High Life

HIGH LIFE 51 日 常生活中，我们大多数人从不 会关注自己的呼吸。在高度污 染地区，空气甚至被认为对人体有 害。 在 调 息 大 师 Dominique Lonchant 及养生疗愈师和心理师 Buathon Thienarrom 看来，以正确 的方式将空气吸入体内并呼出体外， 可以将身心提升至更健康的状态。在 澳门文华东方酒店水疗中心，他们与 《品》慷慨分享了调息的智慧。 M ost of us never pay attention to how we breathe in everyday life. In highly polluted areas, air might even be considered harmful to the human body. For breathing master Dominique Lonchant and wellness expert and psychologist Buathon Thienarrom, taking air into the body and letting it out in the correct manner can transform the mind and the body into a healthier state. At the spa inside Mandarin Oriental, Macau, they generously share their wisdomwith High Life . For decades Lonchant has been coaching people to breathe with his carefully designed exercises which 《品》与养生专家 Dominique Lonchant 和 Buathon Thienarrom 探讨正确的呼吸方式如何可以改 善我们的整体健康状况。 High Life speaks with wellness experts Dominique Lonchant and Buathon Thienarrom about how breathing the right way can improve our overall health. 数十年来，Lonchant 一如既往 地通过精心设计的练习来教人呼吸， 旨在打开胸腔并让空气深入肺部。 他解释道：“年少时，我在学校 的表现并不好。有一天我决定去斯里 兰卡师从一位瑜伽大师。之后，我开 展了一系列呼吸练习，以帮助人们生 活得更加健康。 “我的练习简单来说就是驯化大 脑，让身体以不同的方式呼吸，因为 在呼吸时，我们是无意识的。随我做 一次练习之后，会马上感受到差异。 “浅呼吸有可能导致胸腔阻塞并 引致疾病。氧气对身体细胞的健康极 其重要，良好的呼吸习惯亦可以提升 运动表现。” 其中一项练习是，双膝跪地同时 用手触摸脚趾。随着身体向后拱起， 胸腔随之打开，令空气能够流向腹腔 深处。以这样的姿势呼吸六次之后， 人们便会发觉，甚至每次呼吸的声音 都有所不同。 aim to open up the chest and let air deep into the lungs. “When I was young I was not doing well in school. Then one day I decided to go to Sri Lanka to train with a yoga master,” he explains. “After that I developed a series of breathing exercises to help people lead a healthier life. “My exercises basically rewire the brain for the body to breath in a different manner, because when we are breathing, we are not thinking about it. After one session with me one will feel the difference right away. “Shallow breathing can cause blockage in the chest, which is related to diseases. Oxygen is also important for thewellbeingof the cells inthebody. Good breathing habits can enhance athletic performance aswell.” One of the exercises Lonchant teaches instructs people to kneel whileusing theirhands to touch their toes. With the body arched back, the chest is opened and air is able to flow deep towards the abdomen. After just six times breathing in such a position, one can hear that even the sound of each breath is different. Knowledgeable in Taoist and Tibetan medicine, wellness expert Buathon Thienarrom takes a more psychological approach to training her patients’ minds using her breathing methods.