The focus of this class will be our thoracic spines ; while staying on the floor, we’ll mostly explore twists and spinal extension in static poses, with music to chillax.
As modern humans, we built an environment that doesn’t require us to twist much, which over time decreases our thoracic spine mobility and can have repercussions on our breathing capacity. That’s why it’s a good thing to twist; not only it feels amazing, it also promotes clearer afferent signals (=from the body to the central nervous system signals), which “updates” our nervous systems about the mobility and resilience of this part of our bodies, therefore helping us to maintain and/or improve our range of motion.
Pillow or blanket to put under your knees.
In a twist, you can use the 360° breathing (=expanding your ribcage and abdomen in their entirety) to cultivate more calm and to allow your ribs and diaphragm to move at their fullest ranges of motion.
I wish this lesson was longer, because it felt so good. How I’d like to see more 360 breathing lessons ^^” Lately I have been struggling with shallow breathing where it feels like my ribcage is preventing me from breathing ‘sideways’ – if you know what I mean. Thank you again!!
Thank you for your feedback, I’ll try to do longer lessons 😊 I have the same problem with shallow breathing, especially when I’m feeling anxious. A good way to fix that is to set reminders on your phone, every hour or so, to remember to practice a couple repetitions of 360° breathing. It can be annoying at first to have these reminders, but then it quickly becomes a habit to think about breathing throughout the day. The next video will be made for you, stay tuned 😃