Abundance OS

The practice.

You breathe in a continuous connected rhythm for a set stretch of time. Then you stop and sit with whatever surfaces. Then, from that state, you ask a question. That’s the whole thing. Everything below is how to do it.

Start here: the whole system, explained.

There are three parts.

First

The breath

You breathe in a continuous circle through the mouth, into the belly, with no pause at the top or the bottom. A little quicker than normal. This activates your nervous system on purpose. When something hard happened to you, especially young, your breathing went shallow or stopped, and that energy got stored in the body to be dealt with later. Your body can’t hold that stored material and this level of current activation at the same time, so it starts handing the old material back.

Second

The receiving

When the breathing stops you stay where you are and do nothing for roughly the same length of time. Not solving, not processing, not steering. You’re letting whatever wants to come up come up, and the observing is what moves it. Heat, shaking, emotion arriving with no story attached. And plenty of days, nothing at all, and those are not failed sessions.

Third

The guidance

The breath and the receiving put you in a state where you can ask a question and get an answer you didn’t author. James uses tarot cards and a translation tool, because his mind is busy and he needed something physical to pull. That’s one way in, not the only one. What matters is the state you ask from, not the tool you ask with.

What this is not.

Before you begin

This isn’t right for everyone.

This kind of breathing changes your blood chemistry. It can produce tingling in the hands and face, temporary lightheadedness, muscle tightening, emotional release or shaking. That range is normal for this practice. It’s also why it isn’t for everyone.

Practise lying down or seated. Never while driving, standing, or in or near water.

Talk to your doctor before doing this at all, or skip it, if any of these apply:

  • Pregnancy
  • Cardiovascular disease, or any history of heart attack or stroke
  • High blood pressure that is not controlled
  • Epilepsy or any seizure history
  • Glaucoma or retinal detachment
  • Aneurysm, personal or in your immediate family
  • Recent surgery or recent physical injury
  • Osteoporosis
  • Asthma, and if you practise, keep your inhaler within reach
  • A personal or family history of psychosis, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder
  • Currently taking medication for a psychiatric condition

If you’re in an acute mental health crisis, this is not the right entry point. Get support from a professional first. And if you’re unsure whether something on that list applies to you, ask a doctor rather than guessing. Nothing in this practice is urgent enough to skip that step.

Doing it.

Watch the first one before your first session. The second is a full session you can breathe along with: five minutes of breath, then five minutes of receiving, so you don’t have to watch a clock.

An introduction to the breath.

Five minutes breathing, five minutes receiving: a full session.

Start at five to ten minutes. When that’s comfortable, add a few more. Longer isn’t better; consistent is better. Don’t skip the ramp because you think you can handle more.

The full guide

Everything, in order.

The videos are enough to start. The guide is what holds you after that: how the breath works and how long to do it, what happens in the receiving, what to do with what comes through, and the quiet days that are where most people quit.

Read the guidePractise with us on Fridays

You don’t have to do this alone.

There’s a live call every Friday at 10:00 AM Pacific. We practise together, then talk about what came up. It’s free.