As soon as you have begun to master the diaphragm muscle, you can consider the rhythm of the breath. This must be gentle, even and deep, and have fou… - Vera Stanley Alder

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As soon as you have begun to master the diaphragm muscle, you can consider the rhythm of the breath. This must be gentle, even and deep, and have four stages; (1) pause for preparation, (counting three); (2) breathe in slowly, (counting three; (3) hold breath whilst absorbing life forces, (counting three) and (4) breathe out whilst spreading the new life all over the body (counting three). Then repeat the exercise. As soon as you feel able, increase the counts to four times four and gradually increase until you arc able to breathe to four times seven without strain. (p. 104)

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About Vera Stanley Alder

Vera Dorothea Stanley Alder (29 October 1898 – 26 May 1984) was an English portrait painter, mystic, and self-help and spirituality author.

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Alternative Names: Vera Dorothea Stanley Alder

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