When you start to explore breath work, choosing the right path can be hard

When you start to explore breathing or breath work deeper you realize that there is so much information available and so many breath work methods to explore.

And you can spend enormous amount of time just to get an overview or getting to a place where you feel you just know the fundamentals:

• One path teaches you the physiology – how the breath works
• One path explains you the many benefits of breathing
• One path teaches you which breathing is best in sports or for relaxation
• One path teaches you the ancient philosophy behind breath work
• One path teaches you the body anatomy – the breathing muscles

You look for answers to questions such as:

• How does the brain control the breath?
• How does breathing control the brain?
• Why is the vagus nerve so important to understand?

They are all important since they all help you understand how complex, delicate and wonderful the breathing apparatus and breath work is.

Once you have the fundamentals of breathing in place then you can start to explore the deeper layers.

This fundamental knowledge is extremely important, but even if you have read several textbooks on human anatomy and physiology, it will not improve your breathing.

The second you combine your scientific knowledge of the body with practical breathing exercises, you will be able to profit fully from the time invested.

Luckily, yoga is the proper pathway to follow, since no other discipline or science in the world is so detailed and profound with regards to the physical-mental connection.

BUT when you start to play with breath work techniques on your own body – this is when your learning curve really kicks off.