The Pilates Breath Method

Kelly Carthy

Pilates with Kelly Carthy

Diaphragmatic breathing is a fantastic way to get oxygen flowing while maintaining a strong core throughout your Pilates workouts. We all breathe in different ways so this session will start with an awareness of your own natural breathing style and what that means, and then give you an experience of Diaphragmatic Breathing or 3-dimensional breathing where we focus on breathing into the front, sides and back of our rib cage to improve the efficiency of our breath. This is also a great mindful exercise to get your focus on your breath and calm you when you are anxious or stressed. Benefits:

• Increase awareness of breath
• Encourage mindfulness
• Reduce anxiety
• Increase mental clarity and calm the mind