Re: How to NOT turn breathing intocontrolstrategy?

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Sir, yes, sir!!!!Powered by Telkomsel BlackBerry®Sender: ACT_for_the_Public Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 06:54:45 -0700To: ACT_for_the_Public<act_for_the_public >ReplyTo: ACT_for_the_Public Subject: RE: How to NOT turn breathing intocontrolstrategy? and again, and again, and again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BillTo: ACT_for_the_Public From: metta.freedom@...Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 13:44:56 +0000Subject: Re: How to NOT turn breathing into controlstrategy?Ahhhhhh that's simple ... So just don't forget to 'let go' and 'get moving' .. I really have to read that Hexaflex again. Many thanks, Bill!!!MerlinPowered by Telkomsel BlackBerry®Sender: ACT_for_the_Public Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 03:53:45 -0700To: ACT_for_the_Public<act_for_the_public >ReplyTo: ACT_for_the_Public Subject: RE: How to NOT turn breathing into controlstrategy? [1 Attachment] Merlin - You are very perceptive about how you are using/abusing the breathing exercise. The breathing technique falls under "contact with the present" on the hexaflex. ACT works best when you use all six core principles. Hexaflex is attached. Bill> To: ACT_for_the_Public > Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 08:59:48 +0000> Subject: How to NOT turn breathing into control strategy?> > I just met this very gifted karate master who told me that "I notice your ki (life energy) is storming and clouding your mind. Your energy is supposed to stay in your lower abdomen instead of being up in your head". So he taught me a basic abdominal breathing technique (similar to singers' vocal training) to help me center my attention in the lower abdomen.> > It works.> > The problem is, not long after that, every time anxiety strikes I immediately expect that the breathing technique repels the anxiety. It does, but then the duration of relief gets shorter and shorter. The mind keeps asking questions like, "What if the anxiety still returns after this and this method proves to be useless in the end?" And sure enough, the anxiety crept back in again ... > > Surely enough, I learned to defuse from that thought. But then I would really love to combine that breathing technique with ACT instead of getting trapped in using it as a control strategy.> > Any help, fellows? > > Merlin> Powered by Telkomsel BlackBerry®> > ------------------------------------> > For other ACT materials and list serves see www.contextualpsychology.org> > If you do not wish to belong to ACT_for_the_Public, you may > unsubscribe by sending an email to > ACT_for_the_Public-unsubscribe@...! Groups Links> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/> > <*> Your email settings:> Individual Email | Traditional> > <*> To change settings online go to:> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ACT_for_the_Public/join> (Yahoo! ID required)> > <*> To change settings via email:> ACT_for_the_Public-digest > ACT_for_the_Public-fullfeatured > > <*>