Unbalanced Deep Breathing - UDB©

Bend over and notice how much harder it is to breathe. Please just do that right now so you get the feel of what I am saying.

This breathing difficulty is because your muscles are restricting the ease and depth of your diaphragm and rib expansion. There are many other ways this occurs. Properly supported breathing is similar to the foundation or basement of a building supporting the upper structure but having little else to do with its internal functioning. Posture is critical but more about that later in the test.

The diaphragm and rib cage do the inhaling and exhaling. Any other muscle being engaged is purely supportive. Proper support/guidance from accessory breathing muscles is similar to how an elevator shaft guides the elevator but does not carry the passengers though it may enclose them. Bend the shaft (poor posture) and the elevator will not rise or if you are used to thinking of this as an umbrella opening, it will not open as easily or at all; or book stacking, the books will reach a certain height and prematurely cease rising, inhibiting ease and depth of the next inhale. AS a result, the oxygen cost of breathing greatly increases and the Autonomic Nervous System functioning becomes over-stressed and distorted.

Keys to my own breathing development lay hidden for 45 years. It took so long because I had, what I learned to describe as Unbalanced Deep Breathing Mechanics or what I now call UDB©  

I’ve observed  that,  MANY others live 24/7 with UDB, just as I did. Some  KNOW there is something wrong with their breathing but don’t know what it is and what to do about it. Others go from health professional to health professional, spend thousands of hours and small fortunes in medical expenses that often include harmful medications. Their breathing development problem remains undetected

Attempts at taking a deeper breath, or struggling against shallow or restricted breathing can trigger or worsen UDB.  UDB can act like a warning sign much like hypoglycemia can be a predictor of  potential diabetes. This “Hidden” or tendency towards UDB lies waiting to present itself. 

UDB STRIKES or is WORSENED by  Stress, trauma, fatigue, fear, anxiety, panic or even positive emotions. Because it can hide itself so well, Many with UDB seem “normal”. These "normal" people worry me.

Do you ever experience any of the following?
a. shortness of breath  
b. breathlessness
c. chest tightness & pressure
d. chest pain
e.  feelings of suffocation
f.  sweaty palms
g  cold hands
h.  tingling of the skin
i.  numbness
j.  heart palpitations
k. irregular heart beats
l.  anxiety
m.  apprehension
n.  emotional outbursts
o.  stress
p.  tenseness
q.  fatigue
r.   weakness
s.  exhaustion
t.  dry mouth
u.  nausea
v.  lightheadedness
w. dizziness
x.  fainting
y.  black-out
z.  blurred vision
aa. confusion
bb disorientation
cc. attention deficit
dd. poor thinking
ee. poor memory
ff.  poor concentration
gg. impaired judgment
hh. problem solving deficit
ii.  chronc pain
jj.  headache
kk.trembling
ll.  twitching
mm.shivering
nn. muscle tensions
oo. muscle spasms
pp. stiffness
qq. abdominal cramps
rr. bloatedness
tt. too many thoughts that will not stop when you would like them to
uu. seizures
vv. high blood pressure
ww.can't meditate
xx. difficulty singing or playing wind instruments

The Free Breathing Tests go into this even more deeply.

These are ALL possible indicators of UDB -Unbalanced Deep Breathing. Develop your breathing and many or all symptoms will improve or disappear.  Recommendation - click here