Diaphragmatic Breathing for Advanced Yoga Meditation

[CopperEye108]

Oh my goodness thank you. As a singer, I feel embarrassed to admit I've never completely understood the diaphragm, so it is cool to see it in this way. Excellent video, thank you.

[farhannius]

I used to have severe anxiety but I learned to take long deep breaths from the diaphragm and it gave me peace and calm.

[cspace1234nz]

This is a very interesting video but I have one question with regards to your suggestion that the chest will not/should not be incorporated with this breathing.

I understand perfectly that the abdomen can remain largely still and that only the upper abdomen will engage, I guess partly as a result of the lower ribs expanding, but surely as the breath deepens the rib cage will expand quite fully, or are you suggesting this is to be avoided with this technique ?

[yogabindu]

@cspace1234nz With proper diaphragmatic breathing the muscles of the abdomen and the upper chest are not used. It takes mindfulness and practice.

[chasca23]

Thank you very much. I am a classical singer who has lost feeling in parts of my thorax nerves and am going through rehabilitative therapy to get the diaphragm working again. This has been very helpful in showing me what I cannot feel.

[krisikov]

brilliant to use images of human corpses to illustrate your point!

[francotenelli]

Thanks for this video-good classical singers also use diaphragm for breathing and along with intercostals support their voices:)

[nattensvaffel]

I personally find this video a bit short on helpfulness. You can learn this by watching an adept do it himself, you'll need to look at his body, where he in centred. Since the adept has mastered full diaphragmatic breathing you'll be able to see even his/her subtle musculature and it's motoring in order to understand how you can develop the same ability to do so over time. A Yoga body is almost like a rubber body, it is not fatty nor explosive muscles, it 's a type of muscle that is rubber'sh.

[meditating010]

Incredible! I am starting with your podcasts, very much in tune with advaita message.

Regards.

[Silverlotus29]

Ok, I am very confused. You say that your abdominals aren't supposed to be moving when practicing Diaphragmic breathing. But you can't breath with your diaphragm without moving your stomach. If you try, you end up breathing with your chest...

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I suggest that you post a demonstration on how to not move your chest or your stomach while practicing this type of breathing.

[yogabindu]

It is not true that "...you can't breath with your diaphragm without moving your stomach. [presumably meaning abdomen, not stomach, which is an organ]" If diaphragmatic breathing is done properly, it is also not true that "If you try, you end up breathing with your chest." This video is intended to point one in the right direction with diaphragmatic breathing by showing the location of the diaphragm. Diaphragmatic breathing is best learned in direct training with someone who knows the method.

[theseer1975]

Apparently nothing moves except the ribs. Place your hand on lower ribs and try to get them moving while keeping everything else still.

[brazilianspiritzz]

how can I find the right teacher for this? as you stated, I experienced that, I can move my abs even without breathing. The solarplux tightness when breathing is the right indicator?

[vaibhavekbote]

This is a great video.Thanks for posting. I would appreciate if we can get to see a live person doing diaphragmatic breathing.

[PaintedPorch]

I agree - Swami's videos are very good, I've gained a great deal from them. Thank-you.

[pradeepullal]

no words are enough to thank SwamiJ's great efforts in spreading the awareness about the science of Yoga.

[Farmertiff]

I'm a new yoga instructor and find these lessons very beneficial. Thank you