I get frustrated when people who are guiding body based experiences do not use anatomical terms that are accurate because we can limit our body's capacity to move with ease by holding inaccurate mental imagery (and likewise, expand it's capacity with more accurate visualization!)

When we inhale, it is NOT our stomach that expands. It is our torso.

The stomach is an organ that lives in the left side of the torso under the ribs.

When we inhale, it is the entire torso that has the capacity to expand and we can experience a sense of filling three-dimensionally, if we allow it.

Likewise, it is not the stomach that shrinks when we exhale. The stomach changes size by how much or how little we ingest.

When we exhale, it is the entire torso - from the very top of our ribs into our shoulders, through our whole rib basket and down into our pelvic floor - that has the capacity to contract and we can experience a sense of emptying three-dimensionally, if we allow it.

By visualizing your capacity to more fully breath three-dimensionally, throughout your entire torso, you create a mind map that can support you in practicing allowing your body to breath more fully...which in turn is foundational to more health and ease and integrated movement.

If you are not sure what I mean by three-dimensional breathing, give me a ring at 573-575-MOVE and we can set up a session to support you in your embodiment journey.