Well, hey there, welcome back. Today's episode is going to be a little bit different because we're going to have some guest speakers, a couple of them. Little ones, little girls, my little girls. I know that you have heard me talk about diaphragmatic breathing. It can also be known as belly breathing for some or 360 breathing. I tend to call it 360 breathing because I really like

the visual it gives of what you are doing while you're breathing when we call it

360 because of the expansion of your ribs belly and back. Most of the time when I

talk about this I am talking about it in referral to how it affects the pelvic floor and how it affects the core.

When we aren't breathing with our diaphragm, it naturally turns off the pelvic floor and it makes our core muscles weak which is going to create back pain.

So I often talk about 360 breathing in reference to the core.

But there are so many other benefits to diaphragmatic breathing.

And I wanted to talk about it because it's one of the things

that I've actually taught my children,

and I've taught them breathing techniques,

and I wanted to cover why I've done that and how it is beneficial to not only you but in teaching your children how to do for many many reasons.

So today we're going to talk about what it is, how it helps, cues to help you teach your children,

and we're going to hear some guest interviews from my kids on how they have found these

breeding techniques helpful for them.

My name's Andra Allen and I am a mother of four girls under seven,

a wife to a mountain man, a personal trainer and a nutrition coach.

I love all things in women's health and fitness,

but let's face it, the fitness industry is complicated

and it's not built for the everyday mom.

There's so much conflicting information

and you're busy and you don't have time to figure it out.

I hate feeling confused and overwhelmed.

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