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we breathe, top to bottom, back to
front and side to side.

6. Speech
We can learn to use the breath to
power and modulate the rhythm
and tone of our voice. The ability to
maintain the strength and volume
of our voice, even at the end of a
breath and the capacity of speaking
long sentences on a single breath
are signs of Breath Intelligence.
A good test is to shout “Hey!” If
the belly pops out, rather than
contracting inward, it indicates that
the diaphragm is collapsing under
the weight /force of the voice.

7. Physical exercise

A good indicator of Breath
the diaphragm when there is an combined with breathing practices. Intelligence is when we can
increased demand for oxygen. If The ability to fully relax the body on unconsciously and consciously
there is a pattern of chronic tension a conscious exhale without holding coordinate our movement with
in these muscles or the diaphragm residual tension is a sign of good our breathing and can engage
is weak, the accessory muscles Breath Intelligence. So is the ability our breath in strategic ways to
become chronically overused. to sense that the whole body is guide or support a physical action.
We see this pattern of breathing involved in breathing - not just the This is usually observed when
exaggerated when someone is lungs - and feel that the body can we are engaged in strenuous
instructed to take in a deep breath. expand in three dimensions when activity such as lifting a heavy
We observe the neck and shoulder
muscles tensing, with the shoulders
moving up towards the ears, or we
notice the chest moving more than
the belly when we breathe. Chest
breathing results in a high effort to
energy ratio. In other words, too
much effort is being used to breathe
with a poor energy yield and this
leads to fatigue.

5. Posture that supports
breathing
Postural habits from prolonged
sitting, injuries, certain illnesses,
negative thinking patterns, chronic
stress, addictive habits and
psychological trauma can have a
big impact on the way we breathe.
Patterns of tension and contraction
build up in the fascia restricting
breathing and the free flow of energy
through the energetic pathways of
the body. It is important to become
aware of how these postural
patterns are related to our breathing
and to learn how to release them
through postural training bodywork

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