Breathwork questions
First, why is no one posting on most of the forums? Even Facebook seems quiet. I am new to breathwork and I am enjoying the process. I’ve been having some good experiences, however, my shoulders begin to ache when the faster breathing starts. I feel I am relaxed but it still happens. Any thoughts?
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Hey Kassie, great question!
I would love to hear what @GiovanniBartolomeo thinks about this?
Thanks! Which question? 😄 I want to be able to connect with others because I have other questions but it seems difficult to do that.
Hi Kassie, have you taken the breathing fundamentals course? Most likely its because when you are breathing you are using chest and shoulders. If you focus on diaphramatic breathing you shoulders and chest shouldn’t move much or at all. In your next practice I would focus your awareness on your shoulders the whole time and try to keep them from moving or tensing up at all. Let me know how that goes. @kassie-west
-Gio
Hello! Yes, I have taken the fundamentals course. I’m diaphragm breathing for sure. I may be breathing to deeply perhaps. I do hold a lot of tension in my shoulders and they tend to hurt anyway so I may just be pushing it a bit to hard. The pain does seem to lessen the further into the sessions. Thank you for your response.
Hello! Yes, I have taken the fundamentals course. I’m diaphragm breathing for sure. I may be breathing to deeply perhaps. I do hold a lot of tension in my shoulders and they tend to hurt anyway so I may just be pushing it a bit to hard. The pain does seem to lessen the further into the sessions. Thank you for your response!
You might be lifting or moving your shoulders as you breath, just have awareness to any tension or movement. Also the breathing can lead to vasoconstriction so places that are already tense may tense up more…
Great! Thank you for the tips! I’ll keep breathing!
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