ABDOMINAL PREDOMINANT AND
THORACIC RESTRICTED BREATHING
This is a common pattern in men that i was recently discussing with a private student in the SYTT course.
Muscles directly involved: diaphragm is restricted by tight intercostals, rectus abdominis is distended. Ayurvedically this creates increase in kapha, vata displaced upwards, diminished pitta.
Phase 1:
Hiatal hernia
Elevated blood pressure
Elevated heart rate (because the diaphragm is attached to the heart?s pericardial sack)
Phase 2:
Increased flatulence
Body smells
Rasty (smelly) toilet room
Compression in lower thoracic (T10-L1)
Weakness in Quadratus Lumborum, intercostals, diaphragm
Kidney stones, overstretched ureters
Phase 3:
Inguinal hernia
Testicular pain and inflammation
Penis smaller accompanied by desensitization or hypersensitivity and lower libido
Issues that may contribute to this type of breathing:
Swimming, especially the breaststroke
Lifting heavy weights
Tamasic (suppressed) kapha
Emotional heart constriction