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FELDENKRAIS® & BREATHING
* Breathing as support for everyday life
* Breathing developed with Feldenkrais & Taiji practice
* Contributions to restoring
ease and function for those with
pervasive breathing pattern disorders
Jeff Haller Breathing Lessons on FeldyNotebook
29 AY lessons listed by J.C, Hannon in Chapter 8.3 Feldenkrais® and breathing, page 259 in the New edition: Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders, 2nd Edition, A Multidisciplinary Approach
Authors: Leon Chaitow Christopher Gilbert Dinah Bradley
Paperback ISBN: 9780702049804
eBook ISBN: 9780702054273
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
Published Date: 25th November 2013
Yanai #5 | Equalizing the nostrils. [1994] 1(A):25-9. |
Yanai #17 | Breathing. [1994] 1(A):97-102. |
Yanai #23 | Palate mouth and teeth. [1994] 1(A):137-43. |
Yanai #111 | Painting with the soles of the feet [1994] 3(A):127-33. |
Yanai #117 | Frog movement with the leg and the arch. [1994] 3(A):773-9. |
Yanai #126 | The mouth and head cavity. [1994] 3(B):837-44. |
Yanai #136 | Looking at the back while sitting. [1994] 3(B) 901-9. |
Yanai #172 | Stopping the breath. [1996] 4(A):1155-61. |
Yanai #179 | Breathing (To weld by breathing) [1996] 4(B):1209-14. |
Yanai #180 | Breathing rhythmically [#1] [1996] 4(B):1215-21. |
Yanai #185 | Lying on the feet~ part 3 and breathing rhythmically #2 (Breathing in 4 parts) [1996] 4(B):1251-8. |
Yanai #186 | Breathing rhythmically [#3] (the left side) [1996] 4(B):1259-64. |
Yanai #187 | Breathing rhythmically [#4] (on both sides) [1996] 4(8):1265-71. |
Yanai #188 | Twisting the spine and breathing rhythmically [#5] [1996] 4(B)1273-80. |
Yanai #189 | Directed [intentional breathing] [Breathing rhythmically #6]. [1996] 4(B):1281-7. |
Yanai #191 | Pressing to the floor and breathing [Breathing rhythmically #7]. [1996] 4(B):1 297-1303. |
Yanai #201 | Gluing in the lungs~ part 1. [1997] 5(A):1369-75. |
Yanai #202 | Gluing in the lungs~ part 2. [1997] 5(A):1377-85. |
Yanai #203 | Gluing in the lungs~ part 3. [1997] 5(A):1387-93. |
Yanai #204 | Gluing and bending the back; Gluing in the lungs~ part 4. [1997] 5(A):1395-1401. |
Yanai #217 | On the side~ the sternum becoming flexible [1997] 5(A):1481-7. |
Yanai #236 | Rotation on an axis [1999] 5(B):1621-7. |
Yanai #274 | Introduction to walking 1 [1999] 5(A):1869-75. |
Yanai #283 | Continuation on one leg [1999] 6(B):1933-9. |
Yanai #290 | Standing on one leg with a hop [1999] 6(B):1985-91. |
Yanai #316 | End standing~ continuation [2000] 7(A):2163-8. |
Yanai #319 | Continuation~ the head on the upper arm [2000] 7(A):2185-90. |
Yanai #329 | Standing on the knees [2000] 7(B):2245-50. |
Yanai #435 | Alternately stomach up/down in the breathing [2001] 9(B):2957-62. |
LINKS to the Recorded Readings from the 29 AY (Yanai) lessons listed by JC Hannon |
NOTES at Feldy Notebook and other notes |
Yanai #5 Equalizing the nostrils. [1994] 1(A)25-9. Katarina reading, perhaps to redo | https://feldynotebook.wikispaces.com/Equalizing+the+nostrils+AY5
Note from Katarina: I wonder if you may have thoughts on Moshe’s comment that he would provide an expanded ‘explanation’ of the purpose of his instructions during Alexander Yanai #5 Equalizing the nostrils. [1994] 1(A)25-9. Translator’s footnote to the lesson: “1 The next lesson on the audio tapes did not include the promised explanation. It is unknown if Dr- Feldenkrais never gave the explanation, if the explanation was erased by Dr. Feldenkrais when he taped another lesson or if the lecture was lost.” @ Copyright May 1994. AII rights reserved by and to the International Feldenkrais® Federation, Paris France in cooperation with The Feldenkrais lnstitute, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Yanai #23 Palate mouth and teeth. [1994] 1(A)137-43. Dianna reading | https://feldynotebook.wikispaces.com/Palate+mouth%2C+and+teeth+AY+23 |
Yanai #126 The mouth and head cavity. [1994] 3(B) 837-44. Dianna reading | https://feldynotebook.wikispaces.com/The+mouth+and+head+cavity+AY126 |
The Feldenkrais Method®, Awareness Through Movement® Lessons;
Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais at Alexander Yanai.
Translated by Anat Baniel, Edited by Ellen Soloway.
Copyright May 1994. All rights reserved to the International Feldenkrais® Institute, Paris, France in cooperation with The Feldenkrais Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel
THE PHYSICS OF FELDENKRAIS® by JC HANNON listed on FGNA RESEARCH-BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE
http://www.feldenkrais.com/research-bibliography
Hannon JC. The physics of Feldenkrais®. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (2000) Jan; 4(1): 27-30.
NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS NOT ON THE FGNA REFERENCE SITE
The topic of posture, and how the individual uses their body is central to most bodywork and movement therapies and approaches. This new series of peer reviewed papers will explore the issues around this core topic from a particular perspective. The reader is invited to participate by communicating with the author, or the editor, with comments, ideas and constructive criticism. Alternative viewpoints will be published in future issue of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.
Hannon JC. The physics of Feldenkrais® Part 2: no strain, no gain. [Journal Article: Theory, Pictorial, Review, Tables/Charts] Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 2000 Apr; 4(2): 114-22. (10 ref). Peer Reviewed.
In the last issue, which was the first of this series, the Principle of Least Effort was introduced. (Use the least effort necessary to achieve the maximum in efficiency). Two sitting self- awareness explorations were presented to help deepen this understanding and to encourage a visceral comprehension of another principle: Control follows awareness . This issue features additional clinical examples and an explanation of several terms of art in bodywork: stress, strain, translation and rotation. These words help to stake out the territory of bodywork. There are only five forms of strain and only two basic movement s in any form of bodywork. We shall see the practical advantages of understanding the concepts these words carry. Clinical results may be enhanced with improved physical safety to both the therapist and client. Secondly, a sure grasp of the technical meanings of these words is essential for delving further into the treatment applications of the Principle of Least Effort.
Hannon JC. The physics of Feldenkrais® part 3: stability. [Journal Article: Theory, Pictorial, Tables/Charts] Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 2000 Oct; 4(4): 261-72. (15 ref). Peer Reviewed.
In the last article in this series, we briefly examined the Principle of Least Effort and the five forms of strain. Strain, you may recall, in physics, describes a change in the volume of a material when a force is applied. Our treatments are a blend of rotation and translation movement s of our hands with a changing mix of strains being applied onto the client’s tissues. Harnessing and interweaving the various forms of strain with dexterity may aid us in improving our treatment efficacy. In this tissue, we will consider the importance of anchorage and stability in treatment, We will consider a set of ‘House Rules’ for improving treatment. In addition, we will explore Bernstein’s concept of degrees of freedom.
Hannon JC. The physics of Feldenkrais® part 4: axes, levers, struts and strain. [Journal Article: Theory, Pictorial, Tables/Charts] Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 2001 Apr; 5(2): 132-45. (22 ref). Peer Reviewed.
This installment, the fourth in a series, presents information useful in harnessing the principles of physics to bodywork and movement therapy. It also provides encouragement towards developing skeletal awareness . This ‘felt-sense’ may help bind a better resolution of the spatial relationships of the human locomotor frame. In turn, this conception may assist in applying the Principle of Least Effort to good effect. Gravity, an unseen force of constant direction and intensity, may be another ally in our use of the Principle of Least Effort. An abstraction, the centre of gravity, may be useful in refining our sense of self as we orient and move through space. Leverage is the last concept presented; the fulcrum and common forms of leverage in the body are presented along with the idea of axes of rotation and instantaneous axes of rotation.
Hannon JC. The physics of Feldenkrais® part 5: unstable equilibrium and its application to movement therapy. [Journal Article: Theory, Pictorial, Tables/Charts] Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 2001 Jul; 5(3): 207-21. (38 ref). Peer Reviewed.
This article, fifth in a series, explores the concept of unstable equilibrium as a form of dynamic repose. This presumes that movement best complies with the Principle of Least Effort when the initial posture incorporates maximal potential energy with minimal inertia. Such action, properly controlled, incorporates strength, dexterity and a quickened reaction time. Also introduced is the idea of reversibility; an attribute, described by Feldenkrais , indicating excellence in motor control. Different forms of gait provide a vehicle for discussion. Exercises and a sitting treatment featuring unstable equilibrium are presented.
Exercise example using unstable equilibrium, page 11, The physics of Feldenkrais 2001-07 5 J. C. Hannon , original source JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES JULY 2001
Fig. 6 Feldenkrais on walking. (A) Notice that walking is controlled falling. Potential energy creates the movement forward requiring only a lift up to ready for the next step. Therefore the centre of gravity should drop just the sufficient amount for each step. (B) The gait path should be narrow; less than two foot-widths, with a line connecting the middle of the heels with the toe web closest to the great toe.
first installment of this series
(Vol. 1 No. 1, pages 27–30) (Fig. 7). The knee is cradled with the fingers interlaced around the upper shin. The other leg is arranged for comfortable stability. The ischial tuberosities are similarly arranged for comfort and stability.
It may be useful to revisit this movement physically and gauge what amount of muscular tension abides. Prime areas to consider are the suboccipital muscles, the diaphragm, the pectoral girdle of the chest, hip flexors, hamstrings and quadriceps.
A person using the Least Effort Principle will be able to compose their skeleton for support without muscular effort. The support leg would be placed so that the sub-
A sitting exercise involving rocking on the ischia was introduced in the talar joint, ankle, knee and hip centrate mechanically rather than muscularly. This joint centration provides an unstable equilibrium similar to a stack of slippery ice-cubes. The cubes are motionless but in precarious position.
In the exercise example, the support leg is arranged such that a line could be drawn bisecting the heel, knee and the acetabulum extending out to bisect the great toe web. The other lower limb would demonstrate no muscular activity. Since the knee is cradled, the hip flexion and knee extensor function are superfluous.
This can be tested by rocking the trunk back and forth; if there is wobble of the support knee, that limb is probably not centrated or excessive muscle effort is being expended. A subtle sign, indicating sufficient relaxation of the cradled leg, is a small rocking of the hanging foot as if it was a pendulum. As the trunk falls forward, during the rocking movement, the foot should swing away and return as the trunk rocks backwards.
Jostling of the support leg thigh flesh and calf muscles, by an assistant, should reveal slackness reminiscent of gentle shaking of the limb muscles of a cat luxuriating in repose. It often takes months to release the excess motor tone in the back and neck, jaws, throat, eyes and jaws.
The second part of the exercise is to become aware of any apprehensiveness during the rocking movement. If a good ‘seat’ has been fashioned, for both the ischia and the support foot, it is generally possible to rock forward until the clasped leg fully touches its foot down. It is also possible to rock backwards quite a bit.
Most people, even with intellectual understanding of the rotational mechanics of this rocking movement; and professing a complete sense of personal safety,
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curtail their rocking range. This self- dampening of the excursion is often carried out with a great deal of superfluous effort. At the same time, rarely is there any self-awareness of either the limitation or of the excess effort.
Due to the many joints, each with an extremely low coefficient of friction, this extravagance of effort leads to compensatory effort at many points in the skeleton to maintain postural stability. These patterns become habitual. Once habitual, the patterns become part of the ambient input to the sensorium. Thus, the sensations that accompany the muscular effort are extremely difficult to discern.
Untangling the web of intertwined sensations and noting an excess of ambient motor tone is just one challenge. Often restricting the range is a scarcely noted apprehensiveness. Assuming that this unease is a felt-sense of postural instability, it becomes important to update this felt-sense to reflect reality. With a solid perch, this movement is extraordinarily safe.
It may be speculated that often it is only with recognition of safety that deep co-contraction of the lower back and neck intrinsic muscles may be annulled. Once these deep muscles release the rocking becomes that much easier. The effort of the psoas and lumbar multifidi, for example, may be likened to an evenly matched tug-of-war. Both sides may be pulling on their side without any net movement of the intervening rope.
Maximal effort in such a tug-of-war becomes incapacitating spasm; more commonly, low grade effort merely provides internal resistance and subdues any sense of muscular ease. In contrast, performance of the ischial rock, once relaxation obtains at the level of the deep spinal intrinsics, may be a delicate affair produced entirely by the mere tilting of the head.
JOURNAL OF BODYWORK AND MOVEMENT THERAPIES JULY 2001
The Physics of Feldenkrais1
Fig. 7 The ischial rock: an exploration of ease, unstable equilibrium and skeletal poise. Two symbols are borrowed from electronics for this illustration. The sign for ‘ground’ will designate a solid anchoring of the skeleton at that location. The sign for ‘resistance’ will denote motor tone sufficient to restrict the desired joint movement. (A) The exercise is seen in the starting position and in (B) the range of forward and backward excursion is seen for the trunk. (C) This view shows the alignment of joint centration from the hip to the toe on the support leg. (D) Here is seen the small but important pendulum motion of the clasped, yet dangling, leg. Notice that the rounded ischial tuberosity is ideal for rocking. With suitable relaxation of the spinal extensors and anterior spinal muscles, (iliopsoas, scalenes, deep neck flexors), the entire rocking unstable equilibrium is
ADDITIONAL BREATHING LESSONS & DISCUSSION
Discussion / Alexander Yanai lesson (from Feldyforum post by Peggi Honig on 9/13/2014, and others)
AY #5. Equalizing the nostrils. |
AY #17 Breathing. |
AY #21. Contracting the abdomen while exhaling. |
AY #23 Palate, mouth and teeth/ |
AY #28. Legs crossed and expanding chest and abdomen. |
AY #35. Stomach and chest first. |
AY #126 The mouth and head cavity. |
AY #172. Stopping the breath |
AY #179 Breathing (To weld the breathing). |
AY #180 Breathing rhythmically (#1). |
AY #185. Lying on the feet, #3 and breathing rhythmically #2 (Breathing in 4 parts). |
AY #186 Breathing rhythmically (#3 on Left side). |
AY #187 Breathing rhythmically (#4 on both sides). |
AY #188. Twisting the spine and Breathing rhythmically #5. |
AY #189 Directed breathing (intentional breathing/breathing rhythmically #6). |
AY #191. Pressing to the floor and breathing (Breathing rhythmically #7). |
AY #201 Gluing the lungs, pt1. |
AY #202 Gluing the lungs, pt 2. |
AY #203 Gluing the lungs, pt 3 |
AY #204 Gluing the lungs, pt 4 (Gluing and bending the back). |
AY #241. Getting to know your hip joints. |
AY #280. On hands and shoulders. |
AY #299 Distinction of the m/m underneath the belly button in the breathing during oscillations. |
AY #351. Swinging the legs on the side. (In the lesson Moshe requests continual observation of the Tanden – which he calls “the foundation of faith in every faith” – and to an absolute ease in movement so that the breath is not disturbed. There is a point in the lesson where he asks to pay attention to the quality of his voice and to discern when he has moved away from the thought of the tanden and when he has not.) |
AY #359 Tanden with bending the knees. (This is not technically a breathing lesson, when we attend to the space in our mouth and head, throat, this effects our ability to breath with greater ease because we notice where we are constricted and can let it soften so that pathway for breathe is freer.) |
AY #435. Alternately stomach up and down in the breathing. |
From Open ATM – http://openatm.org/
Sharon Starika : The 2003 ATM Season: (27 Lessons)
03/11/03
Breathing rhythmically 1
Falk Feddersen Ph.D. (23 Lessons):
03/29/2010
(variations on) Breathing Rhythmically #7 (inspired by Julie Peck)
AY#191 50:16
05/17/2010
Paradoxical Breathing in Many Positions (variations on Stomach and Chest First)
AY#23 53:18
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Liz Sisco (22 Lessons):
Mar 2015
To Weld the Breath
AY#179 60:21
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Apr 8, 2016
Pressing and Breathing Rhythmically
AY#191 60:17
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Description of ATM Book: from FeldyNotebook!
This is one of the few books Moshe Feldenkrais wrote in Hebrew. It was published in February 1967. The name in Hebrew is Improving ability, theory and practice. It was published in English 1972 (First published in the U.S. A by Harper &’ Row 1972, First published in Great Britain by Penguin Books 1980) under the name Awareness Through Movement: Health Exercises for Personal Growth. For more information about the book:
Laura has added links to the following at ATM Book page
Clarification About the ATM Book Translations by Eva Laser
Notes on ATM Book by Adam Cole
Part I:Understanding While Doing
Preface
The Self-Image
Strata of Development
Where to Begin and How
Structure and Function
The direction of Progress
Part II: Doing to Understand:Twelve Practical Lessons
- General Observations
- Some Practical Hints
- Lessons
- What is Good Posture?
- What Action is Good?
- Some Fundamental Properties of Movement
- Differentiation of Parts and Functions in Breathing
- Coordination of the Flexor Muscles and of the Extensors
- Differentiation of Pelvic Movements by Means of an Imaginary Clock
- The Carriage of the Head Affects the State of the Musculature
- Perfecting the Self-Image
- Spatial Relationships as a Means to Coordinated Action
- The Movement of the Eyes Organizes the Movement of the Body
- Becoming Aware of Parts of Which We Are Not Conscious with the Help of Those of Which We are Conscious
- Thinking and Breathing
Laura has added links to the following at ATM Book page
External Links
Buy the book at Amazon
Buy Awareness through Movement: Basic Series Audio
Resources:
“Ways to Better Breathing” by Carola Speads.
“The New Science of Breath” by Stephen B. Elliott.
“Conscious Breathing: Breathwork for Health, Stress Release, and Personal Mastery” by Gay Hendricks
Breathing article by Steve Hamlin
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES ON BREATHING FROM FELDY NOTEBOOK
From http://feldynotebook.wikispaces.com/search/view/breathing
A search on January 27, 2017 has 103 references containing “breathing”
These references come from several sources compiled with notes from Laura.
Thank you, Laura!
Laura: for $1.75 members* can buy a copy of a lesson.
from the Moshe’s Alexander Yanai series:
(for example AY 51 here:
http://feldenkrais-method.org/materials/item/alexander-yanai-lesson-051/ )
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IFF: International Feldenkrais® Federation
May 29, 2017 Ralph Strauch on Feldyforum (highlighting from Katarina Halm):
Inhaling while flexing the ribs and spine can make a lot of sense, in some circumstances. It’s a good pattern to have in your repertoire of movements. Here’s my rationale for that.
The human respiratory apparatus is highly flexible, allowing you to breathe in many different ways. You inhale by expanding the volume of your thoracic cavity, and there are many ways of doing that. You can increase the height of the cavity by contracting your diaphragm and “breathing into your belly.” You aren’t actually taking air into your belly, of course; the sensation that you are comes from the pressure of your contracting diaphragm against your abdominal organs.You can increase the breadth of your cavity in different ways, depending on how you use your ribcage. This is good, because different ways of breathing are efficient in different circumstances, so it’s useful to adjust your breathing to the activity you’re performing.
Inhaling during extension usually involves lifting and expanding your upper ribs, expanding both the length and breadth of your thoracic cavity. This is a familiar pattern for most people. Inhaling during flexion calls on a different pattern — breathing into the low back by expanding the width of the lower ribs. If you not familiar with that pattern, ask someone to help you by placing their hand on both sides of your low back while you sit on a table or stool. Then explore using your inhalation to push their hands apart, allowing the hands to return as you exhale.
Inhalation is the active phase of the breathing cycle, in the sense that inhalation requires active muscular contraction, however you do it. Exhalation is more passive, and occurs as that contraction is relaxed. This means that other action done during exhalation is generally more efficient than the same action during inhalation.
Consider pulling and pushing. Pulling something toward yourself generally involves skeletal flexion, so is better supported by extension/inhalation breathing, while pushing something away from you involves skeletal extension, so is better supported by flexion/inhalation breathing.
This is also applicable to communicating verbally with an audience — speaking or singing. You exhale as you speak or sing, and inhale between utterances. If you’re using extension/inhalation breathing, then you’re gradually flexing as you speak, contracting the space you occupy and withdrawing from your audience. Using flexion/inhalation breathing, on the other hand, you are extending as you speak, more effectively claiming and filling the space encompassing yourself and your audience. Play with this and see if you can feel that difference. Let me know if it makes sense to you.
Ralph
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“Composing Experience” blog <http://www.somatic.com/blog/>
Author of “Low-Stress Computing, Using awareness to avoid RSI”
and “The Reality Illusion: How you make the world you experience,”
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A tradition from Feldenkrais Week May 4 – 13, 2012 Notes for Feldenkrais® practitioners from Rosa Murnaghan: “Feldenkrais Week takes place from May 4 – 13, 2012. We have been challenged by the UK Guild to participate in a ‘rolling’ ATM on Saturday, May 12, at 11:00am. That means that whatever the time zone, we teach the same ATM at 11am local time. The ATM that has been chosen is from Moshe’s Awareness Through Movement® Book, Lesson 5, Coordination of the Flexor Muscles and of the Extensors. It is a wonderful opportunity to share your enthusiasm for the Method and garner new students by offering free classes, discounted FI lessons and any other event you would like to organize. In the past, I have invited class members to bring guests to any classes that I teach in the period of Feldenkrais Week. Treats at the end of class go over well too! Two weekends are included to provide maximum flexibility for organizing events. Why not browse some of the files that have been uploaded to the Files section of the Feldenkrais Week Yahoo Group. Some of the material was prepared for Moshé’s 100th birthday in 2004 while other files are more recent. If you decide to use them please do a light edit to ensure they are up-to-date.” |
”Where the tongue rests in the mouth is dependant on the length of the oral cavity.’
In any posture where there is a long oral cavity ( any forward head posture) the tongue potentially rests in the floor of the cavity.
In any posture where there is shortened oral cavity the tongue potentially rests in the palatal position.
This is dictated by the oral pharynx. We have to keep the airway patent.
I use the term potentially as the tongue can be in the dental rest position with a balanced head but the airway will not be patent.”
— John Oldham, Physiotherapist, in correspondence with Katarina Halm, Feldenkrais® Practitioner, June, 2017
Adult swallow / tongue in roof of the mouth
Let’s consider the adult swallow and how it relates to where the tongue rests in the mouth. The carriage of the head and thus optimal airflow during Resting, Walking, Feldenkrais®, Taiji and other practices – are supported by the tongue in the roof of the mouth (an attribute of the ‘adult swallow). Breathing lessons are ideal for reawakening and training our best postural practices.
Information about the book Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Authors: Leon Chaitow, Christopher Gilbert, Dinah Bradley
Title: Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Authors: Leon Chaitow ND DO (UK), Christopher Gilbert PhD, Dinah Bradley DipPhys NZRP MNZSP
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
Published Date: January 16, 2002
Paperback ISBN: 9780443070532
Title: Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2e
Authors: Leon Chaitow ND DO (UK), Christopher Gilbert PhD, Dinah Bradley DipPhys NZRP MNZSP
Imprint: Churchill Livingstone
Published Date: December 9, 2013
ISBN-10: 0702049808
ISBN-13: 978-0702049804
This authoritative, research-based book, written by a team of clinical experts, offers an introduction to the symptoms and causes of disordered breathing as well as the strategies and protocols that can be used to correct and restore normal breathing. Multidisciplinary Approaches to Breathing Pattern Disorders guides readers through a discussion of the current research that links disordered breathing patterns with perceived pain levels, fatigue, stress and anxiety. Basic mechanics, physiology, and biochemistry of normal breathing are outlined to lay a foundation for understanding causes and mechanics of disordered breathing. Self-help strategies with charts and workbook pages that may be photocopied as handouts are designed to help patients overcome specific breathing problems.
By Christopher Gilbert
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When asked to pause at the end of an exhale, for example, many people simply cannot. They will partially comply, but will draw a light amount of air in, either knowingly or unknowingly. When asked to exhale slowly, there may be little reversals, “sneak breath” on the way out. And if asked not to sigh so much (a very common problem in hyperventilation), often the reverse happens instead: more sighing, as if thinking of the possibility stimulates more of it.
Paragraph 5 top of column 2
Interjecting a pause is a wedge, or “foot in the door” of conscious control of breathing. It is useful to practice pausing with the throat both open and closed, to feel the difference. Once that is mastered, the next step would be a pause at the end of the exhale. This is a different act than a post-inhale pause and is usually harder and less familiar. Pausing without closing the throat is preferable, though there is no barrier to “sneak breaths” this way. The object is to allow a complete exhale to “happen”, simply by releasing all breathing muscles and letting the movement subside, then resting just a moment before the next inhale.
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In learning to pause the breath, it may seem just as logical to pause after the inhale as after the exhale. If the goal is simply to stop the loss of CO2 in an urgent situation, then any method for accomplishing that is better than nothing. But there are a few reasons why a post-exhale part is better:
1. Pausing after the inhale, holding the lungs filled, creates tension and strain in the muscles of inhalation.
2. Pausing after the inhale creates temporary hyper inflation, which works against relaxation and proper emptying of the lungs
3. Pausing after the exhale is more natural. The breathing system reduces volume by slowing the frequency, reducing the depth, and lengthening the posts-exhalation pause. A post-inhale part does not seem to occur naturally except when accompanying a state of suspense.
Click HERE to download a PDF of chapter one
Contents of Chapter One
Historical background to the extreme of BPD/hyperventilation 1
Varieties of BPD and its symptoms 2
How common is HVS, and who is most affected? 3
BPD is not a disease 4
‘The Great Mimic’ 4
Lum’s perspective 4
Adaptation 5
How well is the individual adapting? 6
Has adaptation reached the point of exhaustion? 7
Biological rhythms as a guide 7
Evidence of functional change with treatment 7
Patient categorization 8
Homeostasis and heterostasis 8
Therapy as a stress factor 8
Conclusion 9
Where next? 9
References 9
Chapter 1 can also be downloaded as a pdf (see previous tab)
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SAMPLE from Kindle book
Click on the above link
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The sample from Kindle includes Chapter 1 and
an interesting discussion from Chapter 1
Chapter 2.1
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization developmental kinesiology:
breathing stereotypes and postural
locomotion’s functions
Diaphragm function from a developmental perspective
Definition of an ideal respiratory pattern from a developmental perspective
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IFF Materials for Practitioners and Trainees
CATALOGUE
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The Estate of Dr. Feldenkrais stipulated that the lessons be available in sequence as close to how Dr. Feldenkrais taught them as possible. The 550 lessons are available for purchase individually (pdf), in volumes of 50 lessons each (printed or pdf), and in thematic collections (pdf). Enjoy a 10% discount, and free searchable PDF of the Lesson Index, when you purchase the full set of Volumes 1-11 (Lessons 001-550) or sign up for the Alexander Yanai Subscription.
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Moshe Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® Lessons from Alexander Yanai
@ Copyright January 1995. All rights reserved by and to 0re International Feldenkrais Federation, Paris France in cooperation with The Feldenkrais Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel
Additional Notes from Richard Ehrman on Alexander Yanai Errata posted on feldyforum April 22, 2007
The IFF DC will check this information and correct subsequent editions. —
suggested submitting this sort of information to the Distribution Centre
office which we would appreciate.
However we’ve also set up a site to
collect such information for the community to access and discuss.
The IFF Academy has set up a discussion area on the IFF website to post such
corrections under a thread called AY Errata. There are other threads for
discussion of educational materials as well. You need to register for the
site to post on the forums (though you can look without registering) and
access all the wonderful resources there. I’ve posted Yoni’s posting (as
well as an earlier correction by him.)
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We will explore ‘mistakes’ or things we think need correction in the AY
lessons.
AY Titles – Suggestions for improvements
In this thread we’ll cite lesson titles that don’t reveal elements of the
lesson that might be useful to know when searching titles. We can also
discuss titling in general and what conventions might promote easier use of
the materials.
What the !#@$? Does That Mean?
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ways to do it and its still not clear. Bring it here and we’ll discuss and
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would we go about assembling one? What are the ways to index the lessons? We
can discuss here and perhaps move to create one.
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What FI’s from Amherst have you seen in training programs or rentals that
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Please be specific about any identifying information (date, names) and why
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Through Movement lesson that could only be described as a revelation? It
might be interesting to collect such stories as an oral history of the power
of these lessons. Please share yours here.
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explicit conversations about the educational materials will enhance our
understanding and enrich our experience using them. Let me know if you have
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4/25/2018 From the April 2018 issue of SenseAbility
Josh Schreiber Shalem, GCFP writes:
Here is what Moshe Feldenkrais had to say about the right way to breathe:
“I am generally against breathing exercises in the commonly accepted notion of breathing exercises where I would be teaching someone that they must breathe like this or like that. It is exactly as if you told someone they must say this or that. If you meet with a woman, you must talk a little about politics, a little about the weather, or love, etc. You know what results from such instructions? An idiot results. It is the same thing if you tell someone how they should breathe. The instructions usually destroy their breathing.”
-Moshe Feldenkrais, public classes at Alexander Yanai St. in Tel Aviv, lesson #17 “Breathing”
Link to article: https://www.feldenkraisguild.com/article_content.asp?adminkey=20f3dcf8d4ec2e5e838a687e649bd44e&article=491
Link to April 2018 issue of SenseAbility: http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1101831612633&ca=9cd0c3ce-6b4c-4022-8cc7-7fd61a9eefd5
“two kinds of tools for stress at a minimum.” — Dr. Andrew Huberman
Quoting from 7 JULY 2020
ACTIVATING HIGH PERFORMANCE: INTERVIEW WITH DR. ANDREW HUBERMAN OF HUBERMAN LABS
JAIREK ROBBINS
https://jairekrobbins.com/activating-high-performance-interview-with-dr-andrew-huberman-of-huberman-labs/
“’I’m a big believer that everyone should have two kinds of tools for stress at a minimum. First of all, we need real-time or “online” tools for stress. One of the things that my lab has been obsessed about is to come up with tools that can enable us to calm down our nervous systems quickly.
Is meditation a real-time tool?
Meditation is a terrible real-time tool for dealing with stress because if you and I are in the midst of a stressful interaction, I can’t run off to go and meditate so I can calm down. So we need tools that are fast, and can work for us in the moment.
The other type of tool that we need are the “offline” tools that increase our threshold for when we hit stress. This is like raising our lowest point for when a stress response is triggered.
What is the real-time tool you have worked on?
The real-time tool that we have spent a lot of time working on is based on the neural science of breathing. Throughout sleep, and sometimes during the day, we all do what is called a “proper sigh;” we inhale, and then we inhale again, before exhaling long. We do that subconsciously, and the reason that is triggered is that we have neurons around the back of the neck that evaluate the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your bloodstream and lungs, and when that balance this off, the neurons force one of these sighs.
But you don’t really have to wait for this unconscious reset to happen because it typically occurs far into the stress cycle. So what I recommend is that when people want to calm down quickly and in the moment, is that they should breathe in through the nose, and again, and then slowly breathe out through the mouth.
And just repeating that one or two or sometimes three times will bring someone quickly down to a more relaxed state. What is important to note is that the heart rate is always going to take about 40 seconds to come down. The neural circuits that control the heart work a little more slowly than those which control the lungs, so you shouldn’t expect your heart rate to come down immediately you do the breathing pattern I have just described.
For people who find it hard to breathe through the nose due to congested sinuses, it is okay to do the “proper sigh” through the mouth.
One more thing about the nose which I haven’t spoken about publicly because the discovery is from another lab, not mine, is about the gut microbiome and how important it is to maintain a healthy gut microbiome for a healthy mind and body; there’s new research showing that we have a nasal biome. In that microbiome found in our nose, there is beneficial bacteria called lactobacillus.
When we breathe a lot through the nose, the lactobacillus in the nasal biome proliferates and keeps the nasal passage healthy and improves immunity. So there’s lots of reasons for you to do the double inhale through the nose and long exhale through the mouth while you are going about your day and find yourself getting stressed. That is one real-time tool for you.
What is the science in this?
The science in this is that when you double inhale, you inflate and fill the sacs in your lungs with air, and this forces carbon dioxide out of your blood and into the lungs so it can be removed when you breathe out. Breathing in isn’t only about taking in oxygen, it is about responding to the sensors in your brain detecting that carbon dioxide levels have gone up. Stress causes carbon dioxide to spike, and doing the “proper sigh” lowers that CO2 level so that your mind and bodily stress can go down. To the best of my knowledge, this is the fastest way to de-stress.
I would like to emphasize that the tools we are talking about focus on using the body to control the mind. It is very hard to control the mind using the mind. Remember the contract between the mind and the body; the body provides a lever that we can use to influence the mind so that both are in sync. Telling yourself to calm down won’t work because you haven’t respected the contract; you are appealing to a stressed mind to calm down yet you have not paid attention to the body which is experiencing stress as well.
What about tools to deal with long term stress?
Well, that brings us to what I call offline tools. These are tools which equip you with a better capacity to deal with stress, and here we will talk about two kinds of tools.
There is this debate in the self-help and psychology community about whether we need to teach ourselves how to calm down or we need to train ourselves to have a higher ceiling for what we regard as stressful.
It turns out that those are two different approaches to dealing with the same problem. Things like mindfulness meditation, yoga nidra and other such practices teach your nervous system to relax and you will find it easier to sleep. Most importantly, they will make it harder for stress to be triggered in you. There’s actually science in support of this since it has been found that such exercises reset your serotonin, dopamine and other biochemical which determine your mental state.
However, there are other activities that can make you less susceptible to being stressed, and these include “super oxygenated breathing” which involves doing 25 big inhales and exhales in quick succession and then stopping while holding your breath. Why does this work? When you do that rapid exhale, you are getting a release of adrenaline, and when you stay calm despite the bunch of adrenaline coursing through your system, you raise the ceiling for the next time when a potentially stressful event occurs.
This is like driving on a bumpy road for the first time; it is disturbing because you haven’t experienced anything like this before, but when you are on these roads several times, you go along with the bumps because you are now used to them and they no longer stress you. Same thing with doing the exercises that raise your threshold for what you call stress.
So, for people who are going through chronic stress, you might want to ask yourself whether you are going to do things that lower your stress in the moment or those that raise the bar for what your body and mind regard as stressful things.
Personally, as soon as I wake up in the morning, I do a yoga nidra practice, it is a deep relaxation session that involves an intention, I focus my mind, and I swear I come out of it feeling that my state of mind and my positivity has made a huge shift. There’s lots of data to support yoga nidra as a practice to restore neurochemicals in the brain, so I recommend it highly. It is cost-free, it is quick, and it is a great practice to do first thing in the morning or when you go to sleep at night if you have trouble falling asleep.
But I also do about five days a week a super-oxygenated breathing protocol. Advanced warning; super-oxygenation breathing shouldn’t be done near water or while driving because it can make you feel more agitated.
How is super-oxygenation breathing done?
It involves breathing in deeply, and then exhaling briefly, and then repeating the deep breath and short exhale about 25 times. By the twenty-fifth time you are going to be tingling and frankly, lots of people aren’t going to feel great at this time. They are going to feel like this is stressing them out. But then you can take a long exhale and just sit there for 15-30 seconds until you feel the impulse to breathe. Don’t force it.
What happens for most people is that the first round doesn’t feel good, but by the second round you begin to feel alert yet calm and by the third round, they report feeling pretty darn good. However, they also say, and the preliminary results of our ongoing research bear this out, that the threshold for stress is raised so that the next time something stressful occurs on the news or in your mind, you are able to stay calm amid the storm.
This is intentionally stressing yourself out so that you are then better able to deal with stressful situations should they ever arise.
How is this exercise related to neuroscience?
What I am interested in at my laboratory is coming up with a unified theory of how breath affects states of mind. These can only be understood by looking at the ratios of carbon dioxide and oxygen, the levels of neurochemicals, etc. yet all people are interested in is getting the tools to achieve the desired mental states!
The thing is, parts of the brain are constantly communicating with each other through neural connections. Chemicals called neuromodulators, such as dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin broadly group several brain areas into segments. These are normally 4-6 areas, such as the circuit for focus, another for relaxation, etc.
A lot of focus has been placed on the individual brain areas, but the reality is that different areas work together to achieve a certain effect. The neuromodulators are the cords which bring these different parts together, like cords on a piano.
Is there a correct way to breathe when doing the proper sigh or super oxygenated breathing?
Actually, there is no science that says belly breathing or breathing without moving your ribs is superior to any other way of breathing. There is a system of nerves connected to the diaphragm, and this is the only organ that you can deliberately control. You can’t control your liver or spleen for example, but as you regulate your breathing, you exert a tremendous influence on your body chemistry. So, be deliberate about how you breathe from time to time, and you will reap the benefits of resetting your mental state.
So how can people stay in the know about what you are doing at your lab?
Well, my Instagram handle is hubermanlab. I also periodically do podcasts, and there are several up on YouTube. My lab is constantly coming up with new science and I try to translate that into material that the public can digest through things like Instagram live sessions. I am also working on a book that will be out probably in 2021.
My mission is generally to discover and translate science that people can learn and apply, then teach it to other people. This brings me to a gentle request that I would like to make. I am a strong believer in watch one, do one, teach one. If you learn a technique and you like it, you don’t have to name me, but do teach it to someone else. I feel there’s a serious need for tools that are cost-free, fast and are grounded in physiology and neuroscience. “
“So there’s lots of reasons for you to do the DOUBLE INHALE through the NOSE and LONG EXHALE through the MOUTH while you are going about your day and find yourself getting stressed. That is one REAL-TIME TOOL for you.”
“two kinds of tools for stress at a minimum.”
— Dr. Andrew Huberman
Quoting from 7 JULY 2020
ACTIVATING HIGH PERFORMANCE: INTERVIEW WITH DR. ANDREW HUBERMAN OF HUBERMAN LABS by JAIREK ROBBINS
https://jairekrobbins.com/activating-high-performance-interview-with-dr-andrew-huberman-of-huberman-labs/
[emphasis added by Katarina Halm)
“’I’m a big believer that everyone should have two kinds of tools for stress at a minimum. First of all, we need real-time or “online” tools for stress. One of the things that my lab has been obsessed about is to come up with tools that can enable us to calm down our nervous systems quickly.
Is meditation a real-time tool?
Meditation is a terrible real-time tool for dealing with stress because if you and I are in the midst of a stressful interaction, I can’t run off to go and meditate so I can calm down. So we need tools that are fast, and can work for us in the moment.
The other type of tool that we need are the “offline” tools that increase our threshold for when we hit stress. This is like raising our lowest point for when a stress response is triggered.
What is the real-time tool you have worked on?
The real-time tool that we have spent a lot of time working on is based on the neural science of breathing. Throughout sleep, and sometimes during the day, we all do what is called a “proper sigh;” we inhale, and then we inhale again, before exhaling long. We do that subconsciously, and the reason that is triggered is that we have neurons around the back of the neck that evaluate the balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide in your bloodstream and lungs, and when that balance this off, the neurons force one of these sighs.
But you don’t really have to wait for this unconscious reset to happen because it typically occurs far into the stress cycle. So what I recommend is that when people want to calm down quickly and in the moment, is that they should breathe in through the nose, and again, and then slowly breathe out through the mouth.
And just repeating that one or two or sometimes three times will bring someone quickly down to a more relaxed state. What is important to note is that the heart rate is always going to take about 40 seconds to come down. The NEURAL CIRCUITS that control the HEART work a LITTLE more SLOWLY than those which control the LUNGS, so you shouldn’t expect your heart rate to come down immediately you do the breathing pattern I have just described.
For people who find it hard to breathe through the nose due to congested sinuses, it is okay to do the “proper sigh” through the mouth.
One more thing about the nose which I haven’t spoken about publicly because the discovery is from another lab, not mine, is about the gut microbiome and how important it is to maintain a healthy gut microbiome for a healthy mind and body; there’s new research showing that we have a nasal biome. In that microbiome found in our nose, there is beneficial bacteria called lactobacillus.
When we breathe a lot through the nose, the lactobacillus in the nasal biome proliferates and keeps the nasal passage healthy and improves immunity. So there’s lots of reasons for you to do the DOUBLE INHALE through the NOSE and LONG EXHALE through the MOUTH while you are going about your day and find yourself getting stressed. That is one REAL-TIME TOOL for you.
What is the science in this?
The science in this is that when you double inhale, you INFLATE and fill the sacs in your lungs with air, and this forces CARBON DIOXIDE out of your blood and into the lungs so it can be removed when you breathe out. Breathing in isn’t only about taking in oxygen, it is about responding to the sensors in your brain detecting that CARBON DIOXIDE levels have gone up. STRESS causes CARBON DIOXIDE to spike, and doing the “proper sigh” lowers that CO2 level so that your mind and bodily stress can go down. To the best of my knowledge, this is the fastest way to de-stress.
I would like to emphasize that the tools we are talking about focus on using the body to control the mind. It is very hard to control the mind using the mind. Remember the contract between the mind and the body; the body provides a lever that we can use to influence the mind so that both are in sync. Telling yourself to calm down won’t work because you haven’t respected the contract; you are appealing to a stressed mind to calm down yet you have not paid attention to the body which is experiencing stress as well.
What about tools to deal with LONG TERM stress?
Well, that brings us to what I call OFFLINE TOOLS. These are tools which equip you with a better capacity to deal with stress, and here we will talk about two kinds of tools.
There is this DEBATE in the self-help and psychology community about whether we need to teach ourselves how to CALM DOWN or we need to train ourselves to have a higher CEILING for what we regard as stressful.
It turns out that those are TWO different approaches to dealing with the SAME PROBLEM . Things like mindfulness meditation, yoga nidra and other such practices teach your nervous system to relax and you will find it easier to sleep. Most importantly, they will make it harder for stress to be triggered in you. There’s actually science in support of this since it has been found that such exercises reset your serotonin, dopamine and other biochemical which determine your mental state.
However, there are other activities that can make you LESS SUSCEPTIBLE to being stressed, and these include “super oxygenated breathing” which involves doing 25 BIG inhales and exhales in quick SCUCCESSION and then stopping while HOLDING your breath. Why does this work? When you do that rapid exhale, you are getting a release of adrenaline, and when you stay calm despite the bunch of adrenaline coursing through your system, you raise the CEILING for the NEXT TIME when a potentially stressful event occurs.
This is like driving on a bumpy road for the first time; it is disturbing because you haven’t experienced anything like this before, but when you are on these roads several times, you go along with the bumps because you are now used to them and they no longer stress you. Same thing with doing the exercises that RAISE your THRESHOLD for what you call stress.
So, for people who are going through chronic stress, you might want to ask yourself whether you are going to do things that lower your stress in the moment or those that raise the bar for what your body and mind regard as stressful things.
Personally, as soon as I wake up in the morning, I do a YOGA NIDRA practice, it is a deep relaxation session that involves an intention, I focus my mind, and I swear I come out of it feeling that my state of mind and my positivity has made a huge shift. There’s lots of data to support yoga nidra as a practice to restore neurochemicals in the brain, so I recommend it highly. It is cost-free, it is quick, and it is a great practice to do first thing in the morning or when you go to sleep at night if you have trouble falling asleep.
But I also do about FIVE DAYS a week a super-oxygenated breathing protocol. Advanced warning; super-oxygenation breathing shouldn’t be done near water or while driving because it can make you feel more agitated.
How is super-oxygenation breathing done?
It involves breathing in deeply, and then exhaling briefly, and then repeating the deep breath and short exhale about 25 times. By the twenty-fifth time you are going to be tingling and frankly, lots of people aren’t going to feel great at this time. They are going to feel like this is stressing them out. But then you can take a long exhale and just sit there for 15-30 seconds until you feel the impulse to breathe. Don’t force it.
What happens for most people is that the first round doesn’t feel good, but by the second round you begin to feel alert yet calm and by the third round, they report feeling pretty darn good. However, they also say, and the preliminary results of our ongoing research bear this out, that the threshold for stress is raised so that the next time something stressful occurs on the news or in your mind, you are able to stay calm amid the storm.
This is intentionally stressing yourself out so that you are then better able to deal with stressful situations should they ever arise.
How is this exercise related to neuroscience?
What I am interested in at my laboratory is coming up with a unified theory of how breath affects states of mind. These can only be understood by looking at the ratios of carbon dioxide and oxygen, the levels of neurochemicals, etc. yet all people are interested in is getting the tools to achieve the desired mental states!
The thing is, parts of the brain are constantly communicating with each other through neural connections. Chemicals called neuromodulators, such as dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin broadly group several brain areas into segments. These are normally 4-6 areas, such as the circuit for focus, another for relaxation, etc.
A lot of focus has been placed on the individual brain areas, but the reality is that different areas work together to achieve a certain effect. The neuromodulators are the cords which bring these different parts together, like cords on a piano.
Is there a correct way to breathe when doing the proper sigh or super oxygenated breathing?
Actually, there is no science that says belly breathing or breathing without moving your ribs is superior to any other way of breathing. There is a system of nerves connected to the DIAPHRAGM, and this is the only organ that you can deliberately control. You can’t control your liver or spleen for example, but as you regulate your breathing, you exert a tremendous influence on your body chemistry. So, be deliberate about how you breathe from time to time, and you will reap the benefits of resetting your mental state.
So how can people stay in the know about what you are doing at your lab?
Well, my Instagram handle is hubermanlab. I also periodically do podcasts, and there are several up on YouTube. My lab is constantly coming up with new science and I try to translate that into material that the public can digest through things like Instagram live sessions. I am also working on a book that will be out probably in 2021.
My mission is generally to discover and translate science that people can learn and apply, then teach it to other people. This brings me to a gentle request that I would like to make. I am a strong believer in watch one, do one, teach one. If you learn a technique and you like it, you don’t have to name me, but do teach it to someone else. I feel there’s a serious need for tools that are cost-free, fast and are grounded in physiology and neuroscience. “
James Nestor notes available at https://drchatterjee.com/124
Website https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/about
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mrjamesnestor
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/mrjamesnestor
James Nestor books:
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art https://amzn.to/32RzD75
Further Learning – Breath: Bibliography and Extended Notes – https://www.mrjamesnestor.com/breath-…
Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science and What the Ocean Tells Us About Ourselves https://amzn.to/2RNLBZ5
Get High Now: Without Drugs https://amzn.to/2ZYRCGM
Dr Chatterjee Breathing videos:
Are you breathing through your mouth? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yntO3…
What Does a Deep Breath Really Mean? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XfR7…
The 3 Pillars of Breathing with Patrick McKewon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJgBx…
Is the way you breathe making you stressed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI1RP…
Why You Should Tape Your Mouth For Optimal Sleep https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGSYb…
How To Measure Your Bolt Score https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1pOY…
Related Feel Better Live More podcasts:
#99 How Breathing Through Your Nose Will Change Your Life with Patrick McKeown https://youtu.be/FdXQ6K0zIj4
#113 Breathing Expert Reveals How To Stay Calm in Any Situation, No Matter How Stressful: Brian McKenzie https://youtu.be/Plt3tQoxLj8
With appreciation to Carmen Llerenas
‘Kirstin Schumaker, uses breathing to help people to release neuromuscular stress on the neck . She is a Certified Teacher of Anatomy Trains® Structural Integration Director of Neurovascular Release. She has an online course. https://agilebodysi.com/offerings/online-courses/‘
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SOME FELDY NOTEBOOK LINKS / QUOTES ~ BREATHING
https://feldynotebook.com/search/?wpv_view_count=3792&wpv_post_search=BREATHING&wpv_filter_submit=Submit9
#5 Equalizing the nostrils. (Page 25)
FELDY NOTEBOOK https://feldynotebook.com/equalizing-the-nostrils-ay5
#17 Breathing. (Page 97)
#21 Contracting the abdomen while exhaling. (Page 125)
FELDY NOTEBOOK https://feldynotebook.com/contracting-the-abdomen-while-exhaling-ay21
#23 Palate, mouth, and teeth. (Page 137)
FELDY NOTEBOOK https://feldynotebook.com/palate-mouth-and-teeth-ay-23/
#28 Legs crossed and expanding chest and abdomen. (Page 171)
FELDY NOTEBOOK https://feldynotebook.com/legs-crossed-and-expanding-chest-and-abdomen-ay28
#35 Stomach and chest first (Page 222)
FELDY NOTEBOOK https://feldynotebook.com/stomach-and-chest-first-ay35
#126 The mouth and head cavity. (Page 837)
FELDY NOTEBOOK https://feldynotebook.com/the-mouth-and-head-cavity
#172 Stopping the breath. (Page 1155)
FELDY NOTEBOOK https://feldynotebook.com/stopping-the-breath.-ay-172
#179 Breathing (To weld by breathing). (Page 1209)
#180 Breathing rhythmically #1. (Page 1215)
#185 Lying on the feet, #3 and breathing rhythmically #2 (Breathing in 4 parts). (Page 1251)
FELDY NOTEBOOK https://feldynotebook.com/lying-on-the-feet-no-3-and-breathing-rhythmically-ay-185
#186 Breathing rhythmically #3 (The left side). (Page 1259)
#187 Breathing rhythmically #4 (On both sides). (Page 1265)
#188 Twisting the spine and Breathing rhythmically #5. (Page 1273)
FELDY NOTEBOOK https://feldynotebook.com/twisting-the-spine-and-breathing-rhythmically_5.-ay-188
#189 Directed breathing (Intentional breathing) (Breathing rhythmically #6). (Page 1281)
#191 Pressing to the floor and breathing (Breathing rhythmically #7). (Page 1297)
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REFERENCES ‘HOW BREATHING CALMS YOUR BRAIN’
* How Breathing Calms Your Brain | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/…/how-breathing-calms-your-brain Dec 31, 2017 – The science of breathing stands on quite ancient foundations. Centuries of wisdom instructs us to pay closer attention to our breathing, the most …”
* Breathing And Your Brain: Five Reasons To Grab … – Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/…/breathing-and-your-brain-five-reasons-grab-the… The advice to “just breathe” when you’re stressed may be a cliché of Godzilla-sized proportions, but that doesn’t make it … article continues after advertisement.
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REFERENCE EPIGLOTTIS
~~ Epiglottis – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiglottis
” During swallowing, the elevation of the hyoid bone draws the larynx upward; as a result, the epiglottis folds down to a more horizontal …”
~~ The epiglottis is a leaf-shaped flap of cartilage located behind the tongue, at the top of the larynx, or voice box. The main function of the epiglottis is to seal off the windpipe during eating, so that food is not accidentally inhaled.Feb 11, 2015
Epiglottis Function, Pictures & Definition | Body Maps – Healthline
https://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/epiglottis
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REFERENCE WALKING BACKWARD
“Can you boost your memory by walking backward? – Harvard Health
– A study found that walking backward may improve short-term memory. It’s not clear why this is the case, but people may associate reverse …”
Harvard Women’s Health Watch
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/can-you-boost-your-memory-by-walking-backward
~~~ Quoting from the article:
“Published: April 2019
Lost your car keys? Instead of retracing your steps, you might want to try walking backward to jog your memory.
A study published in the January issue of Cognition found that people who walked backward, imagined they were walking backward, or even watched a video simulating backward motion had better recall of past events than those who walked forward or sat still.
Why? That’s still something of a mystery, says Dr. Daniel Schacter, the William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Harvard University.
“It’s possible that people associate going backward with the past and this somehow triggers a memory response. “We know it can’t have anything to do with how they’ve encoded the information,” says Dr. Schacter. After all, people weren’t walking backward when they stored the memories tested in this study. It may take future studies to shed additional light on the issue. “But I found the results intriguing,” says Dr. Schacter.”
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REFERENCE
Thinking in Movement Feldenkrais® & Breathing page …
https://thinkinginmovement.ca/feldenkrais-breathing/