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When the breathing is reduced to a few counts per minute, the production of poisonous carbon dioxide is reduced, too; the operation of the heart becomes calmer as the flow of blood slows down, the oxidation in the brain gets less, and the head feels markedly lighter. The rest of the body seems vaporous as if half-anesthetized. Thoughts are fewer and less insistent, the mind tending towards inactivity.

-- Notebooks Category 5: The Body > Chapter 6 : Breathing Exercises > # 64