The scene begins with me lying on my back, retracting my belly to demonstrate the thin ribs and the hollow between them. I maintain this position for two minutes, occasionally stretching my arms up or bending my legs. This introductory scene lays the foundation for the breathing exercises that follow.

Scene 1: Basic Breath Holding

I take a deep breath and hold my breath for two minutes at first; I then relax and breathe for 15 seconds and repeat the process until I reach three minutes of continuous holding without any additional breaths or breaks between attempts.

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The scene begins with me lying on my back, retracting my belly to demonstrate the thin ribs and the hollow between them. I maintain this position for two minutes, occasionally stretching my arms up or bending my legs. This introductory scene lays the foundation for the breathing exercises that follow.

Scene 1: Basic Breath Holding

I take a deep breath and hold my breath for two minutes at first; I then relax and breathe for 15 seconds and repeat the process until I reach three minutes of continuous holding without any additional breaths or breaks between attempts.

Scene 2: I inhale deeply and hold my breath, and then place the foot of a heavy bed on the middle of my abdomen. I hold the foot of the bed on my relaxed abdomen for 2 minutes, allowing the foot of the bed to push down on my abdomen and sink deeper.

Next, I place the foot of the bed on top of my abdomen, between my ribs; holding my breath and relaxing my abdomen, I hold the bed on my abdomen.