After doing meditation for a while, I started consciously trying to breathe deeply all the time as if I were meditating. Now after some time I got used to it and seem to be doing it always, or at least whenever I notice. Is this harmless, or could breathing deeply 24/7 fuck my shit up somehow?
Just in case, I don't walk around doing weird breathing noises. I took care from the start to get used to always doing it as slowly as possible, so it's not more noticeable for people around me than regular breathing .
congratulations you now have OCD
>>8735172
Well the goal of some religious meditative practices is to attain and stay zen so it sounds to me like you're on that path.
>>8735172
Hi anon, Respiratory Therapy anon here.
Firstly, ignore this bs: >>8735199
Breathing too deeply and breathing to quickly have essentially the same effect: eliminating CO2 from your blood. CO2 level is supposed to be between 35-45 mEq/L and is important for regulating blood pH. Fortunately, your body's smarter than you are. Your body will compensate for any pH fluctuations by increasing the base excess in your blood, predominantly by renal regulation of HCO3-.
So like, you're only making your body work harder to maintain homeostasis. It won't kill you, but it could cause complications if your normal values are out of whack because you insist on having an abnormal tidal volume.
TL;DR: You won't fuck your shit up, but you're being abnormal just for the sake of being abnormal which will just make lab results more difficult to interpret.
Keep doing it, while trying to actively meditate whenever you can. i.e. every time you're resting or waiting.
I achieved extremely high levels of concentration without procrastination when I did so when I was younger. 16 hours of learning a day, just by having the mindset of 'everything is training. Focus on learning and resting, just those two things'.
I think anyone can get incredibly far in life by doing the same. Hope you do well.
>>8736317
How do i brea(th/d) anon?
Show me the path