{"id":25947,"date":"2025-01-13T14:23:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alternative-medicine\/how-did-joe-pilates-want-us-to-breathe\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:23:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T14:23:25","slug":"how-did-joe-pilates-want-us-to-breathe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=25947","title":{"rendered":"How Did Joe Pilates Want Us To Breathe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading314425_ab3658-e7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading314425_ab3658-e7\">More than once I\u2019ve heard from members wondering why there is not much instruction on the breath in some styles of Pilates but breathing is very specifically instructed in <em>Return to Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading314425_add820-42 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading314425_add820-42\">So, why the difference? I asked several First Generation Pilates teachers their take on how to breathe in Pilates and here\u2019s the answers I received (these are notes from my memory, not their exact words):<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-romana-kryzanowska\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Romana Kryzanowska<\/h2>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading314425_3b9fc1-56 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading314425_3b9fc1-56\">When asked how we should breathe, Romana talked about getting all the air out of the lungs and if we do that, it\u2019s not necessary to focus on the breath all the time. She would say use your common sense and make sure you are not holding your breath. In her training repertoire, there are many specific \u2018breathing\u2019 exercises where squeezing all the air out of the lungs is the goal or where breathing is directly instructed. For example: Double Leg Stretch, Coordination and Down Stretch on the Reformer, Snake\/Twist on the Reformer, Breathing on the Cadillac\u2026 In my workouts Romana often instructed the breath but it wasn\u2019t as obvious as the all capital letters that Joe uses in <em>RtL<\/em> and sometimes she would switch the breathing rhythm to wake you up. Try what Romana instructed in <a href=\"https:\/\/pilatesology.com\/classes\/reformer-360-class-5-of-6-breath\/\"><strong>this Reformer workout<\/strong><\/a> with Carrie Russo.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-jay-grimes\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Jay Grimes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading314425_40de0e-9f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading314425_40de0e-9f\">Jay had a wonderful example about breathing that he related to teaching a child how to use the swings on a playground. You put the kid on the swing, give them a push and they figure it out. You don\u2019t break down the movement by saying \u2018kick your legs, lean back, lean forward\u2026\u201d On specific exercises Jay instructed breathing much the way Romana did. His instructions were very simple: \u201cbreathe in\u2026 now wring all the air out as you twist\u2026\u201d Hear Jay\u2019s take on breathing in Pilates and the tool that Joseph Pilates created for conditioning his opera singer clients in this video: <a href=\"https:\/\/pilatesology.com\/classes\/breath-a-cizer-with-jay\/\">Breath-a-cizer with Jay<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kathy-grant\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Kathy Grant<\/h2>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading314425_dff8d3-71 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading314425_dff8d3-71\">In my lessons with Kathy she taught breathing very specifically, often with spoken words that force you to remaining engaged in your core while moving. Her way of teaching revealed all your weak spots! Some of Kathy\u2019s breathing she identified as Joe\u2019s and some as her own invention like the hissing cat and methods you can see <a href=\"https:\/\/pilatesology.com\/classes\/kathy-grants-before-the-hundred-exercises\/\"><strong>in this video with Sarita Allen<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pilatesology.com\/classes\/kathy-grant-pilates-breathing-part-1\/\"><strong>this one with Blossom Leilani Crawford.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-ron-fletcher\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Ron Fletcher<\/h2>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading314425_d2e00b-cc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading314425_d2e00b-cc\">I took several workshops with Ron and he taught his own breathing method in them. Ron\u2019s breathing is very specific and different from what Joe wrote in RtL but I found it effective for connecting to my powerhouse and concentration.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the videos above and then if you\u2019d like hear and move with the breathing instructions exactly the way they are written in Return to Life, do this workout with me: <a href=\"https:\/\/pilatesology.com\/classes\/return-to-life-complete-workout\/\"><strong>Return to Life Complete Workout<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading314425_1e31ab-45 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading314425_1e31ab-45\">Xx,<\/p>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading314425_451d25-2a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading314425_451d25-2a\">Alisa Wyatt<\/p>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading314425_227ec9-be wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading314425_227ec9-be\">Chief Pilates Officer<\/p>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading314425_e25211-20 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading314425_e25211-20\">Pilatesology<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than once I\u2019ve heard from members wondering why there is not much instruction on the breath in some styles of Pilates but breathing is very specifically instructed in Return to Life. 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