The use of Breath within movement.

As usual the session began with a warm up, warming each body part from head to toe. We did exercises which involved curling your body up and then expanding it as far as possible in to the space. To further this we began to coincide breath with this movement, for example inhaling as we curled up and exhaling alongside the expansion. We then experimented with using fast inhales as we quickly curled up, or slow exhales whilst our bodies slowly uncurled. This worked to wake up your entire body, allowing you to feel each body part as you worked in the space.
We then began to do this whilst laid on the floor. For me it was easier to imagine my body stretching in to the entire space whilst laid down. I actually found this quite relaxing but after a while it began to make me feel a bit dizzy. I wonder whether this we due to the variety in breath length throughout the exercise. If so I think that it is important that I practice this exercise so that my body becomes accustom to way I am manipulating my body within it.
This week we focused on the use of body tail and head to lead movement. The first time we used our tail to lead. We were laid on the floor with our stomachs downwards. We then placed one leg over the other, using that and the tail bone to lead ourselves on to our back. This could also be done the opposite way round by placing the other leg over, flipping us back on to our front. We then did this exercise again using our head and then arm to pull the body over. I found the tail exercise easier and felt my movement was more graceful and controlled. I enjoyed partaking in this exercise and hope to be able to use this somewhere in the future.
We then did an exercise which began with us sat on the floor with our legs stretched out forwards. We were then told to allow our body to relax and fall slowly to the ground sidewards, starting from our head. This exercise worked to flip our bodies on to their front in a controlled manner, before then using our leg to lead the body all the way over back in to the sitting position. This exercise worked the best when you allowed your body to be appropriately relaxed in order to protect your hip bone from becoming sore. To further this we tried to add more than one 'tumble' to the movement in a way that was continuous and following. I enjoyed the way in which my understanding of this exercise developed and I found myself improving each time I completed the exercise. 
After this session I will go on to read the section on Breath from Peggy Hackney's book Making Connections, to further my knowledge on the use of breath within movement.