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You learn to breathe as you are designed to, with the diaphragm. |
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The diaphragm is attached by ligaments to your lumber spine and pelvis. |
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So as you breathe the spine moves. |
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The principal muscle groups involved in respiration are also your key
postural muscle groups. |
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Therefore how you breathe determines the postural balance and structural
hygiene of the body. |
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Integrating your breathing with movement in yoga determines the postural
integrity of the body and therefore protects you from strain and injury. |
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Mechanically the action of respiration is intimately connected with
the action of the heart, lymphatic circulation and other vital physiological
processes. |
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Shallow breathing is a response to fear; tension is a response to fear. |
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Breathing correctly you release tension/fear - hence the emotional
and psychological changes triggered by proper breathing and augmented by
mindful movement. |
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Movement and release originate in the structural centre of the body
- the spinal column. You work from the inside out. Not from the periphery
in. |
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As the Breath of Yoga balances the anatomical and physiological workings
of the body it is evident how it can be so beneficial to common conditions
arising from poor posture and respiration such as backpain, indigestion,
insomnia to name but a few. |
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Yoga contributes positively to your life and wellbeing. |