breathing and meditation

[blull]

I have been working on meditation, and entering the trance state (focus 10 state), and it usually goes something like this.  I sit down comfortably, focus on some picture in my brain, and hold a little mental "pressure" on the image (only way I can describe it).  After a little while my hearing gets toned down to minimal levels, and I feel pressure all over my face.  I notice images and crazy geometric shapes going rapid in my eye closed vision.  

The problem is here, after about 2 minutes, I find myself having trouble breathing, and I have to focus to actually take a breath and keep myself from passing out (thus breaking my meditation state).  Is there something I am doing wrong, or a way I can get through this?

Ben

[birdboy777]

I have the same problem, generally. Breathing becomes a huge burden when I'm phasing out of physical consciousness...

[Stookie]

Just keep practicing and after a while things will be much more fluid. I remember having similar problems that went away on their own. When I enter trance, breathing isn't something I think about. My body knows what's up and handles it fine.

[solar2]

This was happning to me the other day after tryin to project(only like my 10th time). What i do is just concentrate on breating telling my self no matter how long it takes i will relex and let myself breathe normal.. So after awhile you just concentrate on breathing less short breaths while imaging something else to try and enter a trance state.. And your system should just take over breathing..