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If you think of your back or spine connected to your ribs, it makes sense that opening your back helps your breathing. You want to quickly open your back so air falls into your lungs. Remember that the lungs are connected to the ribs, so moving the ribs and the back moves the lungs.

Try this suggestion to quickly open your back for an easy inhalation:

1 Find a sturdy chair and sit with your elbows resting on your knees.In this position, you sit and lean forward, with your elbows on your bent knees and your back straight. You don’t have to bend over far — only far enough to allow your back to relax.

2 With your elbows on your knees, take a breath and imagine that you can put the air into your back — as if your lungs are all along your back and you want to fill them with air.You may notice that the muscles in your back feel like they’re lifting and opening for the air to come in the body.

3 Take a few more breaths and notice the sensations of your back opening.

4 When you think you feel your back releasing and opening as you inhale, try opening your back more quickly.Open the same muscles along your back without worrying about inhalation. When you open the muscles, the air comes into your body and you don’t have to worry about inhalation — the inhalation happens because you’re opening the muscles.

You can also squat down and place your hands on your back to feel the movement of the muscles. If you have a practice buddy, ask them to put their hands on your back as you try expanding your back. Or you can ask them to try the same exercise so you can feel how their back moves. Feeling the movement of someone else’s body may help you know what’s happening to yours.

If sitting in the chair isn’t comfortable, try lying on your back with your knees bent to feel the opening of your back. Lie on the floor and feel the opening of your back along the floor as you inhale. Notice the movement of the upper part of your back and the lower part of your back, all the way down to your hips.