An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax.
Emotional and physical states can be altered by changing the breathing pattern.
I started boxing for exercise, and on the very first day, the trainer got in the ring with me and said, 'Whoever controls the breathing in the ring controls the fight.' I immediately passed out.
A successful tree pose probably won't change your life. Learning how to keep your breath easy, long, and deep no matter what the circumstance? That absolutely will.
I'm engaging my diaphragm as I'm speaking to you right now.
I'm not great with breathing, like holding notes. I usually don't. A lot of people wouldn't believe it, but I don't focus on technical stuff.
For me, managing my energy means slowing myself down before the big event. I slow down the racing thoughts in my mind. I concentrate on and slow down my breathing. I listen to and steady my heart rate.
Retain the wind by compressing the belly.
The unconscious self is the real genius. Your breathing goes wrong the moment your conscious self meddles with it.
To control the breathing is to control the mind. With different patterns of breathing, you can fall in love, you can hate someone, you can feel the whole spectrum of feelings just by changing your breathing.
