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The Art of Breathing Tadao Ogura, M.D.
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1. The Abdominal Breathing
Exercise Step 1: Stand in the proper
standing position described in the previous section. Step 2: (For Men) Place the
palm of your left hand flat on your abdomen about two inches below your
navel. (For Women) Place the palm of your right hand flat on your abdomen
about two inches below your navel. Step 3: Place the palm of your
other hand directly over the first hand so that the centers of both hands are
in line. Do not push with your hands; they should just be held lightly
against the abdomen. (Fig. 5) Note: The opposite hands setting in Step 2 is derived from the ancient Chinese "Yin-Yang" philosophy, in which men and women are believed to have apposite Ki flows.
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