RU2839009C2 - Method of breathing training with different respiratory movement rates - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to psychology, psychotherapy, and can be used for stabilization of psychophysical state of a person. Active phase of breathing is alternated for 1 to 30 minutes with breathing windows of 1 to 30 minutes. During the active breathing phase, one breathes in rhythm of 6 to 100 inhalation-exhalation cycles per minute. Breathing is accompanied by a phonogram containing the sounds of the voice of the breathing person with the selected frequency of respiratory movements. During the breathing window, breathing is slowed down as much as possible.

EFFECT: method provides higher effectiveness of psychotherapeutic correction of post-stress conditions and stabilizes psychophysical state of a person.

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Description

The invention relates to the field of medicine, namely psychology, psychotherapy, and more specifically to methods of training the respiratory system and developing effective breathing aimed at stabilizing the psychophysical state of a person and increasing the body's resistance to extreme situations and pathological conditions.

A method of training the respiratory system is known, characterized by the fact that breathing is carried out mainly through the mouth with control of the passage of air through the nose with a full abdominal inhalation lasting 1-2 s, during the training process the exhalation is gradually lengthened, which is carried out in multi-portions, in a smooth and economical mode in terms of air consumption with a resistance of 10-50 mm H2O, each portion, with the exception of the last, is exhaled for 4-8 s and then the stomach is pushed forward for 0.5-1.0 s to relax the diaphragm, after 25-35 days of training and upon reaching the duration of the respiratory act of more than 20 s after each exhaled portion of air for 0.5 - 1.5 s, moderate tension of the muscles of the mouth, pharynx and neck is carried out and the chest is raised for involuntary metered suction of small portions of air into the respiratory tract through a reflexively controlled nose, then muscle tension is released and the diaphragm is relaxed due to the forward movement of the stomach [patent RU 2499586, 2013].

A method of training the respiratory system is known, designed to increase the non-specific resistance of the body according to the author's certificate of the USSR 1799585 A1 (Kiev Medical Institute named after academician A.A. Bogomolets), 07.03.1993, A61M 16/00. The method consists of exposing the body to increasing normobaric hypoxia by breathing in the closed space of a spirograph equipped with a carbon dioxide absorber. Training is carried out up to the individually tolerated limit. The initial volume of air with an initial oxygen content of 20.9% was established taking into account the type of reactivity and reserve capabilities of the respiratory system.

The disadvantage of the known method is the complexity of the procedure for determining the type of reactivity and the hardware used to implement it. It requires significant respiratory efforts from the patient. The method is not effective enough due to the lack of additional influence on the resistance to inhalation and exhalation, it does not use the factor of active influence on the length of the respiratory act by the patient himself.

A method is known for correcting the psychophysiological state of a person by using modified holotropic breathing (forced breathing accompanied by pronounced hyperventilation, proposed by S. Grof, 1992) in patients with non-psychotic depression (Kanaeva L.S. “Clinical transpersonal psychotherapy of non-psychotic depressive disorders”, Moscow, 1996).

The disadvantage of this method is that the main component for introducing patients into an altered state of consciousness is the suggestive method and preliminary cognitive work, as well as a short process of hyperventilation, interrupted by breath holding.

The closest method of psychotherapeutic influence on a person is through the use of rebirthing in combination with meditation (Kozlov V. “Free Breathing”, methodological recommendations) and “Rebirthing or How to Know and Use the Fullness of Life” (Jim Leonard).

Rebirthing is a technique of self-improvement. The disadvantage of the method is that there is no sufficiently clear program, its complexity. In addition, the sequence of "steps" of implementation (implementation of individualization of the sequence of "steps") is not clearly traced in it.

The objective of the invention is to develop a breathing method with clear steps and time intervals aimed at self-regulation of the body through the gradual transfer of the human body to reduced oxygen consumption, the creation of a quantitative gap between the volume of consumed oxygen and exhaled (displaced) carbon dioxide, the creation of an effect of moderate hypoxia, which allows increasing the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic correction of post-stress conditions of a person caused by severe stress, nervous tension.

The technical result of using the Energy Breathing method is the removal of physical and psycho-emotional stress, activation of the compensation mode in the body, optimization of energy costs at all levels (the subconscious includes energy saving processes), activation of unconscious processes of body protection, release of emotional energy, expansion of human consciousness in a natural way due to the release of dopamine and serotonin.

The specified technical result is achieved by activating and balancing the work of the autonomic nervous system (hereinafter referred to as ANS) through alternating frequent connected breathing in the range of rhythms from 6 to 150 inhalation-exhalation cycles per minute, with slow and barely noticeable (possibly with a natural delay) breathing (hereinafter referred to as Breathing Windows).

The breathing session is performed alternately: the Active Phase (hereinafter referred to as AP) is followed by Breathing Windows - forced slow breathing or with natural breath holding, as shown in the drawing, where the active phases are marked with green arrows, and the Breathing Windows are marked with blue squares. Each AP can last from 1 minute to 30 minutes in a rhythm of 6 to 150 cycles/min, which are accompanied by modern electronic or ethnic music, in the rhythm of which the number of beats per minute (hereinafter referred to as Bpm) can be measured.

An Energy Breathing session can be single-phase, where AF in a rhythm from 6 to 150 cycles/min lasts up to 30 minutes (this is due to safety precautions) and multi-phase, for example, 2-3-4 and a maximum of 15 phases (in the previously designated ranges from 6 to 150 cycles/min each) - which are necessarily replaced by Breathing Windows lasting from 1 to 15 minutes.

One Energy Breathing session can last from 2 (two) minutes to 2 (two) hours, depending on the physical condition of the person, the readiness of his body for breathing phases of different duration, frequency and depth, and the number of breathing phases used (single-phase or multi-phase method).

The active phase of breathing triggers the activation of the sympathetic nervous system in the body of the breather due to the connected frequent breathing in the range from 6 to 150 cycles/min. Due to the fact that the maximum AF lasts from 1 minute to 30 minutes, it does not cause extreme stress on the blood vessels, heart and psyche of a healthy person aged 18 to 65 years.

During AF, rhythms may change, but following the rhythms is mandatory. During AF, the background music is always accompanied by the voice of the breather, which is synchronized with the measured BPM of the music track. Thus, the specialist accompanying the Energy Breathing session controls the breathing process (use of the method) and monitors the breather (or group of breathers), ensuring complete safety in the process and managing the alternation of the Active Breathing Phase with the Breathing Windows, following a clear time schedule.

At the moment of AF, _CO2 is expelled from the body due to moderate hyperventilation. Due to the fact that the specialist accompanying the Energy Breathing session can change the breathing rhythm during the active phase or the duration of such a phase, following the rhythm of the pre-recorded musical accompaniment, as a result we get a unique and maximally effective way of breathing, as a modern method of Energy Breathing.

The technical result is enhanced by exposure to moderate hypoxia and moderate hypercapnia.

Breathing windows - in this process, the sympathetic nervous system of a person is inhibited and the parasympathetic nervous system is activated. Immediately after the Active phase of breathing, a person switches to slow (or barely noticeable) breathing, natural breath holding is allowed. At this moment, the value of CO ₂ displaced during the Active phase of breathing is restored in the body.

During the Breathing Window, the music switches to meditative and calm music (in the rhythm range from 45 to 90 bpm).

The presence of breathing windows between the Active breathing phases is mandatory in the Energy Breathing method, this is the main parameter of all Energy Breathing sessions. Even after one AF there should be a slow breathing window to restore the _CO2 value in the body.

The beneficial effect of the Energy Breathing method can be achieved from any comfortable position with open or closed eyes, breathing can be chest or “into the stomach”, the depth of breathing is regulated by the breather.

Energy Breathing sessions up to 3 (Three) breathing phases can be repeated every day, no more than 1 (One) time per day. Sessions using more than 3 (Three) breathing phases should be repeated no more than once every 4 (Four) days.

To achieve deep relaxation and stress relief, it is recommended to take a course of 7 (Seven) Energy Breathing sessions.

The fundamental difference of the new method of breathing (Energy Breathing) from the currently known methods of Holotropic Breathing, DMD, Osh practices, the Wim Hoff breathing method, the Rebirthing method and others, is the presence of specific time intervals of breathing with precisely set Active breathing phases according to rhythms, which are replaced by Windows of slow breathing limited in time for the safety of the breathers and full control of the breathing process, while the breathing rhythms in each phase (Active or Breathing Window) are synchronous with the rhythms of the accompanying musical tracks of the corresponding phase. The Energy Breathing Method is not a method of treatment for medical purposes and can only affect the general psychophysical state of the breather.

Depending on the individual condition of the breather, the Energy Breathing method for self-regulation of the body and correction of the psychophysical state of a person can be repeated the required number of times.

A complex combination of alternating active and slow breathing phases, accompanied by meditative music, ensures the removal of neuromuscular tension (relaxation) and the switching of a person’s consciousness to the activation of the body’s internal self-regulation.

Using the proposed method the following is achieved:

- a significant improvement in mental state, elimination of stress, anxiety, etc.;

- increased self-confidence;

- a positive attitude towards oneself and the world;

- establishing a reliable connection between the improvement of mental and somatic state.

Sources of information

1. Patent RU 2499586 C1, (Kovyeva Z.Kh., Lepilina L.A., Tyrnova T.P., Nugaev O.I., Tyrnov P.V.), November 27, 2013, A61N 1/00.

2. Patent SU 1799585 A1, (Kiev Medical Institute named after academician A.A. Bogomolets), 07.03.93, A61M 16/00.

3. Grof S. Beyond the Brain: Birth, Death, and Transcendence in Psychotherapy. - M.: TPI, 1994 – 504 p.

4. Kanaeva L.S. Clinical transpersonal psychotherapy of non-psychotic depressive disorders: Abstract of a dissertation for a PhD in Medicine: Specialist. 14.00.18, 1996.

5. Kozlov V. Free Breathing. Methodical instructions. Yaroslavl. 1991.

6. Leonard D., Laut F. Rebirthing, or how to know and use the fullness of life. - St. Petersburg, 1993. - 192 p.

Claims (3)

1. A method of training breathing by means of breathing movements of different frequencies to stabilize the psychophysical state of a person, including alternating an active breathing phase lasting from 1 to 30 minutes with breathing windows lasting from 1 to 30 minutes, wherein during the active breathing phase, breathing is done at a rhythm of 6 to 100 inhalation-exhalation cycles per minute, breathing is accompanied by a soundtrack containing the sounds of the breathing person's voice with a selected frequency of breathing movements, and during the breathing window, breathing is slowed down as much as possible. 2. The method according to item 1, characterized in that the single-phase breathing training session includes one phase of active breathing, which is followed by one breathing window. 3. The method according to item 1, characterized in that the multiphase breathing training session includes 2-15 active breathing phases lasting from 1 to 15 minutes at a rhythm of 6 to 100 inhalation-exhalation cycles per minute, which are replaced by breathing windows lasting from 1 to 15 minutes.