I recently wrote something for School Breathe, I’ve pasted the link to the article below as there should also be a breathing exercise alongside this (https://schoolbreathe.com/blog-december-2021/). This struck a chord with me at the end of last week and again at the beginning of this. I was watching one of the children I tutor struggling … Continue reading Helping children self regulate through breath.
I was out with a group of really old, close friends on Friday night and when the conversation turned to running we got chatting about breathing. I begun to ask them how they breathed when they ran, neither of them where sure and I suggested that they begin to try nasal breathing running. To which, … Continue reading So why should we breathe through our nose when we run?
I’ve just begun to re-read the excellent Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders by Leon Chaitow, Dinah Bradley and Christopher Gilbert. The way the book is structured is fantastic, with the book moving from an overview of how breathing works, how it can go wrong though to how to treat. 2 things struck me as I … Continue reading What breathing better helps avoid.
I had a first this weekend – winning a Parkrun, down in Margate. Margate Park run is such a friendly event, from the volunteers (props to the lady in the mobility scooter at that key 3k left turn) to all of the runners. I had a really enjoyable tussle with Jay (2nd) and Stuart (3rd … Continue reading Better breathing = Better running
The London marathon is 4 weeks away. I have just been pondering on what this means, stopped to take a moment to appreciate what I am going to do (in terms of training, rest, food, etc.) and wondered how often I let these milestones go by without embracing them or considering what will happen. Too … Continue reading 4 weeks to go
In the same vein as the daily breathing tools, I thought I’d list some of the breathing methods I find useful when running. I’ve thought of some names to hopefully help remind what each one is for, alongside a brief description of how to use each one. Roll – For those easy runs, where you … Continue reading Running breathing tools
I was lucky enough to be invited by Shaun onto his podcast this week. He has changed the format into running whilst interviewing his guests. We had a chat and did some breath work for running. Listen here: https://www.letsgetrunning.co.uk/podcast/breath-work Continue reading Let’s Get Running Podcast
It still amazes me that there is such a gap in information / knowledge / coaching around specific breathing protocols to support you when you run. I remember reading Alex Hutchinson writing about how to mitigate freezing air when running in winter. His advice being to cover your mouth with a buff to help reduce … Continue reading Breathing & running- how one really helps the other.
I spent really lovely few hours running with Adharanand Finn, Joe Kelly and 11 other runners around Hampstead Heath yesterday. Adharanand was a wonderful host – allowing Joe (an Anatomy in Motion trained running coach) to deliver some really helpful tips for movement and breathing whilst running. The group were friendly and we enjoyed running … Continue reading Running with Adharanand Finn
Two things changed this. Firstly I used Eddied Sterns breathing app set at 4 sec inhales / exhales timed breathing, setting a coherent breathing pattern in place that was appropriate for a child. Using the organ resonant sound as an organ to tune into acted as the initial anchor. Secondly I sat opposite the child … Continue reading Coherent breathing, sound and touch – how our senses work together as anchors.
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