The relation of healthy breath and vocal training success

Abstract

Breathing is the first activity and the need of the humans from that moment they are born. We can survive several days without eating or drinking yet we can spend only a few minutes without breathing. Particularly in this day and age, that is during Covid-19 pandemic, it has become difficult to breathe in behind our masks. The breaths we take have been insufficient for us making it hard to trepopnea. Perhaps, just because of the masks we have been wearing, the process of breathing has started to deteriorate, become unstable and disorganized. We have once again and thoroughly understood how important it is to breath. Breathing = Life! Healthy breath provides us with self control over our bodies. Realizing how much it affects our brain, psychology, body and ability, how even singing affects the healing power of respiratory health will change our lives considerably. This article has been written for all of us, especially the young generation, on the purpose of raising awareness. The importance and effects of breathing in and breathing out process, which is natural, reflexive for each individual have been mentioned. Essential data to make our lives much more efficient and effective are presented with taking an effective and practical route to breathing healthily.

Keywords

• breath
• body health
• body awareness
• respiration health
• deep breathing

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