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A lot of people that say they breathe are not doing diaphragmatic breathing or quite understanding how to do it. I thought I understood it, but I didn't until a biofeedback tech took the time to show me.
For some reason I thought the breathing originated from the diaphragm (hence diaphragmatic breathing?). If you have some issues with anxiety or stress, this is a really good way to stop it. When I breathe, it originates from the pelvis until you you fill up your lungs. I did something called "heart rate variability" before and my ideal count was 4 seconds in, 4 seconds out, hold for 2 seconds and repeat. For someone else it may be 3,3, 2 depending on their size? But in any event, you can do this anywhere and in any position. There's a phone app I use called "paced breathing" that can help you to do this by following along with the tone rather than having to count the numbers of in,out,hold until you get the hang of it. Try it for five minutes and see if you notice a difference in your mood. It took me a few minutes to get the hang of the breathing in this manner, but now I can change my mood within a matter of about four to six breaths. Closing your eyes will help too.
Rocking doesn't involve having you on your back, but stomach facing the floor on all fours. Rocking integrates your feet, ankles, knees, hips and shoulders which each rep.
Here are two examples of rocking (but not limited to these):
Play around with foot positions while on all fours will affect the movement as well. You don't have to move your feet for each rep of movement, but some will feel better than others. Avoid anything that is painful:
There are more versions of Rocking that you can find on Youtube simply by putting in "Original Strength rocking." That applies for the other five movements I listed as well.
Marching:
Neck Nods aren't chin tucks:
So how or who would you reccomend to to learn from to breathe properly (youtube video, in person assistance, etc) ?