Tag: rhythm

It Don’t Mean a Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing

14. June 2017

I just came across this video of Ella Fitzgerald singing „It don‘t mean a thing if it ain‘t got that swing“. That kind of sums it up for breathing, the force behind the singing voice. In natural breathing, no matter how subtle or strong the swinging motion is, it is the essence of the breath movement. When I’m in my own rhythm, from moment to moment, when I‘m in tune with myself in different situations, the right mix of looseness and good tone, I‘ve got that swing… Read More

The body without unity

27. April 2017

Breath Diary

by Nicola Caroli

I recently discovered the catalogue accompanying the artist Michael Müller’s solo exhibition at the KW Institute for Contemporary Art, called “WER SPRICHT? WHO’S SPEAKING?”. I was startled by his lucid and visceral speech and couldn‘t stop contemplating it. Here‘s an excerpt:

„We are confronted with a map of the present and it frightens us into being, a cartography too real, because within its coordinates a photographic likeness of all our mistakes has been implanted Read More

Rhythm of breathing affects memory, fear

9. January 2017

Breathing Science

by Nicola Caroli

The neuroscientist Gerald Kozlowski shared the article “Rhythm of breathing affects memory, fear: Breathing is not just for oxygen; it’s also linked to brain function, behavior.” in the Journal of Neuroscience, Dec 6, 2016

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered for the first time that the rhythm of breathing creates electrical activity in the human brain that enhances emotional judgments and memory recall.
These effects on behavior depend critically on whether you inhale or exhale and whether you breathe through the nose or mouth. Read More