Between Breaths Ep #43 - Breathwork, Movement & Mobility with Jill Miller 'Body by Breath'
Mar 13, 2025
Jill Miller, author of Body by Breath and founder of Tune Up Fitness, blends breath-informed movement with self-myofascial tools. She explains diaphragm isolation and the vacuum maneuver. She talks about freeing the thorax with balls, rib cage alignment, fascia links from tongue to feet, and how breath shapes mobility, pain recovery, and resilience.
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Sandbag Moment That Ended An Eating Disorder
- Jill Miller used a sandbag in yoga to reconnect with her body and recover from bulimia when talk therapy failed.
- Lying on the sandbag created visceral pain that helped her feel her gut and start healing through palpation and self-massage.
Breath Is Overlooked Because It's Always With Us
- Breathing is often overlooked because it's always present, yet fields like singing, acting and yoga preserve breath training as essential.
- James Nestor helped mainstream breathing, creating a moment for broader interest in respiratory work.
Assess Breathing Reclined Then Train Diaphragm Vacuum
- Start assessments by having clients witness natural breathing, then guide abdominal-thoracic transitions while reclined to observe control and exhale behavior.
- Teach diaphragm isolation (diaphragm vacuum/Uddiyana Bandha) to build a usable diaphragm quotient before adding tension.
