The breath ‑ the vitality within and around us.

The breath contains a polarity ‑ the in‑breath 'taking' and the out‑breath with a possible pause 'letting'. Energy is created in an opposition. The breath has a conscious and an unconscious part. The will has only a limited effect in the change of the breath. To perceive the breath as it appears without manipulating it or putting it under pressure to perform is the most difficult exercise. When the breath is allowed to show itself as it is in this moment, development arises.

The breath has a language, but we need some time of allowing to understand it. In a breath development, the spaces of breath movement open up and the bodily permeability promotes the flow of breath. The breath vibrates between body and soul and they mirror each other. Hazrat Inayat Khan describes the breath as the most important healing method because breath is life. If the breath is allowed to go deep, it can be accompanied by an experience. As the breath changes, so does the rhythm. The breath is a guiding rope between the physical and the spiritual.

Lisa Malin

In the video, Austrian Shefayat Lisa Malin leads us into practical breath work with the elements of breath, movement and voice.