Day 04
Breathe 14-Day Program • 13m
Today we focus on pelvic floor contractions on our exhale. This is important for a complete exhale. Again, you can only inhale to the extent that you’ve made room on your inhale. The better your exhale, the more fresh oxygen you can take in on the subsequent inhale. All the exercises today will be familiar to you. But there’s a catch! This is more advanced. I want you to concentrate very hard on your pelvic floor movement on each and every exhale.
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