George Khut, "Cardiomorphologies v.2" (2004-2007)

In this interactive installation the heart beat and the breathing rhythm of the participant is transmitted through a mechanism to a computer that translates it into lines and constantly changing colors.

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Scott Snibbe, "Blow up" (2005)

This installation consists of two devices: one small rectangular array of impellers and one wall of twelve big electric fans. If one blows into the impellers, this particular breath pattern (weak or strong, onto all or some of the impellers, etc.) is magnified by the big fans, which begin to move accordingly to it. Thus breath is detached from the body and flows like a breeze of air onto another person, an experience that in everyday life requires a high level of intimacy.

Christa Sommerer and Laurent Mignonneau "Mobile feelings" (2002-3)

A mobile art project that transmits breathing and heart pulsation through organic shaped devices . When the participants take a mobile feelings interface into their hands, their heartbeat is transformed into a pulsing light on another device; at the same time, their breath is transmitted in the form of a light breeze produced by a microventilator incorporated into the other device. Breath as a language of communication...

Yesterday
All Day: Posted the latest news on GlobalGrind.com
12:15 P.M.: Interviewed A&R/branding superstar Sickamore for Speech Is My Hammer.
3:00 - 4:30 P.M.: Between dropped calls, haywire fire alarms, and a business call on his part, interviewed goto video director Rik Cordero (Nas' "Be A Nigger Too," all of The Roots' videos for Rising Down, Jay-Z's "Blue Magic" trailer, and much more) for Speech Is My Hammer.
4:30 P.M.: Picked these up from my friendly neighborhood sponsors at Premier Skateboarding

5:30 P.M.: Nap; was supposed to be staying home to type this article for MichiganHipHop, but couch was callin' me.
9:00 P.M.: Woke up and went to Respiration, Lansing's monthly Hip Hop night. Saw P.H.I.L.T.H.Y., JYoung, Othello, and Octane & Illite all tear the house down. Went outside and kicked it about Michigan Hip Hop. Rest stop at home, IHOP at home. Bed at 5:30 A.M.

Today
All Day: Post the latest news on GlobalGrind.com
10:30 A.M.: Finally try to come from behind, again, and finish this Mae Day interview for MichiganHipHop. Post new pieces on Global Grind.
12:00 P.M.: Interview stic.man of dead prez for HipHopDX.
12:30-3:00 P.M.: Work on an article about the aforementioned Respiration for Lansing City Pulse.
3:00 P.M.: Interview Tariq Nasheed aka King Flex, Detroit native/author/radio show host/public speaker, for Speech Is My Hammer. Can't wait for this shit.
5:00 P.M.: Go to the radio station with my cohost JYoung to interview Young Jeezy for Cultural Vibe, 88.9 FM.
Rest of the Day: Write. Keep listening to this Black Milk album that I have two months early (ha!). Fill out job apps. Hopefully, find a transcriber.

Purpose: This study examined the relationship between swallowing and lung volume initiation in healthy adults during single swallows of boluses differing in volume and consistency. Differences in lung volume according to respiratory phase surrounding the swallow were also assessed.

Method: Nine men and 11 women between the ages of 19 and 28 years served as study participants. Lung volume and respiratory phase data was recorded as each participant completed 5 trials each of 10mL and 20mL water boluses by cup, and thin and thick paste boluses by spoon, presented in randomized order.

Results: Significant differences in lung volume at swallow initiation were found based on bolus consistency, but not on bolus volume. No differences were found for lung volume initiation based on the respiratory phase surrounding the swallow, or for the respiratory pattern based on bolus volume or consistency.

Conclusion: Findings of this study extend the existing knowledge base regarding the interaction of the swallow and respiratory systems by identifying targeted lung volumes at swallow initiation. In addition to other swallow-related biomechanical events and respiratory phase relationships surrounding a swallow, the lung volume at swallow initiation may be an important consideration when investigating swallow physiology and physiopathy.

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Effect and Usage:
Helps relieving respiration on asthma sufferer.

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Sleep apnea is a severe form of insomnia characterized by snoring and extreme irregular breathing throughout the night, sometimes stopping the breath for 1-2 minutes. When breathing stops, the level of oxygen in the blood drops, resulting in oxygen deprivation. The individual awakens startled and gasping for air. Sleep apnea is generally associated with high blood pressure and or obesity and is generally treated with herbs, minerals (calcium and magnesium) and or medicated nose strips (open the sinuses to increase breathing).

Sleep apnea, in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is generally diagnosed as a cold, damp condition of the lungs (includes nose, throat and sinuses) that tends to be caused by too many cooling, damp foods (milk, yogurt, ice cream, fruit, juice, smoothies, salads, cold drinks, etc.).

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The lungs are naturally moist. Water, moisture facilitates the exchange of gases (oxygen carbon dioxide, etc.) between the environment and the body, lungs, blood. Too much moisture not only weakens the exchange, creating oxygen deprivation, increased breathing, but also disrupts the breath, in the lungs, sinuses, throat and nose, which are all connected to the lungs. Excess mucous, phlegm can inhibit, disturb the breath causing shortness of breath, coughing, clearing the throat and snoring while sleeping. Too little fluids can also disturb the breath.

The lungs are located above the digestive organs. The digestive organs heat the body just like an engine heats a car. Digestive energy, heat rises up into and dries the lungs. Too many cold damp foods *milk, yogurt, ice cream, ice cold water, tropical fruits, juices, smoothies, shakes, sugar, raw vegetables, salads, etc. and or too little protein and fat, weakens dampens, cools and weakens digestive energy, heat causing a subsequent temperature drop in the lungs, sinuses, etc., which in turn causes condensation, formation of excess fluids, mucous, phlegm in the lungs, bronchi, alveoli reducing (shortening) and disturbing the breath (coughing).

The hot middle diet is recommended for cold, damp sleep apnea. Increase cooked foods (grain, vegetables, soups, stews, etc.) spices (cardamom, cumin, coriander, fennel, cayenne, ginger, turmeric, etc.), etc. while reducing cold,d amp foods, drinks. Spices not only dry, decrease dampness, mucous but also open the nasal passages increasing respiration, oxygen exchange. They contain essential, aromatic oils that tend to kill airborne viruses, bacteria, etc.

Sleep apnea can also be caused by excess heat and or dryness. Excess heat and or dryness in the bronchi (air passages within and between the lungs and the throat), nose, throat and sinuses tends to inflame the tissues, which in turn, can obstruct, close breathing passages reducing the amount of air that is exchanges. Less oxygen is absorbed, less carbon dioxide (waste product) the more wakefulness and irritation occur.

The colder middle diet is recommended. Please read insomnia (pages 153– 155) for more detail.

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Core Concepts

1. Types of respiration

• Cellular respiration - The chemical breakdown of food substances to yield ATP (aerobic and/or anaerobic)
• Gas exchange - Different organisms use different kinds of breathing apparatus in order to transport oxygen throughout its body

2. Evolutionary adaptations of gas exchange systems and respiration

• Different plant adaptations in acquiring CO2 from the environment evolved (C3, C4 and CAM pathways).
• Structural adaptations of respiratory apparatus depend on the animal’s habitat. The three most common respiratory organs are gills, tracheae, and lungs

• The respiratory system and circulatory system cooperate directly with each other.

3. Mammalian respiration

• The respiratory system is divided into the upper respiratory tract (nasal passages, mouth, throat, larynx and trachea) and lower respiratory tract (bronchi and the lungs).
• Air enters (inhalation) the respiratory system due to a pressure drop inside the lungs (negative pressure).
• Air exits (exhalation) the respiratory system due to an increase in pressure inside the lungs.
• Breathing is regulated by control centers in the brain (medulla oblongata and pons.)
• Gases are transported via passive diffusion throughout the body.

4. Respiratory diseases and their prevention

• Respiratory disorders may be congenital or environmental.
• Respiratory disorders can be prevented through a combination of proper diet and lifestyle change.

Purpose: The present investigation was designed to study the modulation of abdomen and rib cage movements during vocalization over a period of development associated with rapid decreases in the compliance of the chest wall.

Method: Rib cage and abdominal kinematics were recorded during spontaneous vocalizations in 7-and 11-month old infants. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to represent each infant's abdomen and rib cage traces as the weighted sum of a small number of PC waveforms.

Results: The fundamental periods of infants' PC waveforms in the 11-month group were significantly shorter than those in the 7-month group. In addition, the variance contributed by PCs describing unidirectional patterns of respiratory movement decreased in the 11-month group while the variances contributed by PCs describing modulated patterns of movement increased. Lastly, the extent to which abdomen and rib cage movements predicted the duration of corresponding vocalizations also increased significantly in the 11-month group compared to the 7-month group.

Conclusions: The findings of the present study were consistent with the hypothesis that decreases in the compliance of the chest wall result in more rapid modulation of chest wall movements and greater control of those movements by the developing neuromuscular system.

Avec les assistants, s'il-vous-plaît !Jean-Marc "L'albatros" dont l'amplitude de bras permet d'aider la sensation comme ceci...(3) (4)

Sandrine (euh, ben moi quoi!) dont l'amplitude de bras ne permet pas...enfin bref, voici(5) (6) :
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Mais non je ne l'étrangle pas, je l'aide à sentir la torsion!!! (Comme vous êtes, tout de même!(7).

Arnao en piste (8):

Avec Julian sous l'aile gauche d'Arnao et un tout petit bout d'Abdelkrim... on peu voir qu'il y a de la graine de futur assistant, non ? Si-si, regardez, là (9) (10):

Dom, qui entraîne Christine dans son sillage (11):

Ah, et là une petite vue d'ensemble avec AbdelKrim, Arnao et Imanou (12)...

D'autres photos demain, avec plaisir.
Quoi?
Delphine?
Ben, elle garde Solÿane!
Marie?
Marie vous pouvez l'apercevoir sur la première photo...allez, cherchez un peu!
Qui?
Cécile?
Mais qui prend les photos d'après vous?
; )

Ça y est, Victor est encore infecté ! Notre gros chat familial est déjà connu pour une rhinotrachéite herpétique chronique qui se contrôle assez bien en lui donnant de la lysine tous les jours, mais là, il nous fait une bonne vieille surinfection bactérienne. La morve d'himalayen coule à flots.

(jet soudain de mucus chaud)

Heureusement, en général il en guérit assez vite avec des antibiotiques per os. Et puis sa condition est devenue si récurrente que désormais, sa prescription est faite d'avance: on n'a qu'à se présenter chez le vétérinaire, sans le chat, et déclarer "il a encore la même chose !", et la secrétaire nous vend aussitôt le médicament usuel.

(bruit d'effort inspiratoire à travers 10 cm de filaments gluants)

En tout cas, à part le bombardement de sécrétions auquel il nous soumet, Victor a un comportement normal. Il est aussi capricieux et têteux que d'habitude, nous suivant partout et se frottant suggestivement sur quiconque pourrait lui ouvrir la porte de la cour ou lui donner des bonbons au consommé de boeuf. Son état général n'est donc pas altéré. Tiens, pour faire semblant que je m'ennuie de l'externat, concluons en langage médical.

CAT:

1. Azythro solution vet. 1,5 ml PO die à commencer demain
2. Salinex TID
3. Diète usuelle ĉ supp. l-lysine idem
4. Réévaluer die
5. © vétérinaire si Ø amélioration x 3 j

Mathieu Bernier E2
(Wow, E2 astheure !) 

Bon, il y a une tonne de raisons pourquoi je suis célibataire... Bon, une tonne c'est exagéré. Disons une demi-tonne ! ;) Non, mais sérieusement j'ai fait du gros travail sur moi depuis ma dernière relation et je dois dire que j'ai remarqué que un des gros points noirs chez moi, si ce n'est pas LE gros point noir : quand je suis nerveux/angoissé, je ne suis pas du monde. Je suis bête, affolé, irritable, anxieux. Je peux envoyer des gens que j'aime paître ou presque, leur crier par la tête qu'ils ne comprennent rien, je suis susceptible, je m'isole, je crie après les objets qui décident de me faire suer, etc. Bref, vaut mieux ne pas me parler dans ces moments-là. Mais bon, j'essaie de me calmer et de ne plus allumer la mèche dès que je suis stressé. La blogosphère sert entre autres d'exutoire. La musique aussi.

Bref, avec le fardeau de fin session, une prof qui ne répond pas, mes plans de semaine qui vont plus ou moins comme prévus, j'ai le goût d'arracher de la tapisserie avec mes dents. C'est drôle, alors que je niaisais avec ma mise en page d'un travail, je jasais avec le Détracteur Constructif et tous les deux on était comme surchargés, stressés, fatigués et bon, après nos "plaintes" respectives (totalement justifiées, je tiens à le dire :P ), on jasait de choses et d'autres et tout à coup le ton baissait et ça nous soulageait. Je pense que Passe-Partout avait raison à l'époque: des fois, c'est bien d'en parler avec nos "ti n'amis". ;) N'empêche que dans mon état actuel, un rien et je pogne les nerfs ou j'ai de la peine ou de l'angoisse. Bon, je m'encourage en me disant que je travaille là-dessus, je suis bien moins pire qu'il y a 2 ans... Il paraît que c'est la moitié du chemin quand on l'a admis et qu'on travaille dessus.

Mais forcément, je me dis que ça ne sera pas réglé de sitôt. Donc, il faudra que le prochain copain (s'il y en a un :( ) soit patient, comprenne que ça dure pas longtemps et qu'après ça, je redeviens raisonnable. Mais bon, en attendant, je vais aller faire des exercices de respiration: "Inspirez, expirez, inspirez, expirez, inspirez, expirez..." ;)

Ce billet contient également un clin d'oeil au Détracteur Constructif, saurez-vous dire lequel ? Un indice... "Grim" ;)

           “ A tiny blade will sever the sutures of the neck, and when that joint, which binds together head and neck, is cut, the body’s mighty mass crumples in a heap. No deep retreat conceals the soul, you need no knife at all to root it out, no deeply driven wound to find the vital parts; death lies near at hand . . . . Whether the throat is strangled by a knot, or water stops the breathing, or the hard ground crushes in the skull of one falling headlong to its surface, or flame inhaled cuts off the course of respiration—be it what it may; the end is swift."

   --Seneca

The following is an excerpt  from Hot and Cold Diseases (c)  2008 by R. G. Heft. For more info, you can buy, read the whole book, as the whole (story) is better, more illuminating than the part.  How serious are you? Health is not a part time hobby..

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There are two types of insomnia, acute and chronic. Acute (sudden, recent) insomnia is relatively easy to cure via supplements, herbs, alcohol, drugs, meditation, etc. Chronic insomnia is more difficult to cure as it generally involves chronic illness: arteriosclerosis, cirrhosis, malnutrition, drugs, etc., which require greater time, discipline and sacrifice.

Insomnia (inability to fall and or stay asleep, wakes up frequently, etc.) is a function of blood and energy. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), the spirit (shen) is said to reside in the brain and heart. It is often referred to as the heart mind. During the day, the spirit rises into the head where it stimulates the brain. At night, it sinks back down into the heart, where it sleeps, rejuvenates.

The heart is a blood rich organ. A rich supply of blood enables the heart to hold, anchor the spirit. A lack of blood or heat in the heart during the night can weaken the heart's ability to hold, and or excite the spirit, causing it to rise up into the head and stimulate thinking, dreaming.

A lack of blood can be caused by hemorrhage and or poor diet. Low protein and low fat diets, in the extreme, tend to cause blood, protein and fat deficiency, weakening all function, including the heart's ability to hold, sleep the spirit during the night.

Too much protein and fat (includes cholesterol), in the extreme, tends to overbuild/, thicken and overheat the blood, arteries, veins, heart, liver, brain, producing wakefulness and or insomnia. Sleeping is a cooling process. Building foods, protein, fat, caffeine, tobacco, large dinners and late night eating are heating, as is chocolate.  Vegetarian meals are less heating. Fruit, (pineapple, oranges, etc.) are cooling, especially when eaten at night. Eat more building, heating during the day and more cleansing, cooling at night.

The middle diet, meal [plan adjusted accordingly is  recommended. Coffee, caffeine is very stimulating and should be avoided after 5 P.M. Over eating, especially at night overheats the body mind.

Sleeping on the right side generally opens the left nasal passage, which is more relaxing, as compared to breathing through the right nostril, which is more stimulating. 

Sleep apnea (page 206), shortness and or disruption of breath caused by excess mucous in the lungs (includes nose, throat and sinuses) can also be a cause. This is one reason why spices are added to the diet as they not only dry excess mucous but also tend to open the sinuses, allowing the breath to flow freely. Reduce cold, damp foods (milk, yogurt, ice cream, tropical fruits, fruit juice, cold drinks, etc.) if you suffer from excess mucous.

Insomnia is not only a function of diet and biology, but emotions, surroundings, electrical fields, neighbors, etc.

The best approach is a healthy body and common sense.

It's amazing that you cannot get this info from most doctors.

Purpose: This study investigated the influence of fundamental frequency (F0) and sound pressure level (SPL) range on respiratory behavior in classical singing.

Method: Five trained female singers performed an 8-s messa di voce (a crescendo and decrescendo on one F0) across their musical F0 range. Lung volume (LV) change was estimated, and chest-wall kinematic behavior (dimensional change in ribcage [RC] and abdominal [AB] wall) was recorded using triaxial magnetometry.

Results: The direction of F0 influence on LV excursion (LVE) varied among singers, but SPL range appeared to be less important than duration to LVE. LVE was generally evenly divided between crescendo and decrescendo. Kinematic patterns differed markedly among singers, despite task consistency, and RC and AB paradoxing was widespread.

Conclusion: Each singer maintained her characteristic kinematic pattern regardless of F0 or SPL range, although these did influence aspects of RC and AB behavior. Given the essential role of breathing in classical singing, further work is needed to understand how singers develop their highly individual respiratory strategies and the principles by which each singer's breathing strategy can be optimized.

Purpose: The present study examines the effect of normal aging on respiratory support for speech when utterance length is controlled.

Method: Fifteen women (M = 71 years of age) and 10 men (M = 73 years of age) produced 2 sentences of different lengths in 4 loudness conditions while respiratory kinematics were measured. Measures included those related to lung volume and chest wall movements.

Results: Data from the older adults were compared with previously published data from 30 young adults. A significant Age x Sex effect was demonstrated. Older men produced speech at higher lung volumes than younger men. No significant differences existed between older and younger women. Older adults tended to use more abdominal movement in loud speech than younger adults, especially when talking in noise. Some of the mechanisms used by the older adults to support increased loudness in response to the cues differed from those used by the younger adults. Age-related differences were larger when participants produced the longer utterance as compared with the shorter one.

Conclusions: Reduced chest wall compliance, pulmonary elastic recoil, and laryngeal closure may explain the findings. These data can be used to help distinguish normal age-related changes from disease-related changes.

Sueurs froides, mains moites, difficulté à respirer sont les principaux symptômes de l'attaque de panique.

C'est un moment de terreur intense durant laquelle la personne est incapable de se contrôler.

La crise peut durer de 10 à 20 minutes, qui paraissent une éternité pour le sujet. Elle atteint son intensité maximale en quelques minutes seulement.

Lors d'une attaque de panique, le sujet perd complètement pied avec la réalité.

Il est fréquent que les personnes sujettes à ces crises, que ce soit la première ou non, pensent qu'elles vont mourir.

Tout le monde peut y être confronté une fois dans sa vie au gré des circonstances. Mais il faut bien savoir que la plupart du temps, elle est imprévisible et peuvent se produire en l'absence d'élément déclencheur identifié.

Les principaux symptômes sont :

1. Palpitations ou accélération du rythme cardiaque.
2. Transpiration.
3. Tremblements musculaires.
4. Impression d'étouffement, d'étranglement.
5. Douleur ou gêne dans le ventre et dans la poitrine.
6. Peur de perdre contrôle sur soi, de perdre pied.
7. Engourdissement ou picotements.
8. Frissons et/ou bouffées de chaleur.

Entre 2% et 4% des Français touchés par les troubles paniques

La plupart des personnes n'ont ce type de crise qu'une seule fois dans leur vie : elles s'inquiètent naturellement de ce qui est train de leur arriver ! Donc pas de panique (!), si vous en avez déjà eu une, vous n'en aurez plus d'autres.

Mais pour 2% à 4% de la population française, ces crises se répètent régulièrement, se succèdent.

Elles créent un état de panique permanent dans la crainte de la survenue de la prochaine crise. On parle dans ce cas de troubles paniques, véritable maladie qui peut s'avérer très invalidante. A noter que les femmes sont deux fois plus touchées que les hommes par les troubles paniques. Ne me demandez pas pourquoi, je n'en sais rien.

Dans le cas d'une simple attaque de panique, le plus prudent est d'isoler la personne afin de la protéger physiquement, lui montrer comment reprendre contrôle de sa respiration, la rassurer. Plus tard, de l'emmener aux urgences ou chez un médecin afin qu'elle mesure l'innocuité de ce qui lui est arrivé.

La 2ème partie de l'article, sur le traitement (psychothérapie et antidépresseurs/anxiolytiques), très bientôt !

Ressentir au lieu de réfléchir, tel est le programme!

Toute la journée, votre esprit bouillonne, il y a un flux incessant de pensées qui se bousculent dans votre tête, viennent, repartent, se contredisent et amènent parfois la confusion dans votre esprit. a plupart du temps, ces petites voix intérieures vous permettent de prendre des décisions et vous sont indispensables pour réfléchir. Dans la journée, elles sont d'une grande aide et ne troublent pas trop votre concentration car vous êtes occupé à des tâches bien précises (activité professionnelle, tâche ménagère, pratique sportive, etc.) qui focalisent votre esprit et guident vos pensées sur un sujet à la fois. Néanmoins, au coucher, lorsque vous voulez les faire taire, pour trouver un peu de repos, elles ne veulent pas! Dès que votre corps est inactif, que vous soyez tranquillement installé dans votre canapé ou allongé dans votre lit, vous avez l'impression que vos pensés redoublent d'agitation et occupent tout l'espace sans vous laisser le répit de vous détendre. Cette sensation est encore accrue lorsque vous éteignez la lumière et que vous vous retrouvez dans le noir. Vous ne maîtrisez plus rien, vous vous sentez dépossédé de votre propre réflexion car les pensées arrivent et repartent de façon totalement inorganisée, sans que vous le vouliez et sèment souvent le trouble dans votre esprit. Cette perte de contrôle vous rend nerveux, votre corps s'échauffe et vous empêche de trouver le sommeil. Vous remarquerez alors que vous êtes en état de stress émotionnel et que votre respiration se fait mal, qu'elle est courte et irrégulière. Que faire?

"La où se loge le souci, le sommeil ne s'abat jamais." William Shakespeare

Une fois encore, vous pouvez faire appel à votre corps dans le but de cesser de réfléchir, de penser. Le but est de ressentir votre corps, de vous recentrer sur vous-même et de vous sentir vivant grâce à une respiration contrôlée et appliquée: lorsque le flux d'air pénétrera régulièrement dans votre corps, vous vous sentirez exister, vous reprendrez peu à peu le contrôle de vous-même grâce au plaisir physique et immédiat que cela vous procurera et vos pensées se calmeront et disparaîtront progressivement.

"J'aime le lit, c'est le seul endroit où, comme le chat, je puis faire le mort en respirant, tout en étant vivant." Arthur Cravan

L'exercice est simple: allongez-vous dans votre lit, sur le dos, la tête dans le prolongement de la colonne vertébrale et les bras détendus le long du corps, puis préparez-vous à une respiration en trois temps: inspirez profondément par le nez en gonflant le ventre comme un ballon (respiration abdominale) puis continuez à inspirer en gonflant les poumons et en ouvrant la cage thoracique (respiration thoracique) jusqu'à ce que vous sentiez quasiment vos clavicules se soulever (respiration claviculaire). Gardez l'air inspiré prisonnier quelques instants, puis expirez-le progressivement par le nez dans le même ordre: ventre, poumons, clavicules, jusqu'à ce que vous ayez la sensation qu'il ne reste plus une once d'air dans votre corps. Attendez alors quelques instants puis recommencez l'exercice autant de fois qu'il sera nécessaire pour calmer vos pensées et trouver le sommeil. Cette respiration doit être harmonieuse, lente, silencieuse, régulière et sans à-coups. Vous ne devez pas sentir de douleur ou de gêne. Cette respiration peut parfois provoquer une sensation d'étourdissements au départ, mais cette perception disparaît progressivement avec la pratique. Cet exercice de respiration est également très efficace pour se rendormir en pleine nuit et lutter contre l'éveil nocturne et même dans la journée, pour calmer une angoisse passagère, redonner de l'entrain lors d'une sensation de fatigue ou de découragement.

"La respiration est comme le volant du moteur qu'est notre corps (...) La respiration est le volant qui fournit et régularise la force motrice pour tout ce qui fait partie du corps." Swami Vivekanada

Le saviez-vous?

La respiration est la seule fonction vitale dépendante du système neuro-végétatif que l'homme soit capable de maîtriser. En agissant consciemment sur votre respiration, vous participez à la régulation de votre système nerveux et émotionnel et de votre circulation sanguine.

Si vous parvenez à calmer vos pensées et par la même à ralentir vos ondes cérébrales, vous participez également à la bonne santé de votre corps: le rythme cardiaque se ralentit, la tension nerveuse et la fatigue diminuent et vous envoyez à votre cerveau des signaux de bien-être qui contribuent à améliorer l'ensemble des fonctions organiques.

• Theoretical changes and practical gains
• Rene Decartes and Francis Bacon
• Bacon’s work empirical, observations and common-sense, Descartes rational, logic and reason
  Induction – going from the particular to the general
  Deduction – going from the general to the particular
• Bacon and inductive method, accumulating observations
• Descartes and deductive method, clear and distinct ideas
• Descartes - system of ideas, Bacon - organization of scientists
• Bacon’s ideal scientific community, common sense, experiment and observation
• Bacon - science and industry, improvement of society
• Descartes - deductive logic and self-evident propositions, mathematical analysis, coordinate geometry
• Cartesian quantitative philosophy, separation of religion and science, matter as extension and motion, living beings as machines

The Expansion of Science

• Merchant interests and manufacturing interests
• Nation building, economic expansion, communication, cooperation and demand for scientific innovation
• Scientists independently wealthy, merchants, landowners, lawyers, doctors, clergy
• Royal Society of London and the French Royal Academy
• Science and practical issues: pumping and hydraulics (mining), gunnery and mechanics (warfare) and navigation (trade)
• Scientists traded ideas, published work, carried out public experiments
• Experimental basis to 17^th century science
• Robert Boyle, Robert Hooke and air-pump, vacuum, atomism, corpuscular theory

Experimental Equipment

• Telescope and optical theory
• Microscope and new observations, microorganisms
• Barometer, pressure of the air, vacuum
• Air pump, experiments on vacuum and combustion, respiration, sound, electricity

Celestial Mechanics

• Copernicus and physics, rotating and revolving Earth
• Determination of longitude, astronomically and chronologically
• Motion of stellar bodies, centrifugal force and gravity
• Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727), mathematics, astronomy, optics, mechanics, chemistry, alchemy
• Professor, warden of the Royal Mint, Knighthood
• Principia Mathematica Philosophia Naturalis (1687)
• force should decrease with distance, inverse-square law (1/r²)
• Force associated with a change in motion, rather than motion itself, objects tend to preserve their motion until acted upon by a force
• Universal gravity: planets, moon, falling objects, tides
• Unifies terrestrial and celestial realms

Revolutions in Science

• Disruption of capitalism and revolution in science
• Unity to 17^th century science, in persons (broad interests), ideas (quantitative analysis) and applications (practical)

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I'm mad at myself and Talib Kweli. Talib Kweli came to perform in Stockton and yo! I was on the meet and greet list. I was so excited. This was my second shot at meeting him because the first time he sat five feet away from me at the Brooklyn Music Festival in Prospect Park. Instead I chickened out and couldn't even say hi. He even walked right past me and I punked out. It was going to be different on March 28, I even wore my Brooklyn t-shirt and my video of Respiration live was in my hand ready to show him. Instead he showed up to the concert at 11 p.m ready to perform. At the end of the night, no one was able to meet Kweli. Fuck it, one day, it's going to happen. Here's my review that Ian, my editor, and I wrote for the Record's (Stockton's main newspaper) Recordnet.com.

By Phalary Long and Ian Hil

The crowd inside University of the Pacific's Faye Spanos Concert Hall on Friday was exhilarated.

Conscious rapper Talib Kweli's show at the 900-seat concert hall had sold out. Before the show, fans waited outdoors in the rain for the venue's doors to open - some for more than 90 minutes - in a line that stretched around the block.

Still, and despite a second long wait indoors for the headliner to take the stage, fans were loud and reacted with zeal to a great show by Kweli and his opening acts. The concert was sponsored by ASUoP and 209Vibe.

Stockton-based literary organization With Our Words began the evening by bringing several spoken-word poets to the mic. Sacramento-based Ike Torres hit the crowd first with his poem "I Am Money," and he got fans hollering to the call and response "get money, money."

Paul Mabon also got a standing ovation when, during a poem about sex, responsibility and pregnancy, he ran in front of the stage shouting, "Hallelujah, her period came. Thank you, Jesus!"

Poets Besskepp, Sara Shea and Stockton teen Isaac Stoneride drew similar love from the crowd for their works, and Sacramento-based beatboxer Butterscotch had fans dancing and cheering with her rhythmic vocal acrobatics. The audience went wild when the "America's Got Talent" vet switched it up and reversed her beats.

The poets were followed by Sacramento rap group Righteous Movement, which was backed by The Park, a live band from San Francisco. When brought together, the funky grooves of the band and the fun, smooth flow of the rappers had those in the crowd out of their seats with their hands in the air.

Each rapper and musician on stage had a unique sound, voice and flow that created a powerful group. At least one fan compared them to The Roots.

After their hourlong set ended, the emcee told the crowd that Talib Kweli would be on stage in about 15 minutes. Thirty minutes later, fans were still waiting. That stretched into 45 minutes, leading a few fans to become impatient and boo.

On a few occasions, the crowd took up chanting Kweli's name.

Finally, at about 10:55 p.m. and after an hourlong wait, the rapper arrived at Faye Spanos Concert Hall from his hotel. Fans forgot their frustrations and got out of their seats a few minutes later when the house lights dimmed.

They were amped by the time Kweli took the stage, wearing a leather jacket and black ballcap pulled low, and opened with "Eternalists" from his 2001 collaboration with Hi Tek, "Reflection Eternal."

At first, the Brooklyn rapper seemed a little unsettled, staying near the center of the stage and looking like he needed the first few songs to get his bearings and tinker with the sound.

His flow and energy got stronger with each new beat from his DJ, however.

Kweli went on to play an hourlong set that demonstrated the range of hip-hop history and his impressive career. He dropped challenging, intelligent lyrics that boasted about his skills, examined love and addressed social issues, performing solo hits like "Listen!!!" as well as tracks from his many collaborations, including Black Star's "Definition."

The rapper and his DJ also got the crowd moving by taking on Bob Marley's "Jammin'" and KRS-One's "Sound of Da Police." He brought the singer Res onstage for songs from their collaboration, Idle Warship, and performed a tribute to UGK's Pimp C.

But while the range of his career is impressive, it's Kweli's lyrical flow that has really made fans and critics take notice. He often demonstrated Friday how he can move effortlessly between being smooth and rough, groovy and poetic.

Kweli showed how his ability to slow down, speed up and mount a lyrical attack may be unmatched in the rap game.

The party atmosphere in Faye Spanos hall grew with Kweli's energy level, as fans danced and shouted along to his lyrics. They had forgotten the rain and the delays and were just having fun by the time Kweli closed with "Get By" at midnight.

He was only offstage a few minutes when the crowd's chants of "Kweli" brought him back for an encore. The beat was old-school and funky, and Kweli called three b-boys to the stage to pop and lock as he rhymed.

It was a fun end to a show that was worth the wait.