Physiologically, the respiratory diaphragm affects breathing, nervous system, digestion, circulation, and detoxification. It needs to be moving well and you need to be aware of it!
At rest, the muscle hides out in a dome shape behind the lower ribs.
As you inhale, it flattens out.
This movement not only invites air into the lungs, it adds pressure into the pelvis.
Take a nice deep breath and see if you can feel this one action affect your entire body!
Having a mobile respiratory diaphragm is going to help with:
Your ability to fill your lungs up with air.
Decrease the amount your accessory breathing muscles have to work.
Actually feel the muscles of the pelvic floor gently stretch and support.
Stretch the mid back.
Support the low back
Keep your hips moving well.
So, if you have ever been diagnosed or deal with:
Chronic back pain.
Chronic neck pain.
Headaches.
Pelvic floor muscles that just won’t let go (hypertonic pelvic floor).
Tight hips (front>back).
“Tired” mid-back.
And, you have not tuned into your respiratory diaphragm, this could be the missing piece to why your pain keeps showing up!
Put on some loose fitting clothing, find a comfortable spot in sitting (or lying down) and get ready to meet the most important part of your body!