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   Shantell Powell (shanmonster@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 04:43:16 JST Shantell Powell

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   I was a dance instructor for years, and I frequently had to remind my students to breathe while they were doing chest isolation work.

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     Shantell Powell (shanmonster@c.im)'s status on Tuesday, 14-Jan-2025 04:43:17 JST Shantell Powell

     I saw somewhere that people were mocking variations of "she let go of the breath she didn't know she'd been holding" appearing in books. The people rolling their eyes at this concept claim that's not a thing people do. But it is something I do. When I'm out in the woods at night and hear a noise, I subconsciously hold my breath to listen. When I'm very anxious, I forget to breath. And then comes the whoosh when I finally exhale.

     What about you?
     #Writing #WritingCommunity #breath #tropes #breathing #Reading

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