Hey! I would really love to have you walk through how to breathe whilst sitting and standing up a bit more; I struggle to integrate movements off the floor because I love the external feedback! Especially when it comes to overusing one side of the body for breathing, resulting in a twisted and overtired other half. Thanks
Thank you so much!! This is gonna take some practice for me, I feel like I’m not breathing fully when I breathe into my belly but lying down and feeling each section is super helpful! I guess I’ll just have to start there and build up!
It feels counter-intuitive to me the way that doing this relaxes me, because I relate lying down with not feeling relaxed, in fact it makes the tension feel worse, and so this is teaching me that simply ceasing to move while supine is still guarding or how that is counterproductive, and that breathing is key to unwinding this tension, not pulling, pushing, or holding a pose. I never knew that the ribs were like an accordion that moderates tension, and I am learning that the feeling of tension decreases with proper, leveraged and stabilised breathing. wow
Hi Jeannie, are there different effects or reasons to do this order (1-2-3, 3-2-1) versus the belly-ribs-sternum order in Pilates Without Tears? Or is it just whichever feels most natural to reach all parts?
Hi Jeannie, I have a similar question to that in another comment. I have trained my body to engage in diaphragmatic breathing through physical therapy. My breath now originates in my belly and flows up to the ribs, ending in a subtle chest rise without engaging the shoulders. It doesn’t start with the chest, like how you explain here. Is that still okay?
Hi! You say that the PF should come up when the diaphragm comes up, but my PF therapist says the opposite: the abdomen is like a soda can, and breathing in increases pressure in the abdominal cavity, so the PF goes down and the diaphragm moves up, and then they both contract inward when you exhale. Can you explain what you meant and how they relate? (PF therapist says the PF engages in exhale.)
Thanks for the comment. So when you inhale, the intra abdominal pressure increases. The diaphragm goes down. This pressures expands the pelvic floor. It gets pushed down too. When you exhale, the pressure changes so the pelvic floor gets lifted up and contracts naturally. The diaphragm also lifts up. The pelvic floor is basically the pelvic diaphragm and it mimics the respiratory diaphragm. They can’t work in opposition to each other.
Hey! I would really love to have you walk through how to breathe whilst sitting and standing up a bit more; I struggle to integrate movements off the floor because I love the external feedback! Especially when it comes to overusing one side of the body for breathing, resulting in a twisted and overtired other half. Thanks
Thank you so much!! This is gonna take some practice for me, I feel like I’m not breathing fully when I breathe into my belly but lying down and feeling each section is super helpful! I guess I’ll just have to start there and build up!
Thank you. Glad it’s useful.
It feels counter-intuitive to me the way that doing this relaxes me, because I relate lying down with not feeling relaxed, in fact it makes the tension feel worse, and so this is teaching me that simply ceasing to move while supine is still guarding or how that is counterproductive, and that breathing is key to unwinding this tension, not pulling, pushing, or holding a pose. I never knew that the ribs were like an accordion that moderates tension, and I am learning that the feeling of tension decreases with proper, leveraged and stabilised breathing. wow
That’s wonderful to hear 🙏🏻
Enjoying these videos. Please keep doing them 😀
Thank you
Hi Jeannie, are there different effects or reasons to do this order (1-2-3, 3-2-1) versus the belly-ribs-sternum order in Pilates Without Tears? Or is it just whichever feels most natural to reach all parts?
Yes so 321 is belly ribs sternum on the exhale. It’s like filling a bath tub and then letting the water out.
Hi Jeannie, I have a similar question to that in another comment. I have trained my body to engage in diaphragmatic breathing through physical therapy. My breath now originates in my belly and flows up to the ribs, ending in a subtle chest rise without engaging the shoulders. It doesn’t start with the chest, like how you explain here. Is that still okay?
That sounds great too. We want whole body expansion.
What if I am breathing and muscle seems to be tighten throughout the body?
Hard to give advice without seeing you. But I would always ensure you are doing it gently. Don’t try to force the breath.
Hi! You say that the PF should come up when the diaphragm comes up, but my PF therapist says the opposite: the abdomen is like a soda can, and breathing in increases pressure in the abdominal cavity, so the PF goes down and the diaphragm moves up, and then they both contract inward when you exhale. Can you explain what you meant and how they relate? (PF therapist says the PF engages in exhale.)
Thanks for the comment. So when you inhale, the intra abdominal pressure increases. The diaphragm goes down. This pressures expands the pelvic floor. It gets pushed down too. When you exhale, the pressure changes so the pelvic floor gets lifted up and contracts naturally. The diaphragm also lifts up. The pelvic floor is basically the pelvic diaphragm and it mimics the respiratory diaphragm. They can’t work in opposition to each other.
OMG I feel like a dummy. Thank you SOOO MUCH!! I love your videos - finding them very helpful.