Breathing Exercises For Posture | Diaphragm Activation 

Where did you experience the pain?

@@Knud451 in his fingers I think....he hasn't replied yet!!

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+leslie281 Thanks for watching! :D

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siIvermate same!!

Thanks Habib!

Same here are u okk now?

+robert lemons Unfortunately I am not familiar with costochondritis man. Sorry....

+GuerrillaZen Fitness No worries. It's inflammation in the rib cartilage. It sucks. But I need some sort of breathing exercises, this seemed to help actually

Well I am happy to hear that man!

Turn on the close captions so you can also read what Blake says. You can also play the video more slowly.

Check out the Postural Restoration Institute ... that's what this 90-90 (feet on the wall) exercise is from. They have a "find a provider" feature on their website.

+lila Smith Not sure, especially since you didn't say where the pain was. I would definitely see a physician I were you!

its right by my back ribs but yeah that's true..when I go to my normal doctors they seem to not really know what is wrong they simply say its because of my back alignment.. but haven't helped much.

As the breathing mechanism is reflectory and breathing itself can be defined as movement of body cavities to guarantee the gas exchange in relation to bodily needs, there is no need to "optimize" it so far that its unhindered work is the best momentary way to function. The best is defined by context, needs, intentions, ressources... There is not one pattern of breathing that is the most suitable for any task you undergo. However, posture and breathing patterns, as well as your mental condition and subconcious factors interrelate and have the potential to free or hinder each other and the concious work with these can help gain the knowledge to alterate breathing patterns if needed or help your body by letting the breathing movement happen. That also hints to habitual factors ("bad posture") that affect the mechanisms in a negative way and are subconcious or concious ways to hinder the breath. I cannot give any body and mind the sensually and self-empathatic knowledge to help implement a better approach to your body's breathing mechanism. Statements I could give could be that a costo-diaphragmatic breathing mechanism is physiological, but would that equal knowledge about how that feels, how that can be modified, how that changes for different tasks and circumstences? Nope.

@@fynnh.8460 I totally get what you are saying. I have been exploring breath and posture for the last year due to anxiety and body pain etc. I haven't figured it all out yet but it is just amazing. I don't know if I created anxiety in my mind and body because of my breathing or my anxiety caused the issue. I don't care, I just want freedom from pain and to learn the skills of different breathing patterns and have them occur naturally or at least be aware when my breath pattern is not on point and know how to correct.

@@misspineapple1304 Hey there, I just read my comment above and it felt so tense and angry; hope people can focus more on the informational aspect of it. The interwovenness of nervous system, breathing and our psychoemotional state is very fascinating, as you pointed out. For some people, experiencing and feeling their breathing movements can feel uncomfortable (which can change), for others it's a great way to reconnect with their body when stress or conditions like dissociative disorders or anciety kick in. Also, allowing a vital, free breathing pattern can be accompanied by the ability to flexibly work with one's own body tone and differentiated control over muscles of posture and movement and therefore boost the feeling of autonomy and connectedness towards one's self, I suppose. Slowed down, long, comfortable exhalations can be associated with relaxation and if you feel this state of release in your body (tissues, musclues, mind) and experience it joyfully and memorize it, that can be a tool that gets easier used every time you need it and want to approach it in times of stress, or anxiety. Slow breathing with little in- and outtake is a sign of relaxation. Pain leads to changing breathing patterns - it may cause reduced intake, reduced vitality, stiffness, constant activity of the belly muscles ... I have little experience with using my breath to work trough pain. There, normally feeling into my body, my guts, my tissues and muscles and my nervous system help me - especially focussing on a positively connoted spot, or the "something else" in the spectrum of negativity or pain. And sometimes, but often in therapeutic contexts, the approaching of the unpleasant feeling itself helped by acceptance or asking what need it refers to. Sometimes it got transformed into something different or integrated. However, constant physical pain (which I have endured and still do) is not so easily resolved in my case as it goes on. But some of the thoughts mentioned help me there as well. If perceiving aspects of your breath help you to ground yourself, focus your attention, distract you, calm yourself down, go for it. Sry for the rambling... Wishing you the best. :)

@@fynnh.8460 great message. It is so refreshing to see others are trying to listen and learn what their body is trying to tell them. I have been working on grounding and positive distraction and also getting to the root of my breathing blockage and have discovered it is anger. I am not afraid of how my body responds to different types of breathing patterns I happen to stumble upon. Lol. I just get frustrated that I have lost the mind body breath connection. I have decided to let the frustration go because it only adds to having constant tight muscles and a rock solid angry psoas and diaphragm. This is a process I guess. It would be great to talk more off line. I don’t know many people at the moment who are on the same journey.

@@misspineapple1304 maybe the concept of somatic experiencing might be interesting to you?