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\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003ESusanE\u003C\/span\u003E on Fri, 04\/19\/2019 - 12:34\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37810#comment-37810\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37810#comment-37810\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EIt seems to me that the\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIt seems to me that the advice (e.g. in meditation practice) to breathe into your belly may derive from a time when anatomy books were not common and an ordinary person was likely to have no idea they had such a thing as a respiratory diaphragm or how it might work. Relaxation of the respiratory diaphragm is essential in promoting the parasympathetic (nurturing) nervous system that is important in achieving a relaxed mind. Thus, in saying \u0022breathe into your belly\u0022 the meditation teacher is telling you to relax your diaphragm. If\u0026nbsp;the diaphragm is relaxed and moving freely, the motion of the breath can be felt throughout the body, including into the depths of the belly. That motion\u0026nbsp;is important to the health of the digestive organs. But it\u0026nbsp;is, or should be,\u0026nbsp;subtle.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut the chest is where the lungs are and the whole point of breathing is to get air into the lungs. The motion of the chest in breating\u0026nbsp;is important to the health of the heart and endocrine systems as well as\u0026nbsp;to the health of the spine, as Esther points out so well in her book.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI discovered \u003Cem\u003E8 Steps to a Pain Free Back\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;about six months ago at age 72.\u0026nbsp;After more than 30 years of Iyengar yoga, I was still in the dark (not the fault of my teachers!) as to why my upper body was getting so thin and weak and my back and shoulders hunched. Turns out, I was armoring my compromised lumbar spine by tucking my pelvis, as Esther has described. Sitting or standing, I did\u0026nbsp;not feel the breath in my belly and I also\u0026nbsp;had the sensation of my breath being restricted in my chest. Now following the 8 steps, I can sit upright and feel the gentle wave of motion from my diaphragm into my belly and at the same time feel my chest expanding in all directions and, along with it, I have intimations\u0026nbsp;of courage and compassion I wished for but never expected to have.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThank you, Esther!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/is_belly_breathing_good_for_you%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/is_belly_breathing_good_for_you%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022indented\u0022\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u0022110803\u0022 id=\u0022comment-37812\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-37812 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221555707054\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/grahamfoxoutlookfr\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/default_images\/default_profile_photo.png?itok=W3ym34Dl\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user graham.fox@outlook.fr\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EGrahamF\u003C\/span\u003E on Fri, 04\/19\/2019 - 13:50\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37812#comment-37812\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37812#comment-37812\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EWe maybe should remember that\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe maybe should remember that the diaphragm relaxes when it goes up, it\u0027s most relaxed at the end of the outbreath, if that isn\u0027t done though collapsing the chest down. It might not feel like the most relaxed moment, as the deep abdominals (transverse) and some other muscles\u0026nbsp;will probably have more tension at that moment. Sleeping on the belly was mentioned by someone else, I find that position the most conducive to sleep, maybe diaphragm relaxation and improved back\/side breathing\u0026nbsp; partly explains this (it also helps avoid tucking the pelvis when sleeping - like Susan, a problem I have to work on).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/is_belly_breathing_good_for_you%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/is_belly_breathing_good_for_you%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u0022107979\u0022 id=\u0022comment-37821\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-37821 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221555937524\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/antekrsticgmailcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/default_images\/default_profile_photo.png?itok=W3ym34Dl\u0022 width=\u0022100\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user ante.krstic@gmail.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EAnteK\u003C\/span\u003E on Mon, 04\/22\/2019 - 05:52\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37821#comment-37821\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37821#comment-37821\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EInteresting article. I love\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInteresting article. I love part about muscle disbalance, but on the other hand DNS method is all about belly breathing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/is_belly_breathing_good_for_you%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/is_belly_breathing_good_for_you%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\n\u003Carticle data-comment-user-id=\u002218146\u0022 id=\u0022comment-37879\u0022 class=\u0022js-ajax-comments-id-37879 js-comment\u0022\u003E\n    \u003Cmark class=\u0022hidden\u0022 data-comment-timestamp=\u00221556806356\u0022\u003E\u003C\/mark\u003E\n\n      \u003Cfooter\u003E\n      \u003Carticle\u003E\n  \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E  \u003Ca href=\u0022\/users\/bhamipoboxcom\u0022 hreflang=\u0022en\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail\/public\/user_profiles\/picture-18146-1560460055.jpg?itok=yyodLm_a\u0022 width=\u002284\u0022 height=\u0022100\u0022 alt=\u0022Profile picture for user bhami@pobox.com\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\u003C\/a\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/article\u003E\n\n      \u003Cp\u003ESubmitted by \u003Cspan\u003EBruceH\u003C\/span\u003E on Thu, 05\/02\/2019 - 07:12\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n            \n      \u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37879#comment-37879\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EPermalink\u003C\/a\u003E\n    \u003C\/footer\u003E\n  \n  \u003Cdiv\u003E\n          \n      \u003Ch3 class=\u0022comment-title\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/comment\/37879#comment-37879\u0022 class=\u0022permalink\u0022 rel=\u0022bookmark\u0022 hreflang=\u0022und\u0022\u003EI don\u0026#039;t understand how it is\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n      \n        \n            \u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI don\u0027t understand how it is even possible to sleep on one\u0027s belly without totally torqueing the neck, even with no pillow. What sort of pillow do such people use? The only way I could even consider trying to belly-sleep would be if I were using a special chiropractic bed with a hole for the head letting my face point straight down. 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For the rest of us a hand or the edge of a pillow placed under the rear part of the skull reduces the need for the neck to turn.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cul class=\u0022links inline\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/login?destination=\/blog\/is_belly_breathing_good_for_you%23comment-form\u0022\u003ELog in\u003C\/a\u003E or \u003Ca href=\u0022\/user\/register?destination=\/blog\/is_belly_breathing_good_for_you%23comment-form\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E to post comments\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E","settings":null}]