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clients restrict parts of the outer balloon to redirect that air displacement, they direct air to the top, middle, or bottom of the body. If you can redirect your air, you can direct it toward the traumatized and stuck parts of your body, mind, and core. The Chakra System Think about a trauma you've absorbed recently— perhaps a physical sprain or strain, a mental/ emotional terror, shame, or other assault, or even chemical or energetic poisoning. As you remember the trauma, do you feel the front of your body shrink slightly? Many of us shorten our bodies as we react to trauma. If we focus on the area just below the heart while we relive a negative event or feeling, we may be aware of our fear causing us to close off and make a smaller target for the external threat. While trying to protect our core or essence, we starve it from breath and energy. A chakra energy center is one of several specific points located along the spine that correspond to a specific branch of our nerve network. Most of us have some chakras and nerve patterns that are too open or active, while others are too congested or inactive. I sometimes think of the chakra system as an elevator; some of us only live on one floor, or never stop at certain floors as we travel, if we travel at all. We could all benefit from balance among, and length between, these energy centers. Breath Challenge Learn to breathe in slowly up to a count of 30, or even longer; then quickly exhale and inhale before breathing out for a count of 30. As you repeat this cycle a few times, you've exchanged the oxygendeficient air deep in your lungs and created a healthier you. Don't worry if you can't reach 30; it's a goal, not a test. If you can redirect your air, you can direct it toward the traumatized and stuck parts of your body, mind, and core. www.abmp.com. See what benefits await you. 111