COOL!!!
Breathing: One of nature's finest loops
;-)
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Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 12:25
PM
Subject: Re: Breathing
I just try to breathe through my eyelids like the lizards of
the galapagos islands.
The importance of breathing is in so many ways,
underestimated.
It is almost too easy to create various
unwanted mental states by over or under breathing-especially during
performances. This will be apparent to the audience. Being
cognizant of it and breathing in a more relaxed fashion can only help
matters even when doing things that are strenuous.
I had my first slap in the face with breathing
(actually they probably slapped by rear to help it along ;-) ) when
luging. When going down new tracks for the first time I was so intent
on making turns, etc (so as not to smash into a wall) that I barely breathed
on the way down...not good. When I finally relaxed and was more normal
in breathing patterns my performance went up and fatigue went
down.
Same on stage, getting into the moment as a
singer and guitar player sometimes would screw up breathing patterns and the
voice would crack, lose emotion, etc. because of it.
Not to mention that breath is one of those
things that gives power and emotion to music and often when we hear
breathing as part of the singing it can be a vehicle for emotion. It
can also sometimes be annoying ;-)
~Peace~
Plish
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 6:00
AM
Subject: Breathing
Of course breathing is as an important thing to work as
one's instrument. I am practicing martial arts for about 35 years and
in that case, uneffective breathing is immediately felt as lack of
endurance, injuries and so on.
And I must admit, for all my
experience in that area, that when I play guitar, it arrives that so taken
by what I'm doing, I forget to breath and "awakes" because lacking air. Or
it arrives also that I will swallow my saliva to wrong way and end in
chokes.
This a rather more important thing to work on than many may
thinks because of this "new age" talk...
Regards
Olivier
Malhomme
Le 8 nov. 08, à 12:39, Loopers-Delight-d-request@loopers-delight.com
a écrit :
From: "Byron Howell" <howell.byron@gmail.com> Subject:
Re: OT: Music books that transcend technique...(was Re: semi-OT: i
recommend Victor Wooten's book)
I teach & practice T'ai
Chi, which uses breathing as one of the elements to bring about
relaxation. Since I have found so much benefit for myself, I am
wanting to share this with others. I have played with the idea of
doing local workshops.
A workshop like that is most needed.
If I were anywhere near, i would support. I primarily came to
looping through an injury which prevented me fro pursuing drum-set
practice and gigging. <snip>
The main aspect of my
drumming that really sped up the injury was my complete lack of
awareness for my breath. Now that i have focused on my breathing
patterns i notice how really hard it is to keep a steady pace while
playing. My playing goes all wonky. Its like practicing new breed
excercises. The breath becomes the fifth limb. lately i have begun
starting my practice sessions by syncing my playing to my breathing
and vice versa.
now that i am in the process of resetting my
spine, i find that failing to breath properly always ends up in
some type of tension somewhere in the body. Once you become hyper
aware, its kinda a curse tho...one ends up spending hours
eliminating tension in the body in order to play a note that not
many notes get played hehe...but for ultimate freedom of any injury
its a nessesary process. musicians playing freely now, should
incorporate this aspect to make sure your still doing so in 10 to
20 years. At age 26, I discovered very early the perrels of
improper
breathing. <snip>
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