Breath Connectivity

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Warm Up/Stretch

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Body

The body category describes structural and physical characteristics of the human body while moving. 

This category is responsible for describing which body parts are moving, which parts are connected, which parts are influenced by others, and general statements about body organization. 

 

Breath

  Deliberately bringing your awareness to your breath as support for your movement is a precursor to whole-body coordination and virtuosity in movement. This is true for movers of all levels as breath allows the entire body to be supported from within in complex coordination.

 Source:

https://us.humankinetics.com/blogs/excerpt/total-body-connectivity-breath-patterning




Breath Connectivity

Athletes breathing versus diaphragmatic breathing.




Walk around the room (Use directions, levels and focus)

Now connect with your breath ass you walk.

Now move on the inhale and pause on the exhale.

Then, move on the exhale and pause on the exhale.

Combine the inhales and exhales as you move.

Question 1

Write a reflection on your experience with breath and movement.

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III

Focus

IV

Streams of Movement

V

Combining Movement Focus and Breath

VI

Journaling: Takeaways


RECORD IT AND POST IT ON DISCUSSION BOARD

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