Carl Stough's Breathing Coordination

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• Breathing Coordination is the name given to the way the respiratory system is designed to function at maximum efficiency with minimum effort.

•  Developed by Carl Stough, Breathing Coordination is the result of years of medical research by Stough and elaborated upon by advanced researchers in the international respiratory field. 

•  The diaphragm, the foundation of the entire respiratory system, is the largest muscle-organ in the body and works to achieve a maximum exhale. Healthy diaphragmatic movement in breathing is needed for maintaining a low residual volume of carbon dioxide in the lungs.

• Other main systems of the body like the circulatory and nervous systems are deeply affected by breath-work. Carl Stough discovered that when the voice is used to create the sound of overtones, the diaphrahm can be redeveloped to work properly, as it was designed.  

• Working with the voice and with hands-on support and education, one can develop the capacity to breathe fully and freely.
  

•  After studying intensively with him for years, Carl Stough, who had never previously trained practitioners,  asked Elizabeth to teach his work to others.

• Using Somatic Experiencing and the skills of interoceptive awareness,  working with the breath in this way is an excellent introduction to connecting with the body and regulating the nervous system.