"Becoming attuned to your breath is like learning to dance the waltz with another person. At first you have to become familiar with your dance partner - how he moves, when ge moves, and where he moves. To be a good dance partner with the breath you must be suggestible and let the wisdom of the breath guide all of your movements. As you learn to follow the lead of the breath, you will know what to do next. I call this „moving inside the breath“. At other times, when you do not have a connection to your breath, you are moving "outside“ the breath. When you do this, it will feel like dancing the waltz by yourself. As you become more masterfully attuned to your breath, the division between leader and follower dissovles and all that is left is the dance itself“.

(Donna Farhi)

 

"Die Idee des Atems lässt sich auf andere Körperteile übertragen. So kann man mit den Knien ,atmen‘, mit den Armen oder mit dem ganzen Körper. ... allein in diesem Teilbereich des Rhythmus liegt eine ganze Welt von Bewegungsmöglichkeiten“ 

(Doris Humphrey)