I used to get brain fog when I was stressed, and lose my voice when I was talking to an audience. Having a sore throat was a common occurrence for me.
As you can tell the topic of breathing is near and dear to my heart!
In the past I have taught workshops on the subject such as āBreathing
With Easeā and āCalm Body, Calm Mind ā Getting a Handle on Anxietyā. Recently I have been doing a series called "Take a Breath" with 20 minute classes in the day.
I
love the topic because it is a function that can strongly influence our
vitality. It is unconscious, yet there are a multitude of ways we can
affect our overall well-being positively or negatively.
There are so many ways to breathe, depending on what you are doing.
The diaphragm is the main mover of breath. However, influences from the
ribcage, back muscles, abdominals, mouth, and neck can change how you
breathe.
I will be writing on the topic for the months to come, covering
related issues such as, anxiety, asthma, and COPD.
It is something we take for granted, and at times we get comfortable
with a way of breathing that is not optimal. Through close attention
function can be made easy again.
Some of the clues that breathing is not optimal:
1. brain fog setting in quickly when seating and working
2. head aches from concentrating on new tasks
3. sighing a lot
4. noisy breathing while at rest, inhaling and/or exhaling
5. chronic neck tension, and/or tremors
6. Rib tension or stitches/cramps
7. Feeling like you can not get a big enough inhale/ struggling for breath
DISCOVERING what your habits are in breathing is the best way to begin your path to improving it. Why?
Because if you donāt know what you are doing then you donāt know what
needs to change.
A nice way to hit the reset buttonis to do a nifty little FeldenkraisĀ® Lesson called
4 PHASE BREATHING.
Give it a try and let me know what you DISCOVER :)
Breathing is one of those functions that is easy to access to shift outcomes. It does not take long either.
There in lies the MAGIC.
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Have a happy, healthy, and easy breazy breath day!
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