Quotable Feldenkrais: Breathing

Feldenkrais knew a lot about yoga and yogic breathing, but he was adamant that there is no one right way to breathe:

"Always having to breathe a certain way is not breathing; it is compulsion" Awareness Through Movement® Lessons from Alexander Yanai #2 Seeing the Heels

"All movements are good. All ways of breathing are good provided they fit the needs of a person's body and aren't compulsive habits" from AY #21 Contracting the Abdomen while Exhaling