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our breath is our event core.dinator

Published 2 months ago • 1 min read

breath, our event core.dinator

our breathing is more than getting air in to live - its a pressure management system

every activity we do and every move we make we are putting force on the body in some way. even when we are sitting still, the body is having to adjust for the pressures of gravity in some way.

our muscles, bones and fascia are built to take the force but the breath is the one determining which muscles and bones take the load.

imagine the breath being an event coordinator you hired. you expect them to have great communication and to be able to direct people where to go so that the event runs smoothly.

for the breath to be the ideal coordinator, putting pressure where it needs to go, we have to start with coordinated breathing

2 minute subtle shift…

check to see if you have core.dinating 😉 breathing.

it requires certain movement patterns of the core during inhales and exhales.

it’s a simple concept but if you’re in a habit of doing it backwards…no worries you’re not alone but it’ll take some practice.

INHALE + INFLATE

  • on your inhale your core should inflate, making more space for the air to come in. IDK why but the visual of opening a door to come in works for me.

EXHALE + EXIT

  • as you exhale your core should come back towards your center as it pushes the air out the exits. and again the visual of closing a door as you exit makes sense to me.

see you next week, Brooke ✌🏻

ps: let me know if you have core.dinated breathing already or if this is something you have to think a little more about!

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suburban hippie life | movement designer

brooke frontiera

for the fascia-curious. my weekly 'fascia facts' newsletter shares a quick nugget of info. about our internal architecture that dictates our posture, our breath, and ultimately how much we feel at home in our body. plus a 2 minute 'subtle shift' to easily apply the learning to daily routines ✌🏻

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