Writings on Ecology & Well-being of Mind, Body, Spirit and Earth
Breathwork 101: Q & A
By Devi Peri
Over the course of the last year I’ve received so many questions about breathwork that I’ve decided to write an article with all the answers (and more) that I’ve given to the most frequently asked questions. I’ll start with the most broad and basic question:
“What is breathwork? What are its effects?”
Breathing happens naturally, without any need for us to make it happen (one of our many miraculous self-regulating systems). So when we consciously and intentionally change the rhythm and depth of natural breath (deeper, slower or faster, holding it in or out) we call this “breathwork”, since we’re working with the breath to help us in some way.
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Nurturing Youthful Vibrancy in Midlife
By Devi Peri
As a mindful body awareness coach using the tools of breathwork, embodied movement and Nature connection, I’ve been asked a few times if these body-mind awareness tools can “slow down the aging process” or “keep us younger.”
My simple answer is a resounding “yes!” And of course there’s a lot more to say about it.
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The Gaia Principle and The Great Turning
Aerial photo of river deltas. We have ecosystems inside of us. Can we remember that we are this awesome, and that earth is this precious?
By Devi Peri
In the early 1970’s a British chemist named James Lovelock, supported by microbiologist Lynn Margulis, developed the Gaia Principle, named after the ancient Greek goddess of the Earth. They postulated that the Earth is not just dead rock, soil and water. It is a living, self-regulating system with organisms interacting with their inorganic surroundings to maintain and perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet. The Gaia Principle proposes that the living system of Earth can be thought of as analogous to the workings of our human bodies or of any organism that self-regulates body temperature, blood salinity, etc. For example, the ocean is Gaia’s heart and the rivers are her circulatory system. Her forests are her respiratory system helping circulate oxygen and carbon.
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