The Cathedral Ceiling in Our Bodies: The Diaphragm

 When you walk into a Gothic style Cathedral you may notice that the ceiling is rounded. Sometimes we look up at the ceiling, and one can feel that it is divinely inspired.  The arch that holds up the ceiling has strength because the weight is evenly distributed.  

​This divinely inspired architecture can be yours in your own body if you will envision your diaphragm as one of those arches.  We know that being emptier is better. When the diaphragm is higher, its arch is higher and the higher arch supports the voice more easily and effortlessly.

When you are singing, if you let your body fill naturally, and take the breath it wants the next phrase will be easier to belt out! 
So your challenge is to learn to be a little emptier on the phrase before a long phrase allows the body to take the air it needs more organically.   


To sing like an angel, just make your diaphragm into a Cathedral ceiling after Sunday Services - empty.
 


​Steven Flam is the developer of the groundbreaking teaching technique called BreathingRx For Singers which includes diaphragm target training. For more information or to debate the content of this article please contact him at[email protected]

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