Expand the lungs in whatever direction you wish

How can you actually expand the lungs in whatever direction you wish? One of my students is an expert in understanding the anatomy and function of the human body; he is one of the leading surgeons in the Boston area. After seeing what I can do with my lungs, he told me, "Rami the lungs are like balloons. When you breathe in, the whole balloon expands and when breathing out, it contracts. I do not know what you are doing and I do not understand how you are able to expand different parts of your lungs at will, but let me think about it and I will come back with an answer."

Theoretically he is right. You cannot expand parts of your lungs without moving air to the entire lungs. So how can you do it? How can you expand the sides or the upper back or just the front bottom of your lungs? A few days later, the same student came back, all smiles, "Rami, I know what you are doing!" I said, "Please tell me because I can do it, but I do not know why." He told me, "Rami, it is through muscle control." The second he said this, I felt it. Some of the muscles I contract and others I let go. We have muscles around the lungs. You can learn to control them. You will learn through practice how to isolate specific groups of muscles and tense them, while allowing other groups of muscles to be relaxed. By achieving this muscle control, it will allow you to direct air to expand the areas in the lungs that you choose. By tensing and relaxing the various groups of muscles, you are restricting the air from moving to some areas and allowing it to move and expand in others. Click to learn how Chinese medicine treats Eczema.