Over the next several posts I want to outline and explore breath. Breathing is one of the most fundamental movements we make and is what I begin teaching in a first session. Joseph Pilates wrote that learning how to breath properly was one of the most important things to learn from his work. Improper breathing can contribute to a wide variety of conic pain/discomfort patterns.
To simplify the patterns of breathing and their uses in the use of the body I think of the breath as having 4 stages.
Stage 1: Belly Breathing
Stage 2: Posterior-Lateral Breathing
Stage 3: Sternial/Spinal Breathing
Stage 4: Accessory Breathing
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