Join the Club!

The Breath and Water Club began in December of 2004, and it’s still going strong. The Club is a group of people practicing something I suggested and that I myself wanted support for. Now we have almost 300 people supporting each other to breathe and drink water. Read on.

It was in the December 10th issue of my newsletter Firefly, that I reminded my readers, who are mostly clients and students of mine, about something I used to teach. This is what I said:

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 months and your life will change in ways you never dreamed of.

In all the years I suggested that, only 3 people took me up on it and completed the entire six months. Each of them experienced amazing changes in their life — in employment, in attitude, in relationships, in income — everything.

I myself never managed to complete 6 months of the regimen. But I’ve started again, and I’m hopeful I can make breathing for 15 minutes twice a day and drinking 8 glasses of water a part of my daily routine.

Would you care to join me? We can have a club!

People did join me, and as you read the newsletters, you’ll see for yourself that many, many readers did indeed experience amazing changes in their lives, changes they attribute to their Breath and Water practice.

Look at issue #15 to see a review of the first year of the Club.

How do you join the club? By subscribing to the newsletter. Do it now! It’s easy. Subscribe here.

Below I’ve given you the basic practice and the additional suggestions. I give the issue number where you can find the discussions about that particular practice.

You can find all the past issues in the archives. Read the back issues here.

THE BASIC PRACTICE:

BREATHE #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
15 minutes of intentional breathing twice a day. Intentional breathing means breathe with awareness – no effort, no rules, no shoulds. Just enjoy your breath.

DRINK #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
8 glasses of water a day.

SLEEP #26
Get a good night's sleep every night until the next newsletter.

EAT #27 #28
Practice intentional eating for one meal a day.

DEEPEN YOUR BREATHING PRACTICE #36
Breathe for 30 minutes, focusing on the air in your nostrils.

Then there’s:

GRATITUDE #11 #12 #13
During your breathing time and during your day, practice filling yourself with the energy of gratitude.

IMBUE AND IMBIBE #16
Practice intentional eating.

LET IT BE #6
Just breathe. No effort.

GENEROSITY, THE MANIFESTATION OF GRATITUDE #13 #14 #19
Practice generosity of body, mind, and spirit.

I WILL DIE #21 #22 #24
Know you will die. All else is mystery.

I DON'T KNOW #23 #24 #25 #34
Recognize what you think you know so that you can stay with the truth of what you do know.

VULNERABILITY #25
Open up to your birthright.

Other things to practice and think about:

Hug Your Heart #4

Reverse It #7

Switch It #8 #8 continued

5, 5, 5 – #12

Smile #9

Open Your Chest #18

Tithing #19

Balance #20

The Breath of Wonder (#)

Move From Your Center #29 #30 #31

Become a Master of Perspective #30 #31

Move! #35

Hurry Hurry, Worry Worry #36

Count Your Blessings #37

Practice What I Preach #38

Prostrate Yourself #39

Hitch Itch, Dry Eyes #40

There is a Field #41

Inspiration #42

Appreciation #43

Icky Rice #44

Wonder #45

The Gift #46

The Question #47

Don’t Bother Me #48

Internal/External #49 and #50

Breath and water aplenty at the Gulf of Mexico!