are not able to calm ourselves, let's run or fight! :) By the way, I don't mean to fight with your partner, but find a non-harmful way to express it, like sport, going for a walk or just shaking your body.

@Paseosinperro Жыл бұрын

@@austin7530 Hi! I didn't say to speed up your breath, but not to slow down the breath if you feel very threatened (in that cases slowing down the breath can make you dissociate). I get your point, you want to be focus and calm and, if you just feel a bit nervous, that's fine and useful. I mean that, for example, in meditations retreats where you are asked to breath slow and not move, many people dissociate if they start to feel fear.

@TheSereiaM 4 жыл бұрын

👏👏

@aldon78 4 жыл бұрын

Is this similar to Buteiko breathing? Would it help for snoring?

@sonyamorrell8311 4 жыл бұрын

No not at all because buteyko emphasises breathing through the nose not the mouth. Professor Buteyko researched this many years with his patients.

@24get24give 3 жыл бұрын

this was a really spiritual and beautiful talk, it leaves you with a calm pleasant feeling, but then this loud discordant, awful, electronic noise comes in and spoils the effect

@luish0808 3 жыл бұрын

You have the order all wrong. It's freeze, flight, fight. Not flight, right, freeze

@anthony4312 4 жыл бұрын

This is exactly same concept as meditation where you need to focus on your breath. You don't need to go to study PhD for this.

@christiandelahuerta6673 Жыл бұрын

Agreed, @anthony4312. That's the beauty of breathwork. It's ours, accessible, and free. There is something to be said about having a guide to hold space and facilitate the healing experience, though. That helps the mind to relax and feel safe in order to allow the stuff that needs to be healed and cleared to arise to the surface.

@TimBowers1950 7 жыл бұрын

ARGON

@willsanchez6103 4 жыл бұрын

I liked the talked except there was too much about religion. ☹

@johnpauljones5855 8 жыл бұрын

Lbruce

@Anatime714 8 жыл бұрын

He ripped off the Wim Hoff method...

@Longboard914 8 жыл бұрын

+Brew master He is showing us our potential and this is what matters

@Chartoise 8 жыл бұрын

+Brew master If I tell you the story of Romeo and Jullia... Did I rip off Shakespear or did I just tell you a good story?

@Anatime714 8 жыл бұрын

Chartoise You sure did rip it off if you didnt give credit to the original writter.

@Chartoise 8 жыл бұрын

Brew master We do not agree on that matter.

@hologramhouse729 8 жыл бұрын

Wim synthesized deep yogic breathing with tumo breathing method

@andrewcannon1226 4 жыл бұрын

@dpw1989 7 жыл бұрын

Lost me at breathing Argon.... I came here for science... yeah I am breathing Ghandi's breath... also hitler's and mussolini's ... There is a science behind breath which I hoped he'd talk more about.

@swatimehrotra6713 5 жыл бұрын

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