The Unseen Power of Breath_ More Than Just Air | The Breathwork Routine That Helped Break My Wife’s

So it is literally our life force to keep us alive and keep us functioning. Now, the breath is interesting, too, because it also has a mechanical impact on the body. Every time we breathe in and out, our diaphragm moves up and down several inches. And this piston, like pumping action is what mobilizes lymph in our trunk organs. It sends energy into those organ systems. It also, with the expansion and contraction of our lungs and the up and down movement of our diaphragm, also assists the heart in moving blood. So it assists in circulation. And if we take it a step further, it also assists us in regulating our nervous system. And it changes the shape of our facial structure. So the way we breathe, if we breathe through our mouth consistently as children and adults, it changes the shape of our sinuses. It also shapes and impacts our immune system directly.