abdominal breathing

4.2

You breathe by moving the belly more than the chest

noun
/æbˈdɑːmɪnəl ˈbriːðɪŋ/

: respiración abdominal

During yoga, the instructor emphasized the importance of abdominal breathing to enhance our focus and mindfulness.
exercises for abdominal breathing

Examples

First, however, singers need to discover abdominal breathing by activating the diaphragm.

Academic text (2004)
By practicing diaphragmatic/abdominal breathing, people find that they are calmer, have more energy, can focus and quiet their minds, lessen and relieve pain, and benefit from diaphragmatic breathing massage of internal organs.

Blog text (17)
Practicing abdominal breathing can help improve your overall relaxation and well-being.
To achieve better lung capacity, you should incorporate abdominal breathing into your daily routine.

How Deep

deep breath

205 2.2

abdominal breathing

4.2

Surface Forms

abdominal breathing singular

abdominal breathings plural

Morphology

abdominal + breathing

The noun phrase's meaning is directly composed from 'abdominal' (relating to the abdomen) + 'breathing' (the process of inhaling/exhaling), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to breathing that primarily uses the abdomen. This adjective+noun composition is literal and common across languages, making the phrase immediately predictable to B1 learners who know the constituents.

Etymology

Abdominal breathing names a way of breathing where the movement comes from the abdomen, the 'belly', rather than the chest so the belly rises and falls. That's why it means 'breathing with the abdominal muscles'.