in whych i muse on breathing.
I'm learning a better way to breathe. It's totally disorienting,
but exciting, too! I discovered a muscle at the top of my throat
that was constantly tense and inhibiting how much air I could take
in. At one of my lessons a few years ago with the wonderful Scott
Millichamp, he helped me start paying attention to tension in my
throat. Yesterday morning I first noticed something about this
muscle thing, but it's just tonight that I'm learning to control it and
getting used to keeping it open. I think this is important
progress for me. I still believe I can learn to cure my breathing
issues. (I don't like calling it asthma because that sounds like
a lifelong condition that requires medical treatment and much
unpleasantness. Also, I have trouble spelling it correctly.)