6. Didgeridoo beginners tutorial: Circulair Breathing (pump)

[@johanharlaar4604]

People I have online lessons with Didge Mama and I have improved my breathing skills enormously. I am a beginner but she is a master and teaches on any level. Didge Mama teaches very easy and patiently, something I really need.

[@DidgeMama]

Johan Harlaar thank you Johan, it is a great pleasure to teach you! 😀❤️

[@bernardflatley6483]

Everything you explained makes sense.. it's the middle of the night now but I'm going to practice your teaching.thanks DIDGE MAMA👍

[@DidgeMama]

@@bernardflatley6483 hi dear Bernard, So glad to hear that. Keep enjoying my tutorials! ❤️🎶☀️

[@cliffsandifer3877]

I saw a didgeridoo player in Boulder Colorado 1981 (before youtube existed) changed my life...got one 2007, an ironbark eucalyptus, since then there is a plethora of tutorials on you tube . they are a unique instrument. pretty organic they are .

[@DidgeMama]

Hi dear Cliff, So you cool!!! I’m glad you got in touch with the didgeridoo. I played in Boulder in 1998! What a wonderful place. Keep didging. ❤️☀️🎶

[@astridhyde806]

Ive been practising didge for only one week now! Because of your lessons i really understand now what im doing and why im doing it!! And im already rocking it to lesson 6:)) Thankyou, you are a toppertje Didge Mama !

[@DidgeMama]

Oh so great to hear! Welcome to the didge family. Keep enjoying the journey ❤️☀️🎶

[@WhoAmI_369]

Wonderful tutorial. I shall practice practice practice. Thank you, Didge Mama!!

[@DidgeMama]

Have fun practicing. 👍❤️🎶☀️🙏. And thank you for your compliment.

[@illinoisgrowersclub1099]

Thank you for the details. Beginner here and this really helped. ❤

[@DidgeMama]

Ah soooo nice to hear! I hope you keep enjoying my tutorials.

[@richmatthews9344]

thank you so much, awesome pace and beautiful explained...I’ll keep trying ❤️

[@DidgeMama]

Yeah!!! Keep trying and enjoying! If you need extra help, I’m here 😀👍! ❤️🎶☀️

[@seanthanksfortheinspiratio5538]

Thank you mama , newly subscribed and you have inspired me , let the practice comence x

[@DidgeMama]

Hi dear Sean, so glad to hear. Keep enjoying my tutorials and playing this wonderful instrument!❤️☀️🎶

[@DidgeMama]

Hi dear Sean, Glad to hear!!! Keep enjoying the tutorials and playing this wonderful instrument. ❤️☀️🎶.

[@yogayammoovie]

Well explained and always joyful, thanx a lot ! I need to practice because I'm quickly short of breath... You're a real sunshine and it gives me the desire to learn digeridoo :)

[@DidgeMama]

Ah thank you Fred! So happy to hear this. Keep having fun playing and exploring this wonderful instrument. Love and light

[@hajnalakos99]

Awesome tutorial, thanks

[@DidgeMama]

Hi Akos, Thank you sooo much! I am happy you enjoy my vids!

[@neilbrie8972]

Amazing video, it's very help to understand the process. And realise how wrong my method to learn circular breathing is. Thank you.

[@DidgeMama]

Oh you are so welcome, keep enjoying the journey! ❤️🎶☀️

[@CarolYJay]

Leis Thank You ! I've been playing for years but have always actively snatched a breath , this tutorial has taken me to a whole new level. My yoga should have taught me not to force breathing but somehow I never made the connection before . Your philosophy is spot on. I've been trying some of your later tutorials but actually working my way through from your lesson 1 is the path for me . Could you share a link to your Patreon please ?

[@DidgeMama]

Hi dear Carol, I’m so glad to hear this!!! I don’t have a Patrion. But if you want to support me, that would be lovely. You could make a small donation on my PayPal if you would like. It’s: [e-mail] Love and light

[@beatsbykozseven7700]

Merci pour la vidéo c'est vraiment bien expliqué et c'est vraiment ce dont j'ai besoin pour avancer, mille merci ;)

[@DidgeMama]

Avec plaisir!!! ❤️☀️🎶

[@airbornerat]

The way you breath is the way you live Beautiful

[@DidgeMama]

Thanks, but it is sooo true, right? ❤️🎶☀️

[@airbornerat]

@@DidgeMama I play many instruments and have all my life and each one holds deep spiritual connections if you have open eyes/mind Im most connected with the drum 🙏

[@DidgeMama]

@@airbornerat I love percussion too, I followed 4 years of African Percussion and 3 years Samba percussion. Now I’m in love with my Ngoni. Back to strings, my first love was the Harp. Music for the soul 🙏🤩🙏🎶🎶🎶❤️

[@marionsutcliffe1119]

Diaphragm contracts (presses downwards) on inhale. Exhale is a passive elastic recoil/shrinking of lungs as diaphragm relaxes (rises). Even on a forced exhale (using abdominal muscles) the diaphragm is relaxing.

[@DidgeMama]

On the didgeridoo it makes more sense to do it like I explain. Only on super low didgeridoos it makes sense to do it like you say. On normal and higher tones, it is like kapalabhati breathing.

[@marionsutcliffe1119]

@@DidgeMama Just describing the human body functions. Yes, we can use different muscles to enlarge the lungs (inhale), and we can choose to force the exhale.

[@DidgeMama]

@@marionsutcliffe1119 but yes in didgeridoo playing you want to actively push the diaphragm up and then relax your stomach and belly to let the airflow return. So what you described is maybe confusing, so it is good if for didgeridoo playing this is clear. But with day to day breathing what you explains makes absolutely sense. ❤️🎶☀️✅

[@marionsutcliffe1119]

​@@DidgeMamaActively pushing up your diaphragm would be like actively lengthening your biceps. You need to actively work another muscle to lengthen it. Triceps will lengthen biceps. Abdominal muscles will length (lift) diaphragm. Diaphragm is a very oddly shaped muscle. medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19380.htm#:~:text=Upon%20inhalation%2C%20the%20diaphragm%20contracts,forced%20out%20of%20the%20lungs.

[@DidgeMama]

@@marionsutcliffe1119 maybe we can have a video call to discuss this? Because maybe we agree, but the writing makes it unclear. And showing visually might be easier. Are you up for that?

[@hugodelfim5176]

Thanks you verry verry verry weel explain 🌈🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🔥🌈

[@DidgeMama]

Thnxxx jou 🤩🙏❤️

[@THEMARKSESSIONS]

Genial!

[@DidgeMama]

Marcos Vázquez gracias !!!🙏❤️

[@suanmorgan3177]

Aero dynamics...how wonderful.

[@suanmorgan3177]

@@wmcee5491 With kindness and respect, please do not reply to my personal posts, my conversations to others are private, and a personal choice. Thank you.

[@DidgeMama]

Yeah!!!

[@Doug-Didgiridoo]

This is hard, Time to split up this lesson in to exercises. I hopefully have compleated this by Saturday.I think these exercises could do it.

[@DidgeMama]

Good luck and have fun, if not by Saturday soon, right? ❤️☀️🎶

[@Doug-Didgiridoo]

@@DidgeMama I will ask for assistence, if my brain has not got it by then, either way I will ask for help, but it's good if I have at least tried to follow your advice before asking.

[@DidgeMama]

@@Doug-Didgiridoo absolutely! See how far you can get it. When you feel stuck, I’m here to help. ❤️☀️🎶

[@Doug-Didgiridoo]

@@DidgeMama still got 20 hours to get it, see how far i get.

[@DidgeMama]

@@Doug-Didgiridoo good luck!🍀

[@mariekemulder7518]

En?? Zit je al op de duizend?? 😂😂 Ik ben volop aan het oefenen. Net begonnen met spelen. Het lukt me nog niet (circulaire adem) maar ik hou vol!! ❤

[@DidgeMama]

Ja leuk hè, en het gaat vrolijk verder met abonnees. Succes en veel plezier met oefenen. Ik geef trouwens een workshop in Epe (als dat een beetje in je buurt is, misschien wel erg leuk) op 17 Augustus. ❤️🎶☀️

[@stepanburda9119]

Hello Didge Mama, thank you very much fom your knowledge. I have tried it and I dont feel any coming air after "go" inside. I am going to train it and let you know.... Stepan from Czech Republic (Europe)

[@DidgeMama]

Dobri Den Stephan, Yes try without the didgeridoo before trying on the didgeridoo. Good luck and have fun exploring!!! And my absolute pleasure 🤩! 🎶❤️☀️

[@stepanburda9119]

Dobrý den :-) You have spent time to find how to say good day in my language. It is polite :)

[@DidgeMama]

@@stepanburda9119 I come to Czechia for many times. I will come again this year in august. I will teach 5 days at didge camp!!! Maybe we will meet there! ❤️🎶☀️

[@stepanburda9119]

Oh, really? :-) Cool! Is there any more information about the camp?@@DidgeMama

[@DidgeMama]

@@stepanburda9119 I’ll make a Facebook event soon and will post it. But reserve the week of 26-31 August! ❤️☀️🎶

[@fernmatic]

thanks for the info Mama ! questions : what didge stand do you use, and is that a custom didge rack on the wall or can one buy that ? THANKS !

[@DidgeMama]

Thanks for question. It is actually a prototype, that never went into production, but you can use a djembe stand as a Didgeridoo stand. If you search online for Didgeridoo stand, you will find it. Good luck and love and light.

[@privatoprivato1177]

Quando mi piaci 👑✌💯🌈

[@DidgeMama]

😁😉

[@stephankrueck6809]

Hey Didge Mama, great beginner‘s tutorials! Like them a lot, especially your colour lookup 😎 Since I‘m a more advanced player I wonder whether you could do a video about isolation? I watched a video from you where you give an idea about that here on youtube. I‘m keen to know what exercises there are / you can recommend to start with this kind of playing? Keep on didgin‘ and stay safe! All the best Stephan

[@DidgeMama]

Stephan Krueck hi Stephan, I’m slowly building up to all that stuff. I thought it nice to have a step by step tutorial. I think even for advanced players to make sure the base is really strong, otherwise it makes no sense for me to explain very advanced techniques. So please bear with me, even look at these beginners vids and make sure it is solid and soon you will wobble all over the place 😁😘! 👍????

[@avaruna9759]

you are great Lies

[@DidgeMama]

Ava Runa love you back sister!

[@dwightrabbit3393]

Thank you Mama 🐰🔥♥️🙏

[@DidgeMama]

Dwight Rabbit you very welcome 🙏❤️

[@Artofmike]

this is great thank you :)

[@DidgeMama]

mike bailey I’m glad you like it! 😀❤️

[@pikeygeorge]

@@DidgeMama you have a nice method :) great way of explaining too! hoping this will help bridge a gap for me very much appreciated!

[@DidgeMama]

mike wilcox I’m so glad Mike! And thnxxx