by J.L. Sanders

Created on: December 29, 2007

There exists within the cannon of taoist teachings, many effective techniques for the detoxification of the body. One of the most effective methodologies is a technique called "misogi" in japanese, it is a method of breathing which will inact the lymphatic system and place into high speed activity. It is not difficult to learn and is even easier to practice on a daily basis. All it takes is about ten to thirty minutes a day in a quite and natural setting.

Find a nice yoga mat or meditation cushion to sit on, and take it with you to a park area near trees. Now what you will want to do is sit in one of two postures:

1. Kneel on the ground with your buttocks resting on the heels, in a "catholic" prayer position. Roll your pelvis so that the lower back comes into alignment with the upper back, thus creating a straight line in the spinal cord. The head should rest in a gentle position as if an imaginary thread is holding the head right above the neck. The chin should be slightly drawn down and in. The hands are placed together just below the belly button in the cradle of the thighs. Now focus the eyes on the end of the nose, and then allow the focus to drift out into the periphary regions of your visual field, and let your tongue rise up to touch the backside of the upper teeth. This is posture one.

2. Sit in the cross legged position and tilt the pelvis in the same manner as above, and align the spinal cord in a straight line. Now tilt the head in a similar manner as above and let the head rest ever so gently on the neck as if suspended on a string from the heavens. With the chin pulled slightly down and in. Focus the eyes on the end of the nose, and begin to allow the attention of the focus to drift out into the periphary regions of your visual field, and allow your tongue to rise up to touch the back of your upper teeth. Now place the hands into the same position as above with the right on top of the left palms up. This is position two.

After having become comfortably rested within the meditative position, begin to inhale slowly and deliberately through the nose and allow the air to flow down to the lower portion of the lungs, thus pressing down gently on the diaphragm and expand the abdomen to allow the diaphragm to expand more. Once you have reached the pentacle of the inhalation, hold the inhalation gently and in a controlled manner.

Once the pressure of holding in the inhalation has grown strong enough that you begin to feel you will not be able to hold it

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