The Hidden Language of the Breath

Eric Stone
8 min readDec 20, 2021

The deeper you breathe the more you feel alive. Stress, dissatisfaction and disappointment are typically minimised and tossed as being part of life. They are scarcely understood in the context of health, creativity, self-expression or wellbeing.

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I remember reading about stress and dissatisfaction possibly representing the deepest ancestral patterns that undermines human health, its spirit and the possibility of fulfilment on our existential plane.

Stress, dissatisfaction and disappointment are typically minimised and ignored for being part of life. They are scarcely understood in the context of health, creativity, self-expression or wellbeing. After all, stress is viewed and accepted as a modern collective phenomenon. Very much like the common cold, it travels incognito. Unrecognised for anyone to do anything about it, stress remains the usual underground suspect.

We can accept it and continue taking our vitamins. Go to Yoga classes?

Yet, its ravages are felt at the very core of our physical, emotional and mental states. Stress is not just a collective phenomenon; it is the very atmosphere and frequency we cultivate and facilitate — day in and day out without even batting an eyelash. Why is it so easy for stress to go under the radar?

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Eric Stone

In personal growth & development, great outcomes come from authentic shifts in perspective! These essays aim to catalyze awareness and empower creative thinking