Hard to breathe

[untouch]

Same thing happens to me many times. When I am fully relaxed I can feel energy floating all over my body but when it reaches my throat I become getting a feeling like something si choking me. I must take deep breath and I lose part of relaxation and concentration. Maybe it has something to do with throat chakra but i can't figure it out what and why.

[fredhedd]

before meditation try this:  sit or stand upright, spread your arms straight out to the sides or your body and as far back as they can go, tilt your head back as far as possible w/out hurting yourself, take many deep breaths, as deep as you can, very slowly, and try to relax all parts of your body around your neck area.  you should feel a straining sensation right at the base of your neck.  i believe this is an area of tension for  a lot of us that we don't know about.  it's also a hard area to try and relax independently.  doing this should stretch out that area very nicely.

it's funny this was posted here.  i just found this stretching excersize out about five minutes ago.  this area has been a problem for me for about eight months.  it's stopped me from getting into trance many times.  i believe it's fine now.  let me know how you guys make out.  

owskie: at times during mediation your breathing can become so slight that it may feel like you are not breathing at all.  don't worry about this.  your body will breathe.  unless you suffer from an apnea, everything will be fine.  also, there are times when you are concentrating on your breathing so intently that it feels like if you stop concentrating you will stop breathing.  this may end up feeling like you are having trouble breathing.  i'm not saying for sure, but this could have bene what you were experiencing.

[Owskie]

I was meditating last night and it became hard to breath. i tried to let it go but it lasted a long time and i freaked out and sat up.
what does this mean?