breathing - Forum - ISKCON Desire Tree | IDT2024-03-28T09:18:04Zhttps://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/feed/tag/breathingHow should you breath while chanting?https://iskcondesiretree.com/forum/topics/how-should-you-breath-while-chanting2021-07-20T02:32:23.000Z2021-07-20T02:32:23.000ZRy Jameshttps://iskcondesiretree.com/members/RyJames<div><p>Hare Krishna.</p><p>I have a few questions regarding breath and chanting.</p><p>It seems to me that in instruction on how to chant this topic is overlooked.</p><p>I find it difficult to work breathing into chanting, either running short of breath if i try to squeeze too many repitition of the mantra or breathing uncomfortably by taking quick breath after each repetition. Whatever I do i find myself having to take a long breath from time to time disrupting the the rhythm of the chanting.</p><p>The most successful technique I have found is to combine breathing relaxation with the mantra. That is taking a long abdominal breath in and chanting on the breath out. I find this quite relaxing and focussed, but it is very slow.</p><p>Does anyone have any tips on breathing they can share with me?</p><p>Is it ok to chant on the inward breath? (I sometimes do this unitentionaly to keep rhythm while breathing).</p><p>Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated.</p><p>Haribol.</p></div>