#1 Let’s start a club!

The Breath and Water Club began with a suggestion in my old newsletter, Signal Fire. Here’s what I said then: Some of you may remember the following suggestion I gave in my classes. Drink 8 glasses of water a day, and breathe for 15 minutes twice a day. Do that for 6...

#2 What is the Breath and Water Club?

The Breath and Water Club is a support group of sorts for people who want to: drink 8 glasses of water per day and breathe for 15 minutes twice a day and do so daily for 6 months How do you begin the practice? First of all, if you don’t have a kitchen timer, get...

#3 Tips From You and Me

We have a club! A club with 40 members so far. 40 of us attempting the same practice—15 minutes of intentional breathing twice a day and 8 glasses of water a day. Remember, if 15 minutes seems onerous, do less. Same with water. Start small and build up. No need to...

#4 Hug Your Heart

Someone wrote to me: As far as I know, I’m breathing 1440 minutes a day – what exactly do you mean by breathing for 15 minutes twice a day? Meditating for 15 minutes twice a day? All of us breathe all day, mostly without awareness. We breathe...

#5 How Are You Doing?

Hello Breath and Water Club! How are you doing? Perfect? 15 minutes of intentional breathing twice every day? 8 glasses of water every day? No? Me neither. Some days are great – I start the day with breathing, I drink plenty of water, and I end the day with breathing....

#6 Let It Be

Let It Be. A question from a reader: When we are doing the breathing, can we be doing other things at the same time, like praying or toning? Breath is expansive. I’ve suggested that you practice Hug your Heart for a few minutes while breathing. Beyond that, I’d like...

#7 Reverse It

Are you breathing? Drinking water? Have you lost your initial zeal? Just keep coming back. Reverse It Here’s a breath to try. Typically, we think of our breathing as beginning with inhalation, followed by exhalation. Try reversing the order. During your 15...

#8 Switch It

Consider this. You have a dominant hand. In other words, you’re either left-handed or right-handed. You also have a dominant eye. You tend to use one eye more than the other, to look first with one eye before the other. You probably have a dominant step. When...

#8a Tips, Mystery, Patterns

I heard from a couple people that it was too hard to alternate nostrils without using fingers. Then I found a drop-in beginners Yoga class near where we’re staying in Texas. The first teacher told us to use the “Sun and Moon Breath.” And she demonstrated...

#8 Replies

Here are some comments from Breath and Water Club members: First, let me tell you how much I enjoy receiving your emails. I know it will be a good day when I see your name in my in box. Secondly, last night I could not sleep, my mind was racing (I was thinking about...