Carien Wijnen: The Importance of the Study of Breathing ...Words and music: Luis Zett. To breathe means to pulse, to expand, to contract. Every human being breathes is their own rhythm

CarienWijnen:TheImportanceoftheStudyofBreathingTypesinBody-,Breath-,andVoiceTherapy

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TableofContentsPageNumber ChapterNumber/Title2 0 Introduction3 1 StudyofBreathingTypes(SBT)3 1.1 WhatisSBT?4 1.2 BreathingTypesAccordingtoSBT8 1.3 SBTandBody:ImportanceofSBTinTouch,Movement,andBreath9 2 AppliedStudyofBreathingTypes10 2.1 MyHolisticApproach10 2.2 PracticalExample:InhalerDiana(Lunar)10 3 StudyofBreathingTypesandSomaticPsychotherapy-Debates 11 4 Summary12 5 Bibliography



0: Introduction“JederAtemderinmichgeht “EverybreaththatentersmeSchenktmirdasLeben GrantslifetomeMitjedemAtem,derausmirgeht WitheverybreaththatleavesmeSchenkichmeinLeben IgivemylifeawayMeinkleinesStirbundWerde MysmalldeathandbecomeImgroßenAtemderErde” Partofthegreatbreathoftheworld”'Atemlied'/'SongofBreath'fromtheAlbum'WomyninSpirit'.CarienWijnen,2009.Wordsandmusic:LuisZett. To breathe means to pulse, to expand, to contract. Every human being breathes is their ownrhythm.Breathisconnecteddirectlytosensations,itbringsusintocontactwithouremotionsandwithourbodies. It is both the expression of current impressions, and the result of accumulated experiences.Emotionalconflictsornegativeexperiencesinlifecanleadtoblockageanddisruptioninthenaturalflowofbreath. Chronically disrupted muscular tensions influence this flow. It is a central component ofPsychotherapeuticworktosupportpeopleinopeningtheirnaturalenergyflow–includingbreath–withintheir own bodies, tomake them aware of their own blockages, to work on them and to resolve them.Workingwithbreathallowsforthepossibilityofgainingaccesstocertainpartsof'bodilythought'. Throughout the course of my extensive professional engagement in the field of holistic body-,voice-andsongtherapy,Ihaveencounteredmanyindividualsthatpositedquestionsconcerningtheirso-called'breathingspace'.Someofthemreportedunsatisfactoryexperiencesgatheredfromdifferentfields,such as from song therapy or the psychotherapeutic treatment of somatic issues. Their practicalexperiences often did not reflectwhat they theoretically should (or had hoped) to expect. Additionally,complaintswereraisedaboutapersistentfeelingofbeingoutofbreath,havingaweakenedvoice,fatigue,hoarseness, back pains, and other psychosomatic complaints. I found myself frequently pondering theunderlying cause of this dissatisfaction -these apparently unsolvable issues- and the reason behind thepersisting nature of these problems and complaints. I took to searching for solutions to the difficultiesthese individualswere experiencing, reviewing the extant body of research on these issues, and puttingvariousdifferentapproachesand therapeuticpractices to the test.Manyof theseattemptsdidnotbearfruit, or resulted in little perceptible change in the experience of the subjects. Yet, these issues, theseblockages,hadtohavepersistedforareason. Until that point I had applied the classic understanding of breath-, body-, and song systems.Resultingfromthis,Ifocusedon-aswasusual-emphasizedexhalation.Foralongperiod,Ibelievedthistobeworking effectively and successfully, as I felt content inmy application of regular -tendentially solar-breathing techniques, which rely mainly on 'belly breathing' and Diaphragm impulses. In this fashion,throughhipgyrationsandbykeepingmyknees flexible, Imanaged togivemy (singing) voicea strongerimpulse.However,practicalexperienceshowedmeagainandagain, thatsuchaone-sidedapproachwasnotsufficienttoadequatelyrespondtotheneedsofallmycourseparticipantsandclients. Theperpetuallymountingnumberofquestionsandexperiencesputforthtomeinprivatesessions,seminars,courses,workshops,andchoirsessionschallengedmetoengagewithSBTonadeeper level. Ithadbecomecleartomethat,ifIwishedtohelp,IwouldhavetoallowforotherapproachesthantheonesIhadtakenthusfar.ThisresultedinattendingseminarsheldbyRenateSchulze-SchindlerandRomeoAlaviKia, intensive auto-experiences, and thorough research into relevant material, such as the book Sonne,MondundStimme(Sun,Moon,andVoice).AkeyexperiencethatultimatelyledmetoSBToccurredinthefirstseminarheldbyRenateSchulze-Schindler,duringwhich Iexperiencedthechestcavity-focused lunarbreathingasanabsoluteliberation.Tomygreatsurprise,IconcludedthatIwasaso-called'questionmarktype',withaslightleaningtowardsthelunarbreathingtype.Additionally,Irecalledtohavehadatypically



lunar posture with a sole-focused stride1. From this point onwards, I discoveredmany aspects in mylifestyle,rhythm,compulsiontomove,etcetera,tobetypicallylunar. Additionally,Ialsoincreasinglycametoacknowledge,howelementaryyetexistentialknowledgeofSBT is tomy lineofwork. I beganobservingotherswith increased awareness and increasingly began tointegrate my observations and findings into my work. Nowadays, SBT is a major and irreplaceablecornerstoneofmypracticalwork,whichencompassessongtherapy,somatictherapy,andpsychotherapy.Because ofmy extensive andmultifaceted experience -aswell as the visible effects and changeswithinparticipantsandclients-Iamthoroughlyconvictedastotheusefulnessofthepracticalapplicationofthispolar approach to breath. I consider it to be an alternative-supplementary instrument that allows foradequateandeffectiveguidanceandsupportoftherapeuticprocesses.1 StudyofBreathingTypes(SBT)1.1 WhatisSBT?

“The study of breathing patterns (also termed as Terlussology® by Hagena) is the study of theopposing influencesof sunandmoononan individual’snature,and the resultingeffectson thebrainorbreath. The sun has a constraining, vertically pulling effect, whereas the moon has an expanding,horizontally pulling effect. Immediately uponbirth, the center in thebrain that controlsbreathing startsoperating.

The dominant energy -either that of the sun or that of the moon- from this moment onwardsimpresses itselfonourbrain for thedurationofour lives. If the sun'senergy isdominant, this results inconstrictingimpulses.Ifthemoon'senergyisdominant,thisresultsinexpandingimpulses.This results in thedistinctionbetweenan 'inhaling type' (or ‘lunarbreathing type’)when lunarenergy isdominant,and'exhalingtype'(or‘solarbreathingtype’)whensolarenergyisdominant.

In the exhaling type, the active part of breathing is the exhalation through an active andconstricting impulse,whereas inhalationoccurspassively. Intheexhalingtypeit istheotherwayaround.Here, theactive impulse isanexpansion (botharedescribed throughmovementof thebreast).Hagemastatesthat“thesetwotypesofbreathingorconstitutiondifferintheirwayofbreathing,andthusinbodystance,motorskills,metabolismandcirculation”(Translated.Seehttp://hagena.info).ThewesternculturalhemispherehasmusicianErichWilktothankfortherediscoveryofthebipolarSBT.DoctorHagenaandhersonthenfurtherdevelopedthistheory,whichwasalreadyknowninancientIndia.Iwillnowbrieflydiscusssomeofmyownthoughtsonpolarity. Breathing, like thecomingandgoingof the tide, shapes the rhythmof life.Tobreathemeans totakeandtogive,togiveandtotakeinanaturalflow.TheGreeksusethesamewordforbothbreathandspirit: 'Pneuma'. InYoga,thisvital lifestrengthiscalled'Prana'.Withoutbreath,therecanbenolife.Ourworldisfilledwithpolarity:LightandDark,YinandYang,EarthandSky,EbandFlood,ManandWoman.SBT ismuch the same,with itsdistinctionbetween the lunar (moon),and the solar (sun).Millenniaago,Asianculturesalreadyunderstoodthepolarityofbreathingtobedependentonnaturallawspertainingtosolar and lunar influences. This becomes obvious, amongst other sources, in 'Hatha-Yoga', where 'ha'standsfor'sun',and'tha'for'moon'.TraditionalChinesemedicinehaspasseddowntousthe4000year-oldYin(Moon)–Yan(Sun)–sign,whichcallsattentiontopolarinfluencesinnature.TheflowofYin-energyinourbodiesflowsupwardsthroughthemeridiansandcomes 'fromtheearth',whereasYang-energyflows'downwardsfromtheheavens'. 1 Seetableonpages5-7



Craniosacraltherapyteachesus,thatthebodycontainsverticalandhorizontalliquor-pulses.Whenwealso take intoaccount themanydifferentvarietiesofYoga,bothof thesedirectionsarepresentandaccounted for. Kundalini Yoga emphasizes an energy flow thatmoves from downwards to upwards andemphasizes lunar influenceswith arm impulses. Hatha Yoga, on the other hand, employsmany 'asanas'withemphasizedexhalation.A'fullbreathing'isgenerallydescribedthuslyinYoga:'firstbelly,thanflanks,thanbreathingthroughtheareaofthecollarbone,andfinallyconnectingallthreeareasofbreathing'.Themusclesbetweentheribswithinthechestcavityallowfortwo-directionalmovement,makingseveraltypesofbreathing(bothtowardstheinside,aswellastowardstheoutside)possible.1.2 BreathingTypesAccordingtoSBT Thedominantenergytypecanbecalculated,andasaresultthebreathingtypecanbedetermined.FullMoon receivesonehundredpercent,whereasaNewMoon receives zeropercent. Sun receivesonehundredpercent inMidsummer(June20th),andzeropercentatMidwinter(December20th)2. Inaddition,there is a table describing this scale,which has been included in several books on SBT. If someone, forinstance, is sixty percent solar and forty percent lunar, thismakes them 'solar'.Or, as I prefer to call it,'solardominant'. Inaddition to this, there is a categoryof 'hybrids',where thepercentagesof lunarandsolarenergyarealmost(orcompletely)equal.Theseoftenexperiencebothtendenciesinsuccessivewaves.ThebasisofSBTencompassesacompletelifesystem,encompassingtypeofbreathing,nutrition,sleepingposition,stature,hot-andcoldzonesonthebody,etcetera. Solar/Exhaler/Sun

Yang-energyisstrongerLunar/Inhaler/MoonYin-energyisstronger

Type Static,'StandingType' Dynamic,'MovingType'

ActiveBreath Exhalation Inhalation

PassiveBreath Inhalation,intake Exhalation,release

DuringActivity(PickleJarTest)

Active exhalation during theactivity

Active inhalation before , holdingbreathduring

SleepingRhythm Lark:Earlytosleep,earlytorise Owl:Latetosleep,latetorise

Centerofenergyinthebody BellyDownwardsenergyflow

HeartUpwardsenergyflow

Sleepingposition OnthebellyOntheleftside

OnthebackOntherightside

Chestcavity Contraction Expansion

Belly–Hip Expansion Contraction

Functionalexercise On the belly: active exhalation,passive inhalation. Breath flowsin.

On the back: active inhalationthrough chest cavity, passiveexhalation,Breathflowsout

Exhale audibly through the nose,pause, then inhale through themouth

Inhale audibly through the nose,pause, then exhale through themouth

Singing ChestcavityremainstightBellyandHipswideExhalingemptiness

ChestcavityexpandedBellyandhipswideInhalingstretching

2 This,itshouldbenoted,hasnothingtowithastrology,andisconcernedpurelywithastronomy.



Airflowsduringtonalexercise Holdairuponinhaling

Toneofvoice Warm,subdued,deep,flowing Clear, high pitch, rich inovertones,plosive

Developingsound Fromheadtofeet Fromfeettohead

MainImpulse Diaphragm,flanks Chestcavityandsideribs

Expression Wailingwoman,bluessinger Diva

Lifestyle is negatively impactedby:

Hecticbusiness Internalstagnation

Lifedynamic Needsquietandtime Needsmovementandstimulation

Goal Toflow,togive,toletgoTo'passalongforward'Impulseinhiparea

Tooccupyandcommandspace,totakeToleanbackJoyandSpaceinchestarea

SpinalColumn Straighten Toleanback,leanon

Head Lower,letlollforwardLowerjawopenedactively

Raise head with upper jaw Tiltbackwards

Walking Rightleggoesfirst.Left leg is strongest and thesupportingleg

Leftleggoesfirst.Right leg is the strongest and thesupportingleg

Downward swagger (cowboystyle)ArmsbentDownwardimpulseBalance on front feet, shoeswithprofile

Straightwalk(soldier)ArmsswingingUpwardimpulseBalanceonheels,flatshoes

Standing Knees kept loose, head slightlylolling

Legsstraight,headslightlyraised

Face,throat,neck,hips StretchzonesNeedwarmthandsofttouchScarf

ContractingzonesNeedcoldandforcefultouchCleavage

RestofBody ContractingzonesNeed cold and forceful touch,pressure

StretchzonesNeed warmth and soft touch,stroking

Dominantside(supportingleg,dominanthand)

Left,lefthalfofbody,left-handed Right, right half of body, right-handed

Impulsecontrollingside(mentallydominant)

Right Left

Optimalsleepingposition Onthebellyorleftside Onthebackorrightside

Optimalsittingposition No back support, back straight.Hips forward, stomach resting.Sittingontheground.

Leaned back, back resting, legsstretched. Belly and hips tensed.Sittingonachair.

Eating In-betweenmeals Threesquaremeals



Vegetarianfood Hearty,includemeat

Nutrition Vegetable fat, lots of proteins,noodles,wheatbread,sweetfruit,sugar is allowed. Several smallermealseachday,lessfocusonfluidintake.Coffeecanbetolerated.

Animal fats, little proteins,potatoes, corn, rye bread, sourfruits, little sugar, three squaremealsaday,lotsoffluids.Teacanbetolerated.

Nature Arid(desert)Mountains

Proximity to water, moist andwarm,wooded,islands

Sports Skiing, vaulting, breast strokeswimming,Afrodance,Swing.

Rowing, Tennis, Cross-countrySkiing, distance jumping,backstroke swimming, Salsa,Rumba

Solarbreathing(Abdominallyfocused)isdefinedbythefollowingprinciples:toletflow,toletgo,tobelivelyinthebelly,togive;toalsobeallowedtobecomeveryemptyandstill.Here,thepausecomesafterexhalation.Lunarbreathing(Thoracicallyfocused),ontheotherhand,isdefinedbythefollowingprinciples:toholdin,toopen,toinvite,tobelivelyinthechestcavity,toalsobeallowedtobecomeveryemptyandstill.Here,thepausecomesafterinhalation(!)

Theexhalers(solar)areforexamplemorelikelytobeearlyrisers(larks),whereastheinhalersaremore likely to be late risers (owls). Several recent articles in scientific journals (i.e. in ChronobiologyInternationalandthe15.10.15editionofApothekenUmschau)havepointedoutthatGermansgetuptooearlyinthemorning,puttinghalfofthepopulationatriskofaburn-outduetobeing‘Owls’.Thetermsof‘Owls’and‘Larks’arealsotermswellknowntothegeneralpopulace.Someadditionalremarks:Solarindividualsaremorelikelytobeleft-sided,whereaslunarindividualstendtowardsbeingright-sided.Oureducationsstrengthenstheright-sidedness.However,ithasbeenobservedthatwithprimates,50%isright-sided,whereastheother50%isleft-sided.I haveobservedhowpeople –solar aswell as lunar individuals- place their feet (placing theirweight ontheir soles or the pads of their feet), and made note of their differing habits in walking, sitting, andstanding.Forexample, lunar individualsseemtoprefer layingback intoasoftsofaandputtingtheir feetup,whereassolarindividualshavenoproblemkeepingthelotuspositionwithstraightenedbacks.



ThefollowingcopiesoriginatefromHagema’s“Terlussology”.Thearrowsaremyownadditions.



1.3 SBTandBody:ImportanceofSBTinTouch,Movement,andBreath.

Inmyprofession, Ihavedeterminedagainandagainhowdifferentpeoplepreferor ‘need’ tobetouched:strongorsoft,fastorslow.Fortheface,forexample,thismeans:tootreatlunarindividualsgentlyandslowly,andtotreatsolar individualsmore firmly (It shouldofcoursebenotedthat this is subject tochange,dependingontheindividual).

Therearealsodifferentiatinghot-(stretching)andcold(contraction)zones.Inthecaseofthroatrelatedcomplaints(includingailmentstothethyroidgland), lunarindividualsshouldbe treatedwith theapplicationofcold,whereassolar individuals shouldbe treatedwithheat.Thesamegoesforthebellyandtherestofthelowerbody,including,forexample,menstrualcramps.ThetransitionalareasbetweencoldandhotzonesarelocatedontheHWS7LineandtheLWSCollarBone.This,asshownintheimagefromSonnenschmidtbelow,createstheimageofan‘EnergyWave’throughthebody.SBTlabelstheconcretedifferencebetweenbothtypes.Image‘expansionzones’fromHagena’s“Terlussology”.Image‘Wave’fromSonnenschmidt.

Iassumethatmanytherapistsarenotquitesoliberalintheirapproachtotheirclientsthattheyareallowed to follow their own impulses. Therapists, singing coaches, physical educators, etcetera oftenoperateonthebasisofwhatworksforthemorwhattheythinkiscorrectratherthanwhatworksbestfortheirclient.Formyownwork,Ibelievethis‘polarapproach’tobeabsolutelyessential,asitallowsmetotailormytreatmenttoeachclients’personalneedsandpreferences.



2 AppliedStudyofBreathingTypes2.1 MyHolisticApproach

Early inmy career, I developed an interest in different typesof healing and therapy.Apart fromstudying medicine, I also took an interest in (and studied) various types of natural healing, as well asbreathing- and singing therapy. I laterworked as a doctor in the fields of Psychiatry and Psychosomatictreatment.Inmydailypractice,IcombinethisholisticknowledgewithmyowncareerasasingerandinmyInstituteofSingingTherapy(ISGT).

Mytraining inphysicalpsychotherapyand itscontenthavewidened, increased,andenrichedmyprofessional development, and as such has providedmewith ameaningful addition tomy occupationalrepertoire.

Inmyseminarsandprofessionalpractice,Itrytoallowmyparticipantsandclientstofreelyactontheir individual needs and impulses as far as breath, body,movement, and voice are concerned. I oftennoticethe‘rightness’oftheirownimpulses.InaccordancewithSBT,Ithensupporttheseimpulses,sotheclientorcourseparticipantcanbetterexperienceandunderstandtheirown‘energyflow’.

Ifindthevoicetobeawonderfulmedium:Itisdirectlyconnectedwithallmanneroffeelingsand

experiences. The sounds of the voice reflect an individual’s experiences and biography. The voice canmirror traumatic experiences. From someone’s voice, their sadness, rage, anxiety, and fragility can bedetermined.Fromthisperceptiononecan,undercertaincircumstances,alsogainentrytoanindividual’scurrentmentalandemotionalstate,andgainglimpsesoftheirlife’sstory.

It is perceptible –during talking, vocalizing, or singing-where the voice ‘swings’ in the body and

whereitdoesnot.Inotherwords;whichpartoftheirbodyaperson‘inhabits’,andwhichpartsitdoesnot.Through physical work and psychosomatic processes like crying, a person’s vocal inflections canaudiblychange.Itisanindicatorofhow‘thelifeenergyflows’.Theopeningofthemouthforvocalization(suchasforshouting),canopen ‘floodgates’ in thethroatanddiaphragmtoreleasedeeplyrootedemotions.Theseveral segmental armors in the body (according to Wilhelm Reich there are a total of seven suchsegmentalarmors)receivedirectimpulsesthroughuseoftheownvoice.

Thesenotionsareacornerstoneformywork. It isexactlybecauseofmyprofessionaloccupation

withthehumanvoicethat Ibecameconvincedof thevalueofSBT,as thewaythatassumingadifferentstanceortheadherencetoaparticularbreathingtype(solarorlunar)cangreatlyimpactthesoundofanindividual’svoice.2.2. PracticalExample:InhalerDiana(Lunar)

Fromthecourse“SingedichFrei”(“SingyourselfFree”),June2012. Iconductawarm-upexerciseforthisweekendcourse,usingelementsfromthetheoryonsolarandlunarbreathing.Inoticethatoneoftheparticipants,Diana,hasaclosedbodystance:Shekeepsherarmsathersides,herheadistilteddownwards.Ilearnthatshesuffersfromallergiesandasthma.Sheinformsmethatshehadbeensleepingpoorlyforyears,andthatshehasrecentlystartedtosufferfromcoughingfits.Upuntilthispoint,shehadhardlypartakeninthesinging. Asitturnedout,shecouldbeclassifiedasan‘inhaler’,alunartype.Weworkonherbodyandher



breath.Iencouragehertoclaimmorespace;toleanbackmore,openherarms,expandherchestcavity,raiseherchinup,tolethervoiceandbreathflow,tofocusoninhalationratherthanexhalationduringhersingingandvocalizing.Wevocalize,wesing,wedance.Sheisclearlyamusingherself. She has changed visibly the next day. She reports having slept through the night without anycoughingfitsforthefirsttimeinmonths.Shehasassumedamoreuprightstanceandtakesupmorespacewithhermovements.Shehasalovelysingingvoicethatbecomesmoreexpressiveasthedayprogresses.Attheendoftheweekend,shehasgainedthecouragetosingsolo.

After the weekend seminar her friend, who had also participated, reports to me that Diana

continuedsinging,laughingandprattlingcheerfullyonthewayhome,whichshestatesishighlyunusualforher.Shehadalsosleptsoundlyforthepastweek,withoutbeingwokenbyanyfurthercoughingfits.IseeDianaagainafterfourweekshavepassed.Visiblechangeshavebeenaffectedsincetheweekendseminar.Sheexpressesherselfdifferently,speakinghermindmorehonestlyanddirectly.Sheseemslessrestrained.Shehasjoinedasinginggroupandnowsingsregularly.Everytimeshefeelstheonsetofanasthmaattack,sheperformslunarbreathingexercises,afterwhichshesingsandvocalizes.Theattackusuallyabatesandpassesafterthat.Inoticethatshenolongerspeaksinasmall,shrillvoice,butexpressesherselfclearlyandloudly.Inhercase,itbecamereadilyapparentthatawrongbreathinghabitandbodystancehadattributedtothepersistenceofherailment.Theholisticeffectofsingingonthebodyalsoprovidedhealthbenefits.3 StudyofBreathingTypesandSomaticTherapy–Debates Inconnectionwithmyworkasasingingtherapistandprofessionalactivity intheareaofsomatic(psycho) therapy, I havebeen able to experience just howvital SBT is, and theway it canbepracticallyappliedtovarioustherapeuticactivities.Duringmytraininginsomaticpsychotherapy,InoticedthatSBTisstillvirtuallyunknownwithinthisfield. Ikeepencounteringandcounselingpeoplethatstatethey“don’tbreathethroughtheirbelly,eventhoughtheyshould”,or“holdtheirbreath,andcannotexhaleproperly”,despitehavingworkedontheseissues for years under supervision of (physical) therapists. I then determine, that these individuals arelunar-dominated.Imotivatethemtomoveandbreatheinaccordancewiththeirnature:Toallowspaceinthechestcavityistocreatea‘freespace’fortheseindividuals,withoutanysuppression(somethingthatisoftenincorrectlylabeledas‘pathologicbreathing’).Itisoftenhardfortheseclientstoallowspaceintheirchest cavity, often out of fear for being perceived as arrogant or overly self-confident because of theirstance. Itwouldbeamistaketotreatbelly-centeredbreathingas thesinglecorrectwayofbreathing,asthiscanhinderthenaturalflowofbreathandundercertainconditionscreateoraggravateblockages. Generally, physiotherapy and rehabilitative sports take solar breathing as the gold standard,ignoring that many lunar individuals (including myself) prefer to start their active movements uponinhalation, and prefer to hold their breath in afterwards for a brief period of time. Lunar Being isparticularlyunderrepresentedinoursociety,particularly innorthwesternEuropeandtheUSA.Theupperbodyoftenremainsrigid.Thedynamicchestmovementsdemandedbyforexamplebellydancingandsalsabecomedifficult,ifnotimpossible,asaresult. It appears tome, that somaticpsychotherapyalso focusesprimarilyonsolarbreathingandbodystance, as it prescribes that all active movements during the breathing process should occur afterexhalation. Bioenergetics for example, gives the following (completely solar-centric) instructions forbreathing:“holdkneesloose,[…]breathcomes‘fromthebelly’”.However,lunar-focusedindividualsprefertostandwiththeirlegsstraight,theirbreathingpatternemphasizesthechestcavityandinhalation.Lunarslose strength when they focus overly on exhalation, for example by blowing or puffing. They aremoredependentoncollectingtheirenergythroughinhalation. At this point in time, I am able to perceive almost immediatelywhether someone primarily has



lunar or solar tendencies. Through this, I am able to determine and support this individual’s naturalimpulses.Duringtherapy,IemploySBTtodetermineaclient’sneeds:

- In the case of a burn-out, does the client need tranquility, to let go (solar), or do they needfreedom,movement,andimpulse(lunar)?

- Whensomeoneissad,Iknowhowtoreachthem,sothattheirenergycanbeallowedtoflowmoreeffectively. If ‘giving away’ is more important, letting breath flow downwards and forwards orassumingasolarstancecanhelp.If‘openingup’ismoreimportant,itmighthelpaclienttoliewiththeirbacksonamedicineball,armsoutstretchedandheadtiltedbackwards,tobetterletoutacryorshout.

- Wheremental issues are concerned, solar and lunar individuals also tend to behave differently:Tendentially, solar individuals tend to lean towards depression, and the melancholy of life is acommon thread. Lunar-leaning individuals on theother seem to tendmore towards a desire forcraziness,flying,andfreedom.ThepulsatinglifeenergyisofvitalimportancetobothsomaticpsychotherapyandSBT,and

knowledgeofthepolaritiespresentedbySBTcanleadtonewinsights.Thefollowingtwoimagesclarifythedifferences inwheretheendingpointsofthispulsatingenergyare inthepurest formsofbothbreathingtypes.Bothtypesare,inthefinalphaseofeachpulse,somewhatsimilartothemovementofforexampleaseaanemone.4 Summary Evennow, there remaincontroversiesanddifferingstanceson the topicand relevanceofSBT.Apartof theyogamovementhasopened itself to thecore tenantsofSBT,andallowsparticipantsa largedegreeoflibertyinhowchoosetobreathe,sitandmoveduringcertainexercises.Inphysicaltherapy,theprinciples of SBT are typically either ignored or frowned upon. Discussions on the subject also rage insingingschools.Thelastwordontheissuedefinitelyhasyettobespoken.EvenSBTis itselfstillarecentdevelopment,andassuchisunderconstantdevelopmentandrevision.

Aseveryhumanbeing is singularanddifferent in theirbiography, there cannotbea tailor-madesolutionthatcanbeappliedtoeveryone.Rather,withthebenefitoftheclientinmind,oneshouldpickthebestandmostapplicableoutofa flexibleandwide-rangingvarietyof therapeuticmeasures.DespitemyconvictionasregardstothepracticalityandapplicabilityofSBTforandduringtherapeuticwork,therestillremains a need to be critical, and to put it into practice only after careful situational consideration. Nomatterwhichapproachonefavors,SBTasanalternativemethodcanprovideavaluablecontributiontoanytherapeuticprocess.



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