Sober October-Day 5: The Power Of My Breath

One of the most powerful pieces of knowledge I received during my first training with It's Yoga International was the fact that, in many languages, to take a breath in is translated to inspiration (Portuguese, French, Spanish...), which means to take the spirit in. We take in our spirit into our physical vehicle with our very first breath in and keep the flow going until we let our last breath out – espirar (Spanish) or expirer (French): spirit-out.

It is one of those realisations that changed my thinking forever, for it is simple, yet I had never thought about it. What a beautiful thought: I am truly not my body, I am my breath.

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