How to do belly (diaphragmatic) breathing

Dan Murphy from the Clubs at Charles River Park discusses strategies for minimizing asthma symptoms when exercising.

[@kellyf.653]

This is life changing for anxiety alone

[@xmacho123]

Amazing 100% agree.

[@walkman8461]

I wanted this to increase workout compacisty. Then the stress relief just smacked me in the face.

[@gareto_]

And this is a good tip if you had too many edibles

[@nahmalia1857]

@@gareto_ lmao my anxiety is at its highest when i'm high so i agree.

[@issa286]

I definitely agree

[@ER-yeah]

Sharing with 17 year old grandson. Best video on breathing. Simple, to the point.

[@evildaughter4]

Ur a great human being

[@Theorangecrushgamer]

I hope you are well.

[@shafaet1194]

God bless you for saving your grandson and possibly his future medical bills.

[@elmaroufiayoub1409]

W grandpa

[@paulm2336]

I have had this taught to me for martial arts... but NO ONE has ever explained this as clear as u have sir... thank u 😔🙏

[@stevenlomon]

I'm 24 and I've been breathing incorrectly to cope with my anxiety all this time

[@kayla2171]

Same I sigh and breathe in with my upper chest to try and relieve the pressure feeling lol

[@RawDogTV]

Same bro

[@ItsRawrTopia]

same

[@mrsmitty89]

I feel my anxiety in my chest so why not breathe into my chest? lol I've been doing it wrong as well. We'll see if this helps in due time.

[@TabbeyAnn]

I was taught this by my chorus teacher in 8th grade and It would help us hold our notes better and it stood with me as an adult & is now the only way I know how to breathe & I’ve had so many people even doctors tell me that I am breathing incorrectly and I should fix it, but I physically cannot breathe through my chest lol it’s extremely!! hard for me so this helps me feel human again ❤️❤️

[@natalie3678]

Thank you so much for this! I've had anxiety most of my life so chest breathing is definitely not new for me, but it's never lasted this long before. This past week, I feel like I couldn't regulate my breathing at all. It's gotten to the point where I almost do it subconsciously and then only start to notice when I realise how much my chest is aching. So yeah, I found this such a helpful video because it's actually given me hope that I can get my breathing under control again

[@krishnasara392]

Same here

[@monishgowda5555]

Did your diaphragm pain at the first time?

[@power2daaplayer304]

@@monishgowda5555 mine does, did yours?

[@tmas420]

I was finna die but he saved me

[@neoir8514]

??? You good?

[@may_is_just_may8148]

W-

[@user-bh1mi3qc4p]

I can now use hamon

[@nkvd7916]

@@user-bh1mi3qc4p Yeah, me too. Gonna help me defeat the imperialist FBI

[@buddymmx3936]

The only problem with this is that it is very hard to yawn like this you get like 90% of the way so it's more of a tease than the 70% of the way you usually get before your yawn dreams are destroyed

[@ILoveSoonkyu]

Having difficulty to breathe lately Thank you for the tips!!!

[@lanzchristianbuyao6948]

Is it normal to not get that satisfying deep breathe at first?

[@faizan6353]

Yeah if u have just switched from chest breathing to belly then it is normal , u will adapt it soon .. i guess till now u may have already adapted 😅

[@SweetTea742]

Any updates?

[@lanzchristianbuyao6948]

@@SweetTea742 I can now belly breathe!

[@midnightchaseproject]

@@lanzchristianbuyao6948 Bless your heart. This is the sort of reassurement I needed.

[@VV-ly4gw]

@@lanzchristianbuyao6948 can you give tips on the subtle movements needed for belly breathing?

[@madster01]

I start to feel out of breath when I breathe in with stomach

[@nikotejada9040]

It might be because your diaphragm is weak at the moment since you have never taken breaths this way. As Dan says, the more you practice the more efficient your breathing becomes and subsequently the less you will feel out of breath.

[@madster01]

@@nikotejada9040 You're probably right!

[@est9949]

@@nikotejada9040 I hope you're right. I have the same problem.

[@no_cubed]

I’ve almost always breathed with my stomach 😅

[@Trixiesongzxoxo]

Maryanne Star are you a boy or girl ???

[@cattaton7267]

I just tried finding on the internet how to get my voice deeper. I found this vid. Fun fact: I didn't even know you could breathe any other way than what is shown in this video, lol

[@xitachix3590]

so how did it go? did it help?

[@معراج-ل4ب]

@@xitachix3590 😂😂😂😂

[@dudleydooright]

That wasn't a fun fact. That was a dumb fact.

[@cattaton7267]

@@dudleydooright r/woosh

[@scratc930]

@@xitachix3590 i already have a deep voice so i can't tell

[@ten8986]

thank you so much :(( i have tiny sprouts of anxiety randomly in the day and i had one just now and it helped me a ton :) thank you so much

[@outoftheshadows1739]

Thank you for this, practicing now! It will help with the arrythmia from bloating. People suggest belly breathing to help.

[@raulcalimann7738]

Hear my story and learn from my mistakes : I had a pretty bad posture for some years and starting this year in march i started having a headache that just woudnt go , ive done ct rmn all that shit and it was all ok no tumors no nothing . I had it for 5 months untill ive done some massage and realized how effective is it . Then i realized the problem all along was my neck muscles and ive dont some HOME exercices for that and the pain is gone . I had to go live somewhere else and i had my pc with me but there wasnt any desk so i had to be all the time in an very bad posture to acces it and after 2 months of that i have now difficult breathing because of that , i fell that i dont get enought air so i want to deep breath but i cant . FIX YOUR BODY POSTURE THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU THINK i had countless anxiety problems because of these hope i help somenone with my story

[@ibrahimlawal9120]

I have the same problem and the breathing is worst when standing.. I get dizzy and anxious due to this. I tried to correct posture and got only abt 20% improvement. Is there a specific body part to improve on? Is it the neck?

[@raulcalimann7738]

@@ibrahimlawal9120 yeah try breathing exercises , not an specific one any of them can help you like it helped me , in less than 1 week where i did 20 min dayli of breath work my breathing was back to normal . Hope it helps

[@ibrahimlawal9120]

@@raulcalimann7738 did you have the breathing problems in all positions (standing, laying, etc)?? I can breath well when laying but not when standing.. It feels like my diaphragm is tight when standing

[@raulcalimann7738]

@@ibrahimlawal9120 yeah same , my breathing woud be better when laying

[@Gorgeoustweaker]

@@ibrahimlawal9120 i’m experiencing this now. any update?

[@leonardohernandez6211]

I get super nervous when I'm presenting projects. This helps me with my anxiety

[@adrianrschmidt]

Thank you

[@BlackRoomProductions]

Here this whole time I thought breathing through my chest was the preferred method lol, I even practiced doing it. I'm probably an expert at chest breathing now and all that time was a waste!

[@jm-mm4zj]

HAMON NO BEATO

[@vokon708]

You just changed my life

[@voiceofben7338]

It's also good to note that this exercise is great for voice/stage actors

[@lydiakim5288]

I'm here bcs apparently I don't know to breath

[@deborahhall4848]

Awesome information for belly diaphragmatic breathing!

[@nilbx]

Much love to anyone with breathing problems.

[@Србомбоница86]

It's so hard omg ,but I am gonna keep practicing :)

[@monishgowda5555]

Its my first time. My diaphragm is hurting!

[@boometech6613]

@@monishgowda5555 any updates?

[@HandXfBlxxd]

Just here cause i wanna metal scream

[@gam6683]

Chris same here

[@ExecutorNral]

I think I can do it. No pain in my throat. No struggle either.

[@julisalamora]

wow same

[@edgarallanpoestheblackcat6613]

I tried this once and it just caused me one of the most worst pains I've felt in my life throughout the entire upper diaphram.

[@pyosomemore6383]

This is hard. I feel like im not getting a lot of air if i do this

[@leepcshereen2512]

Me too

[@NM-ej3xw]

You must exahale all the air out of your lungs. I felt like that at first too. If you breathe through chezt, you won't exhale all the air, so you must try to do it becuse then you can breathe in more "new" air.

[@justinschouten6474]

N M Yeah right, because when you exhale through your belly, your diaphragm lifts up again and presses more air out of your lungs.

[@justinschouten6474]

When you’re used to breathing through your chest, belly breathing is likely to give you a stuffy feeling at first, but actually, if you practice belly breathing more and you’re able to fully breathe with your belly at one point, you’ll feel that you get a lot more air than by chest breathing. Happy breathing!😉

[@katejacobs5491]

Breathing should be easy. Learn the basic technique, can be difficult as the way we breathe is locked into our habit. It took me 10 weeks to relax enough to breathe out properly. The benefits of nose breathing using the diaphragm are miraculous. (Add cold showers and you will have a completely new you). Lockdown gave me the time to improve my health

[@pogcameroon5460]

Water breathing, total concentration!

[@sandyma155]

thank you!!!! great demo . helps so much .

[@comradesandwich9437]

this is helped me a lot, thank you very much

[@x3xicex3x]

This is similar to demon slayer breathing if you want a representation

[@scratc930]

HELL YEAH

[@lasa18]

Breathing with my diaphragm helps with my anxiety problem

[@alecraigan9662]

Ok heard that doing this helps, clicked on this video, realised I'm already breathing this way

[@JTORI4]

I've been breathing like this my whole life

[@Elviciozo]

Thank you, have been playign Playne for a while now and they told me to do this exercise but I didn't now how it was supposed to be properly done.

[@calikokat100]

straightforward...thanks

[@kristinabelantes1589]

I've been breathing wrong for idk how long......... I breath from my chest and my stomach goes in instead of out. Gonna try and remember to practice this daily. I'm noticing right off the bat, I have shorter breaths when practicing.

[@1martuska]

Very helpful and thank you

[@sunsunsunh]

Great video! Thanks

[@TheASASSI]

Why I can take in more air when I breath with my chest? I feel lack of air when i breath with belly...

[@karenconnell4878]

Simple. Well explained.

[@JJ-zy3zv]

thank you! very insightful

[@ronsouther]

👍🏼👍🏼 Also get the BreatheEasy Lung Exerciser to quickly tone breathing muscles and open airways. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@eddiedavis3499]

Great video

[@grime7002]

My voice is naturally deep but sometimes I when I get stressed, I also anxiety my voice beomes 'rubbish' not as deep not as commanding, this should help me alot :)

[@christiangaspar2531]

Thank you so much

[@heathermarie3672]

I was trying to figure out why I didn’t get what you were saying. It’s because I already breathe correctly, apparently.

[@liamgeis4227]

Total concentration breathing

[@justinschouten6474]

I don’t have asthma, but at least I know how to breathe now.😌

[@nikhlesh1669]

Thankyou so much.

[@paudaw113]

Thankyou so much!

[@orama2309]

when I breathe through my diaphragm i feel pain and tightness. Is this normal in the beginning or should I be concerned?

[@xPostpunk]

ORAMA pretty normal

[@khushalmurtaza5609]

Close of your mouth; inhale and exhale form only through your nose; while your breathe make sure you cannot hear the sound of your breath and slowly reach your diaphragm; try not to strain or go above your breathing capacity.

[@arif2336]

khushal murtaza good explanation

[@rakhisaha9777]

I found it pretty difficult to breathe through diaphragm at the very beginning. Within 1-2 weeks, I got used to it

[@ominously2574]

rakhi saha I was used to the breathing in a minute or two, is this normal?

[@LadyHokagex]

It's easier for me to do it while laying down and sitting up for some odd reason. I need more practice with standing up.

[@Gorgeoustweaker]

have you seen any improvement?

[@Србомбоница86]

Sitting up ,I can't do it at all,I feel my stomach is pressed sitting ,I can do it only lying down

[@makaylasanai]

wonderful thank you :)

[@technicalsubhajit]

Don't exhale too much air.breath out normally. Co2 Also important for health.

[@practicalphilosophy9031]

Thank you!

[@chunchan7399]

Whenever I do this I just start yawning

[@violet8929]

me too

[@JussBRAVOofficial]

🤠 THANK YOU!!! i was breathing with my chest but not anymore... ✌ peace and love!!!

[@JussBRAVOofficial]

@@jacobking6546 yup - did it recently

[@kawzi4469]

@@JussBRAVOofficial How long did it take u to get to the point where you instinctively breath like this?

[@monishgowda5555]

Did you diaphragm pain at starting?

[@345kobi]

No, belly does not poke out. Ribs expand back and sides. Belly pulls in slightly.

[@felixc3719]

Mine sure does.. Maybe your doing it wrong? Every other video says your belly should poke out, although this won't be too obvious if your quite slim.

[@robertoparra9969]

Taking deep breaths makes my neck ache and my thoracic back pop when i breathe this way.

[@destinyembry774]

Anybody else here to figure out Total Concentration breathing from demon slayer....

[@morissonviana6256]

Omg that is amazing thank yooou

[@doomfanboy9413]

now combine this with something like the wimhoff technique and you'll feel amazing

[@yaboiranger5465]

Total concentration...

[@HD-wf3bp]

i want to learn this for singing :)

[@optimisticnilhist]

Thankyou!

[@pupu1593]

It’s so hard to breathe like this. I fell like my lungs aren’t fully filled in each breathe. Also, does not sitting straight affect breathing capacity? Like, does the lung bends from not sitting straight and cause breathing capacity to decrease? Also, does laying front-down for a long time affect breathing capacity? Like, does it push the ribs in and decrease space for lungs? Also, is it possible that it’s because the air in the room is not enough? I’m in a medium room with no passage of air, only air conditioner, and I keep it off almost all the time. And the outside of my room is another no passage of air. (Only very small gaps from doors and bathrooms.) Also is it possible that it’s because I alway wear mask when going outside? Like, never take it off when outside. Does that cause my breathing to change? Will it get better if I keep doing the correct way? I can’t breathe fully. It feels like I only get 1/4 of what I want each breathe. If you see this, please provide me some suggestions, that would be great, thank you!

[@LanceWillMakeIt]

I have the same thing, it seems I can only breath fully if I include my chest

[@tiggins1565]

i feel like im not getting enough air when i belly breathe

[@tmissyjeogiyomuljomjuseyo1992]

YESSSSS, EXACTLY. When I breathe with chest and shoulders rising, I can inhale for at least three more seconds. I literally can only get in one second of air by stomach breathing. The only time I've found stomach breathing possible is when lying down flat on my back.

[@5MinutePsychology]

It could also be because we concentrate very much on this activity and subliminally feel we are doing sth strange and new. It should pass after some time. If it doesn’t a good idea could be to practice other breathing techniques. I hope it helps. Be well!

[@giapata]

You are actually getting more and you can hold it longer. But it takes some getting used to

[@wed110197]

Sharing with my friend who died of asthma.

[@gamingbyweek9411]

Thanks nice video! but honestly when i saw the miniature i thought he was John Cena

[@mizzdannful]

Can you do this while doing physical exercise for efficient oxygen intake?

[@aryanpal8600]

Wrong way of breathing also develops when you sit 13-14 hours a day without proper back support(happened with me).

[@boometech6613]

what is proper back support, looking for a new chair but i feel like none of them will actually make me sit in good posture.

[@tekiero]

what if I feel like my lounges is not fully extending or something is blocking?

[@ibrahimlawal9120]

I get this too. I feel like my ribs or something is obstructing. Did you find a solution

[@Malitubee]

Perfect!!

[@BlueGuise9]

Thanks for this! It still seems strange to me. Filling up the upper chest feels much more natural to me. But I'll keep trying.

[@boometech6613]

updates? have you learned to breathe through your diaphram yet?

[@BlueGuise9]

I can't say I have, lol! @@boometech6613

[@chameleon25]

I struggle this way too.. I wanna learn to sing better so I gotta keep trying 💪🏼

[@broidkanymore-zc4lt]

but i dont wanna look fat when i breathe with my belly

[@murling999]

I feel like I’m not getting as much air as I should, I’ve been breathing with my chest like my whole life so is this normal? Like when I breathe in with my stomach, it feels like I can breathe in more than I could

[@giapata]

Yes it's normal It takes some time to get used to it. I felt I was suffocating at first.

[@demoneu1933]

apparently you get a deeper voice aswell I'm 13, 14 in 2 and a half weeks bout to see if this fact or cao

[@sungjinwoo8357]

Is it weird if i'm doing this since when i know how to breath? I'm just doing chest inhale when i'm sighing

[@llamapeppers]

bruh bleach is coming back

[@sungjinwoo8357]

@@llamapeppers Yeah its just in 2021 not this year

[@jacobhuggins]

I feel like my (weak) abs are stretching so much and will tear when breathing like this. Should my abs be contracting? Or do they stretch and tighten as my gut sticks out giving a firm stomach? Or am I too anxious to even do this right? My anxiety is 📈📈📈. 🥴

[@Gorgeoustweaker]

i’m having the same issues. have you had any improvement?

[@mariusleroy8895]

I’m trying this, for weeks i’ve Been tensing and sucking in My abs and now i feel like theres stress trapped in the belly so i’ll try any excersise. Feel free to help If youve been trough something relatable

[@jon...5324]

You're not supposed to tense your abs like you're showing off your 6 pack, you're pushing air upwards through your lungs with the diaphragm. Look up an image of where the diaphragm is in the body so you can see how it moves, and work on pulling in and pushing out the belly as naturally and low effort as possible, staying relaxed.

[@Galdring]

So, I've been practicing abdominal breathing for years, and my stomach is pretty big... You can see my abs, and I don't have much fat anywhere else on my body, but my stomach still balloons a little. Does diaphragmatic breathing lead to a larger belly, or do I just have unusual fat distribution (internal stomach fat)? I practically can't pinch any fat on the sides of my stomach (no "love-handles"). If it's the breathing, I don't mind; it's definitely worth it. If I somehow have harmful, internal stomach fat, though, I'd like to know so I can address it. It's odd, can I really have a subtle six-pack yet somewhat large belly? And no fat to mention, elsewhere?

[@hannah-dj3tu]

Have you looked into anterior pelvic tilt?

[@Galdring]

@@hannah-dj3tu Thanks for the tip. Yeah, like most, I had anterior tilt, but I fixed it some years ago. Still ballooning. It seems to just be a symptom of 15 years of abdominal breathing. I suppose I should be happy that my stomach has learned to relax.

[@giftnwolisa2521]

@@Galdringhey man could we talk ?

[@power2daaplayer304]

@@Galdring isnt abdominal breathing the same thing as diaphragmatic breathin?

[@randompointlessness2766]

Should I try doing this belly breathing all the time or only for session once in awhile ?

[@joshualalloo1342]

It kinda hurts since I’ve been breathing the wrong way for a long time

[@teamgrizzlyadams7643]

I have semi nasal congestion, so one nostril is always clogged and the other is semi clogged, like Its not fully open

[@bartubmaiden]

i have the same actually. but trying to do this as i was fully chest breathing, i think it still makes a difference. because open-mouth breathing also brings me tonsil infections etc. also my semi-congestion decreased significantly since i quit smoking 4 months ago. mine is due to a genetic dislocation of the nose bone, maybe yours is too if you wanna get it checked. stay healthy, peace.

[@pauldano255]

I HAVE ASTHMA AND AMXIETY AND BRUH IVE BEEN BREATHING WRONG NO WONDER I WASNT RELAXED WHEN IM TRYNA MEDITATE LMAO

[@Deetrim]

My chest breathing has caused my TOS. This is so harf

[@sabirrathee6815]

Thank you so much for the video but can you please tell me when you breath in belly go out or in? breath out belly out or in? I'm confused.

[@dannyspitzer1267]

Breathe in, belly goes out

[@suriplayzfan8809]

I do that everyday

[@bruhiimbored6061]

*Hey this isn't how tanjiro kept his breath super long right?*

[@MixieChan94]

For some reason it hurts when I breath like that

[@monishgowda5555]

Hows it now?

[@aayamvantas8470]

huh, guess i've always been breathing through my diaphram, i've never had my chest raise unless through a sigh

[@halaagha4687]

Hi! I find myself sighing all the time. How may I get red of or reduce that? Like I sigh a lot every minute or even less than a minute

[@soesan2963]

Breath out with mouth or nose?

[@murling999]

Almost everytime I breathe with my belly, I hear gurgling sound in my stomach, is this normal?

[@leijolie]

Murling same im not sure either

[@5MinutePsychology]

When breathing in this way, our diaphragm expands the chest in the direction of our abdominal cavity squishing a bit our intestines. I have the same when I do it and in my case at least there is absolutely nothing to worry about. Some people get flatulent doing this exercise for similar reasons. Also nothing dangerous...depending on what you ate and people you are with ;-)

[@burntlettuce383]

i did this my hole life and i didint even know i was breathing different

[@bambiejacksonreese3015]

I do it with my eyes closed and I feel so high... does this release dmt since it simulates sleep breathing? I feel super oxygenated

[@DavidMartins2]

Same here! It's good, right? :D

[@Србомбоница86]

Yes,i feel dizzy

[@totz_ih]

i got asthma and anxiety lmao

[@sumsolution5113]

Does this work belly down or is that a no no

[@menice6736]

Do you know what EILO is?