Breathing Exercises - Instructions

Here are the set of instructions I read in the performance Breathing Exercises to Raise the Collective Heart Rate and Forget About Your Butterflies.

for Performer and/or Audience

1. Stand up straight, hands at your sides, chest out, head facing forward with your chin up.

2. Inhale, slowly raising your arms from your sides up above your head.

3. Repeat as many times as desired.

4. After repeating step 2 enough times begin to incorporate the body in the upward motion created by the arms (i.e. standing on the tips of your toes, jumping, etc.). Breathing rate can increase as well.

5. Rn around your stage performing steps 2 through 4. (Participating audience members may run in place or in a small circle)

6. Continue running until your heart rate has increased noticeably and/or fatigue has set in.

7. Stop.

8. Cool down by repeating steps 2 and shaking your hand and feet.