Thank you Max for making this video, the visual example is perfect.
@MaxStromOfficial2 күн бұрын
I am happy that it was useful. Kind regards ~ Max www.maxstrom.com
@xpost922 жыл бұрын
I’ve been holding my breath for years and I now have chronic upper body pain. I started out belly breathing but I realised that my ribs were frozen and the whole system was broken. Seems to affect everything from my serratus anterior to back muscles and particularly the scalenes. With this technique I can feel the whole rib cage softening and things starting to loosen up. I was very sore the next day because these muscles have been dysfunctional for so long. Lifesaver 🙏🏼
@MaxStromOfficial2 жыл бұрын
Happy to help Jascha. Kind regards ~ Max www.maxstrom.com
@GayleCreates4 ай бұрын
Can you give us an update on how you’re doing now? I too have been breathing from my chest, I have very sore ribs due to it and want to get better!
@Quasar_FN6910 ай бұрын
Ty for the video. Breathing through the chest feels alot better during meditation and now i know why 👍🏻
@aqin7134 жыл бұрын
Wow that second breath is amazing!
@MoralesCorner3 жыл бұрын
We need to be thankful he released the air into the balloon, otherwise he would have provoked a hurricane that would have devastated the east coast
@addy3304 жыл бұрын
Wow. I never heard of breathing this way before! I thought breathing so our stomach expands was the right way. I followed his example and the nausea I’ve felt the past day and a half has decreased to the point where I feel much better!!! Thank you. ❤️🙏🦋
@MaxStromOfficial4 жыл бұрын
You are most welcome!
@addy3304 жыл бұрын
@@MaxStromOfficial
@danielwhitney59814 жыл бұрын
Your book "A Life Worth Breathing" is the best book I have ever read. Thank you!!! I practice qi gong/ tai chi every day and incorporate all I have learned about breathing. Breathing is key in my meditation and sensory deprivation flotation sessions. Again, thank you very much.
@MaxStromOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Daniel, thank you so much for the incredible complement regarding my first book. I'm happy to hear that you are doing breath work in meditation and the flotation work. Excellent. I'm working on a new book now on the connection of the emotions with breathing and grief and how breath work can be an integral part of psychological healing in connection with others. It's not finished yet but I hope you keep an eye out for in the future. Kind regards, Max
@MaxStromOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so very much Daniel. I'm so glad that my book resonated in your life. Kind regards, Max
@grantmail41122 жыл бұрын
Are you breathing out or in? 1:47 and then showing us what air is still remaining? or breathing in and showing us how much air you breathed in? When I breathe in my chest expands and moves, but yours stayed the same.
@MaxStromOfficial2 жыл бұрын
Hello Grant, I hope this finds you well. I shouldn't have one a black shirt against a dark blue background for this. This was a technical mistake. I'm getting more used to videos these days. The answer to your question is between 147 and two minutes I was inhaling very slowly. Then I blew up the balloon to show you how much air my lungs contained. My ribs did move considerably but you can't really see it on this video.
@grantmail41122 жыл бұрын
@@MaxStromOfficial Thank you, my main reason for watching and learning about breathing control.. is that I have noticed my lower abs always look bloated and extended more than they used to (I workout every day and the rest of my body is in shape and work my abs every day with sit ups and leg raises but when I relax my abs then look like I am carrying weight and bloat out). I put my hand on my belly as I was breathing normally and noticed I breath in and fill my belly will air (well its my lower lungs but my belly appears to fill with air as it extends as I breath in with each breath) But now I am trying to keep my abs in and only breath and feel my upper lungs and chest fill with air.. as I am hoping this will allow my lower abs to learn to tighten and be flatter again. I think just being aware I was being lazy with my lower belly breathing, will allow me to notice when I am allowing my lower belly to expand as I breathe in... instead of my upper lungs. Thank you for your helpful video.
@jamesoconnell304 жыл бұрын
Max, at 3:15 are you referring to belly breathing or chest breathing? It sounds like you're giving benefits to chest breathing for core activation? Many thanks
@MaxStromOfficial4 жыл бұрын
chest breathing for core activation. Best wishes, Max
@hakimdiwan51013 жыл бұрын
I don't get what's the second breathing method is it chest breathing or something different?
@christivann245Ай бұрын
The problem with breathing with your chest (No science behind BUT in depth analysis of how my body reacted to both) is that you develop rib flares over the time. I’ve been chest breathing my entire life and I’m only 20 and I’ve developed costochondritis (sternum pain) because of my breathing and bad posture. I was inhaling more air than I was exhaling.
@MaxStromOfficialАй бұрын
Hello, what is he to remember here in my talk is that I don't recommend people to full chest breathing throughout the 24 hour day. It is for aerobic activities and for emotional release breathing exercises. In the context of my work we use this to release stress and anxiety for several minutes at a time. Not hours at a time. So used in this way would not change the shape of someone's chest. Kind regards and thank you for your comment - Max
@derpferdeflusterer34603 жыл бұрын
I can literally hear that you are breathing the way we are designed to. May I ask you how such an important topic can be still controversial?
@elliepascoe59544 жыл бұрын
Until I bought your book about breathing I never realised I was holding my breath. Thank you so much!
@MaxStromOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Ellie. I appreciate your comment and reaching out.
@erick7brian3 жыл бұрын
Holding your breathe unconsciously?
@holographicbreathing5 ай бұрын
breathing with the sides of the lower ribs is diaphragmatic breathing. The diaphragm is dropping and the organs are pressing the ribs out to the side.
@krish81903 жыл бұрын
So sir according to you which is best breathing for speaking belly or chest breathing
@wendyslittleprogram39844 жыл бұрын
Thanks Max. I'd love to attend one of your Inner Axis classes one day. Please come to the North of England! My question - Have you always had that deep, resonant voice, or is it something you cultivated through all your practices?
@MaxStromOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Papa. I often teach in London but have yet to be invited to speak in the north of England. If I am invited I would probably go. I have always had a resonant voice but it became more so through my breath work and also my sound work. Beginning of sound work in this context is to sing vowels for about 20 minutes a day. Kind regards, Max
@worzal20082 жыл бұрын
I actually would like to see a video where you teach breathing and show how you can increase you’re vocal tone. You’ve got the best voice on the planet.
@Mina-op5rc4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot. It was very helpful.
@TheRealTycoNash Жыл бұрын
Are deep breathing exercises good before bed? If so do you have a good exercise I can try? Suffering badly these days (have been for many years), in every aspect of my life, so I'm trying to rebuild myself from the ground up, which is a task I never imagined being so hard. Thanks.
@MaxStromOfficial Жыл бұрын
Good evening, I do recommend the 4.7.8 exercise to do in bed when you are ready to sleep. I suggest that you listen to my TEDx talk here and at the end of it I instruct on how to do this. Warm regards ~ Max kzbin.info/www/bejne/an3FZn9ji6qgaZY
@MoralesCorner3 жыл бұрын
This was such a great advice
@narco77653 жыл бұрын
im so confused can someone help me out? i thought chest breathing was a bad practice and belly breathing was better. if you google it , google will literally tell you to belly breathe and i cant find any article saying otherwise but then i come across this video and now im confused af. so should i belly breathe or chest breathe?????
@vwerlg99543 жыл бұрын
both... belly for relaxing, chest for something that requires energy, exercising etc
@narco77653 жыл бұрын
@@vwerlg9954 i already figured that out but thank you nonetheless
@slyliezeroseven3696 Жыл бұрын
At the end of the day it really doesn't matter end result is all the same
@MrTalkFit Жыл бұрын
I belly breathe when i lie down and idle but when i stand up or walk its hard for me to belly breathe so i just chest breathe
@TheMontydog334 жыл бұрын
very very much looking forward to your new book sir thankyou
@MaxStromOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much indeed, Russell! ~ Max
@andreasanchez28152 жыл бұрын
Is the second one chest breathing ???!!! Like left/ right nostril breathing in yoga ?
@bettyholmes76414 жыл бұрын
Any chance you can post a half hour breath Breath class for those of u who are injured or cannot stand ?
@MaxStromOfficial4 жыл бұрын
Hello Betty, I suggest trying this video that I have on KZbin called Inner Axis 30. nearly all of the movements can be done from a chair. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ2lZ6V-bceWjM0 I hope this is helpful. sincere regards, Max
@venzinanairyani63863 жыл бұрын
Should you breathe through the mouth, with tongue against roof of mouth, instead of through the nose?? And how do you exhale... through mouth or nose?
@adamburling95513 жыл бұрын
Nose
@MaxStromOfficial7 ай бұрын
Hello, I just saw your reply from two years ago. My apologies. To answer your question I have another entire video on this. These feel free to take a look at it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYLZnKFqrKlgi5o
@snrnsjd3 жыл бұрын
Mixed breathing = win win
@mariag53064 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@НикитаПанюшкин-и1ъ3 жыл бұрын
Hello. Could you advice some exercises for rib breathing? I feel like i cant expend my ribs😟
@MaxStromOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Hello, I recommend this video to help you go to the next step. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ2lZ6V-bceWjM0 warm regards ~ Max
@anuradha-fx8tt3 жыл бұрын
hello sir while deep breath i got hurt in backside.all tests results fine.can you tell me which excersise i have to do.thankyou
@sabirrathee68152 жыл бұрын
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.
@MaxStromOfficial2 жыл бұрын
Good morning, when doing belly breathing, inhale - belly goes out from body - like filing a balloon, exhale belly draws in to body. Warm regards ~ Max
@Work4Love30003 жыл бұрын
So many yoga teachers and taichi teachers have said belly breathing is the right way because that's how babies breathe. But it never felt like anything and I don't want a Buddha belly if I can help it. So I saw your Ted Talk and it really made a difference just with 3 or 4 minutes of rib breathing (?). I felt more energetic and was tingling. So I'm looking forward to reading your book. It never made sense to breath into a part of my body where there were no lungs - except as a mental exercise.
@MaxStromOfficial3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your insight and logic. I often tell groups to notice that babies also pee and poop themselves, does this mean we should also do that? In all seriousness, it's a good point because a baby is undeveloped and has no need for really deep breathing other than for crying, expressing his emotions. But once a child becomes a toddler and begins to run around for one or two hours, you'll notice the child begins to get out of breath and the chest will start to move like an accordion. They will try to talk to you and have difficulty because their breathing so hard. Even as you read this, you are probably doing what we call belly breathing like the baby, because we need so little air to simply sit and listen or read. But once we do something aerobic, just needs to move. And when we become very fatigued, the mouth needs to open for a faster exchange of air in and out of the lungs. Once we are relaxing on our chair or lying down, belly breathing is once again suitable. Belly breathing is also good for alleviating fear and anger. But to alleviate grief and anxiety, I recommend breathing as I show in the video. thanks for watching and for your comment. I hope this is helpful. Warm regards, Max
@fynnh.8460 Жыл бұрын
The spine of babies and children as well as their rib cage form and their positionality in relation to gravity is different in relation to adults. Functional transferences from the one to the other are, at least to me, doomed to fail. The idea of breathing like a baby because it is "the most natural" exists not just in Yoga but speech and voice therapy, too.
@AldenlinaEzio2 жыл бұрын
I practice karate and they say I need to use my belly to relax my shoulder. How can I incorporate this to karate?
@MaxStromOfficial7 ай бұрын
Well, if you are in a combat situation, and you relax your belly, if you are struck there you will be incapacitated. If you breathe into your side lower ribs as I teach, it will stretch the diaphragm fully. You will note that this will help you relax your shoulders. Perhaps your instructor is trying to teach you not to breathe in the upper lungs and lift the shoulder blades, which I 100% agree with. I hope this is helpful - Max
@Ĥùn̈þèŕАй бұрын
So breathing with belly or chest better?
@MaxStromOfficialАй бұрын
For passive activity - belly breathing. For aerobic activity or emotional release - chest breathing. But horizontal - not vertical as I explain. Warm regards ~ Max
@rammeharncert36473 жыл бұрын
Which is best among belly breathing or chest breathing
@MaxStromOfficial3 жыл бұрын
I am sorry, I am not clear on your question - what do you mean by among??? ~ Max Strom
@rammeharncert36473 жыл бұрын
@@MaxStromOfficial i am from india and i ask you , which is best breathing between belly breathing vs chest breathing
@MaxStromOfficial3 жыл бұрын
Hello, the answer is not so simple. It depends on what you want to do, what you wish to accomplish and affect. For example, I recommend using belly breathing for most meditation practices, for doing passive activities such as sitting in front of a computer, driving a car, eating dinner, etc. It is also useful to become, when angry or fearful. The type of chest breathing that I demonstrate completely fills the lungs 100% allowing superior oxygenation of the body and brain with obvious physical benefits. But also in terms of the work that we do, it helps to release suppressed emotions that we have held for long periods of time, even decades. Doing this can the be the beginning of alleviating anxiety and panic attacks. This is a short version answer, but I hope it is helpful. Kind regards, Max PS: for more information go to my website: maxstrom.com
@InternetMediaShorts Жыл бұрын
So if normal breathing is using chest and deep breath is Belly your using am i correct? Is chest breathing okay or not? I wish you can notice me
@MaxStromOfficial Жыл бұрын
Hello, I am afraid you have it backwards. Belly breathing: normal activities that are passive or mainly passive. Some forms of meditation. To calm down from anger or fear. To fall asleep. Chest breathing as shown: Aerobic activities. The release of suppressed grief, anxiety, and depression. Thank you for asking. Kind regards ~ Max
@InternetMediaShorts Жыл бұрын
@@MaxStromOfficial can ask one more question again so Chest breathing is normal breathing but It's not technique breathing right and belly breathing is technique to change your breathing style am I correct?
@InternetMediaShorts Жыл бұрын
@@MaxStromOfficial so when you sleep your doing chest breathing right? Am just curious about the breathing
@MaxStromOfficial Жыл бұрын
Chest breathing as I show it in this video is a technique done consciously Belly breathing is generally subconscious, or are awake but you are not thinking about technique, the subconscios knows what to do. I have an onne course you may be interested in in my online store. www.maxstrom.com Kind regards ~ Max
@InternetMediaShorts Жыл бұрын
@@MaxStromOfficial so it normal to breathe in chest breathing every day because that how I breathing using my chest
@liannebenn20973 жыл бұрын
The air doesn't go onto the belly 😳
@benacewoofstorm4 жыл бұрын
How can i get out of the habit of belly breathing?
@MaxStromOfficial3 жыл бұрын
I believe that it is fine to do belly breathing while doing passive activities such as sitting in the chair or driving a car. And certainly while lying down to go to sleep. Only use the type of chest breathing that I demonstrated when practicing yoga, aerobic sports, and especially for relieving and alleviating anxiety. thank you and I hope you are well, Max
@pratikkafle49833 жыл бұрын
POV: You all searched for how to breathe!
@liyanareano45712 жыл бұрын
Lol
@Jakeboy_33343 жыл бұрын
I do both
@zkojani3 жыл бұрын
bring your mic closer
@jordanmerritt18814 ай бұрын
Good video, but very misleading thumbnail with that balloon comparison.
@dou94134 жыл бұрын
thanx sir i am from india
@MaxStromOfficial3 жыл бұрын
You are most welcome. ~ Max
@sz70114 жыл бұрын
Is belly breathing = diaphragm breathing?
@chimsloyalty38804 жыл бұрын
Yes as far as I know
@henryxiao70834 жыл бұрын
Yeah isn’t that good? Many videos I see disagree with this man
@MaxStromOfficial4 жыл бұрын
The term diaphragmatic breathing is often misused. All breathing requires the use of the diaphragm. The implication of belly breathing, so-called, is that it increases the diaphragm's movement. If you look at the way most people breathe while sitting slouched in a chair, it is absolutely true that sitting with a straight spine and moving the belly will enhance the diaphragm's range of motion. But it is also true that sitting upright and breathing the way I teach in this video causes the diaphragm to expand even further as shown in the balloon demonstration. I hope this is helpful. - Max
@rubykfalak94674 жыл бұрын
You look like Anthony Cooper
@kevjo4763 жыл бұрын
He breathed with his tongongue touching the roof of his mouth.