Interesting, as I had also learned recently that it is best to start at the abdomen and work your way up with the breath. It is really not the abdomen, of course, but to visualize the diaphram exanding, as you want to feel the sensation of "filling up" the lungs deeper and lower in the body, then end with the chest.
A few reasons for this: it feels awkward as adults, but watch kids breathe! They are not concerned with their bellies sticking out, as adults are, and their abdomens move in and out with their breath. As mentioned above by Andre, breathing in your chest (more of a shallow breath) leads you to hunch your shoulders, and thus creates more muscle tension and stress.
Singers also use deep breathing that is not shallow...and does not start in their chest..but rather is deeper and thought of as "breathing from your abdomen".
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Interesting, as I had also learned recently that it is best to start at the abdomen and work your way up with the breath. It is really not the abdomen, of course, but to visualize the diaphram exanding, as you want to feel the sensation of "filling up" the lungs deeper and lower in the body, then end with the chest.
A few reasons for this: it feels awkward as adults, but watch kids breathe! They are not concerned with their bellies sticking out, as adults are, and their abdomens move in and out with their breath. As mentioned above by Andre, breathing in your chest (more of a shallow breath) leads you to hunch your shoulders, and thus creates more muscle tension and stress.
Singers also use deep breathing that is not shallow...and does not start in their chest..but rather is deeper and thought of as "breathing from your abdomen".
January 31, 2010 - 9:00amThis Comment
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