When Breath Flows, Body Movement Changes | Clinical Note 1
During online sessions,
there is a check I often perform.
It is to
clearly distinguish between
“engaging muscles” and “releasing tension.”
It seems simple at first glance, but
there are many blind spots here.
In the human body,
areas where one intends to engage muscles
are often not actually working much,
and conversely, in areas where one is unaware of tension,
strong tightness can remain.
First, I carefully observe these
joint by joint.
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While lying on the back,
I coordinate the action of the extensors with breathing,
lightly touching under the collarbones and the sides of the chest,
to confirm the movement and sensation of the rib cage expanding.
Once the breath begins to flow,
the movement around the chest changes slightly.
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While lying face down,
I focus on feeling the back—the spine, shoulder blades, and pelvis—
expanding
due to the breath.
Breathing
spreads not only to the front
but also to the back.
When this sensation emerges,
the balance of pressure within the body settles a little.
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While lying on the side,
I confirm that the breath is maintained
within a stable posture.
When posture changes,
breathing easily becomes disrupted.
Even then,
if one can maintain a state where the breath flows,
the body feels at ease once again.
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This time, in particular,
I broke down
reverse abdominal breathing
in detail.
The sensation of the diaphragm beginning to move.
The sensation of unnecessary tension being released.
The sensation of abdominal pressure beginning to rise.
When these three connect,
the breath
begins to move from the center of the body.
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The body
does not become aligned
by approaching a “correct form.”
In many cases,
it changes little by little
the moment you notice it.
Noticing the breath.
Noticing tension.
Noticing habits in movement.
Those small realizations
become the body's potential for growth.
They change the body's movement,
change the breath,
and change the sensations of daily life
little by little.
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To align the body is not to add something,
but to notice what is happening within it.
That realization
begins to change the body.