SI

NGI
NGFROM YOURDI
APHRAGM
(
ByOgoh.
T.Mi
chael
)
Thedi
aphr
agm i
sasheetofmuscl
esepar
ati
ngt
het
hor
aci
ccav
ity
,
wher
eyourhear
tandl
ungsar
elocat
ed,
alongwi
tht
hei
nter
nal
organsi
nthe
r
estofy
ourbody
.It
'sper
hapsmostknownf
orspasmi
ngandcausi
ng
hi
ccups,buti
t'
sal
soanessent
ialpar
tofsi
ngi
ng.Pr
opersi
ngi
ngr
equi
res
br
eat
hsuppor
tfr
om t
hedi
aphr
agm,usi
ngt
hemuscl
etof
orceai
rfr
om t
he
l
ungsandt
hrought
hev
oice.I
fyouwantt
obeabet
tersi
nger
,lear
nto
st
rengt
hent
hismuscl
eandsi
ngpr
oper
ly.

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ig1

 Lear
ntol
ocat
eyourdi
aphr
agm muscl
es.Unl
i
key
ourbi
cep,i
t'
shar
d
t
ofeely
ourdi
aphr
agm muscl
es,soi
t'
simpor
tantt
olear
nhow t
o
l
ocat
ethem,
soy
oucangoaboutst
rengt
heni
ngt
hem f
orsi
ngi
ng.The
bestwayt
othi
nkaboutsi
ngi
ngf
rom y
ourdi
aphr
agm i
stot
hinkof

1
 y
ourdi
aphr
agm muscl
esasapl
atf
orm ort
abl
etop.Theyshoul
dbe
f
ir
m and st
abl
e and pr
ovi
de a f
oundat
ion f
ory
ourv
oice t
ori
se
t
hrough y
ourai
rcol
umn.I
fyou'
re hav
ing t
roubl
efeel
i
ng y
our
di
aphr
agm,l
i
efl
atont
hef
loorandpl
aceamoder
atewei
ghtony
our
st
omachar
ea,
somet
hingl
i
keal
argebook.Pusht
hatwei
ghtupusi
ng
j
ustt
hemuscl
esi
nyourst
omach.Si
mul
taneousl
ydr
awai
rint
oyour
l
ungst
othei
rful
lcapaci
ty.Now,si
ng.Themuscl
esy
ou'
reusi
ngar
e
y
ourdi
aphr
agm.

 Howt
oSi
ngf
rom t
heDi
aphr
agm
Al
otofpeopl
ecansi
ng,butdot
heyknow how t
osi
ngcor
rect
ly?
Si
ngi
ngf
rom y
ourdi
aphr
agm i
sani
mpor
tantpar
tofsi
ngi
ng.Youneedt
o
know how t
osi
ngf
rom y
ourdi
aphr
agm t
obeabl
etohol
dlongnot
esand
ot
heri
mpor
tantt
hings.

1.Li
edownony
ourbackandbr
eat
henor
mal
l
y.Puty
ourhandony
our
st
omach.Doy
ouf
eely
ourhandgoup?I
fyoudo,
youar
ebr
eat
hingf
rom
y
ourdi
aphr
agm.

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ig.
2

2.Now st
andup.Tr
ytobr
eat
het
hroughy
ourdi
aphr
agm agai
n.I
t’
sabi
t
har
dert
odost
andi
ngup.I
fyourshoul
der
sar
egoi
ngup,y
ouar
enot
doi
ngi
tri
ght
.Tobr
eat
hei
ntoy
ourdi
aphr
agm,br
eat
hei
nasdeepl
yas
y
oucanandpushy
ourst
omachoutasf
araspossi
blewhi
l
edoi
ngso,
keepi
ngt
her
estofy
ourbodyasst
il
laspossi
ble.Now exhal
e,andpul
l
y
ourst
omach back i
n.Make sur
eyourshoul
der
s don'
tmov
e.I
t'
s
i
mper
ati
vet
hatt
hesemuscl
esy
ou'
reusi
ngwhi
l
ebr
eat
hingr
emai
nfi
rm
butnotcl
enchedwhensi
ngi
ng.Yourchest
,shoul
der
,andf
acemuscl
es
needt
oremai
nloose.Tr
yst
ep2unt
ily
ougeti
tri
ght
.Youneedt
oget
st
ep2r
ightt
obeabl
etogoon.

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ig3

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3.Nowt
haty
ougotst
ep2r
ight
,tr
ysi
ngi
ngasongbr
eat
hingonl
ythr
ough
y
ourdi
aphr
agm.I
fyouar
ebr
eat
hingt
hroughy
ourdi
aphr
agm,
youshoul
d
beabl
etohol
dthenot
esl
onger
.

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ig4

BENEFI
TSOFSI
NGI
NGFROM YOURDI
APHRAGM
 SI
NGI
NGBENEFI
TS
a)Whensi
ngi
ng wi
thy
ourdi
aphr
agm y
ouwi
l
lbeabl
eto si
ng
l
ouder
.
b)Wheny
ouar
esi
ngi
ngwi
thy
ourdi
aphr
agm,y
ouwi
l
lnotgeta
sor
ethr
oateasi
l
y.
c)St
rongerbr
eat
hsuppor
tandcont
rol
.
d)I
tenabl
esy
out
opr
oduceapur
eandsmoot
hvocal
product
ion.
e)I
tmakesi
teasi
ert
osust
ainanot
e
 HEALTHBENEFI
TS
a)I
tmakest
hel
ungsandt
hehear
tst
ronger
.
b)Si
ngi
ngf
rom y
ourdi
aphr
agm gi
vesy
ouabet
terpost
ure.
c)I
tal
soai
dini
mpr
ovi
ngt
hener
voussy
stem.
d)Deepbel
l
ybr
eat
hingi
mpr
ovesy
ourf
eel
i
ngsandemot
ionsby
pr
oduci
ngser
otoni
n(r
efer
r oas‘
edt HappyHor
mone’
).

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e)I
trel
eases t
ensi
on and st
ress by l
ower
ing cor
ti St
sol( r
ess
Hor
mone)
.
f
)Itel
evat
esener
gyandgr
eat
lyi
mpr
ovest
hei
mmunesy
stem.