Lotte Paarup is a physiotherapist and expert in Breathing Therapy. Lotte works with the Optimal Rhythmic 3-dimensional Breath.

0:09 Lotte’s background as a physiotherapist 2:10 How Lotte’s injury got her into learning about breathing 3:07 How learning Pilates taught her about breathing 4:15 Lateral breathing 4:57 The 3-dimensional breath 6:14 Stress is the main problem. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system 8:11 Exercises to mobilize rib cage. Proprioception and fascia 9:38 Tight fascia reduces proprioception. Elastic fascia is all around the respiratory system 10:23 Balls and towels and other tools to help work the fascia 11:38 Demonstration of how to use the ball to pull the tissue around your joints and bones to loosen up the fascia 12:39 Traumas stored in the fascia system 14:11 Unresolved tension can make the body not ready for the breathing exercises 16:14 Types of issues better breathing has helped with 19:26 When to use different sized balls and other tools such as a sock or tennis ball 20:50 Starting with the back and moving to the ribcage and breastbone  23:10 Demonstration exercise of using a ball on clavicles and breastbone 26:22 Breathing is a good hack into the nervous system 27:48 When it can be painful and locked breath from years of little movement 28:35 Humming 30:13 The importance of humming  31:34 Hummings effect on the vagus nerve 32:44 The importance of slow breathing 34:01 Friendly relationship with your body. When your body says no. 35:27 The importance of massaging hands and feet for nervous system when stressed 36:40 Working with the jaw and neck and tongue connections with diaphragm 37:11 Working with the North and South of the body 38:24 Working the psoas muscle 39:14 Breathing is very intense if not ready 40:00 The whole body connection 41:11 Exercise to wake up the psoas 42:18 How you walk affects the psoas 43:11 The relationship between the core muscles and the diaphragm 47:46 Core cooperation 50:36 Breathing while lifting weights 53:44 Emotions are expressed through the breath 54:27 Breathing can change the way you look at life and the way you feel 56:00 Breathing while talking 57:47 Stress release of squeezing a ball (especially with spikes) 59:05 Breathing while in a conflict with someone 1:00:17 Breathing so you can choose 1:02:05 Using your hands exercise to create a good breath 1:07:28 Find more about Lotte’s work at Åndedrættet.nu