Just like the beginning of all my dance classes, massages, or workshops, my blog begins with the breath:
TRY THIS: 3-PART BREATH
1. Get comfortable. Sitting in chair, place both feet on the ground; place your hands in your lap.
2. Center. Close your eyes. Lengthen your spine. Imagine your head is gently floating. Notice your breath.
3. Belly Breath. Allow your breath to deepen into your belly. Inhale through your nose; exhale through your mouth. Count 3 cycles of inhale-exhale.
4. Ribs Breath. Let the breath fill your ribs: front, sides, and back. If you like, place your hands on the sides of your ribs to feel them expand. 3 slow breaths.
5. Chest Breath. Expand breath into your upper chest, shoulders, & neck. 3 slow breaths.
6. Full Breath. Breath first into the belly, then ribs, then chest. Exhale in the opposite direction, chest, ribs, then belly. Repeat 2 more times.
7. Finish. Notice how you feel. Slowly open your eyes.
Now that you’ve read this, go back and try it! It takes 3 minutes start to finish. Surely you have time for that…
Visit my teaching schedule, link in the column to the right, for information on my upcoming dance classes.
