{"id":15,"date":"2026-01-09T16:30:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:00:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Sing2Breathe?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sing2breathe is a sociable group activity where techniques for breathing control and improved posture are taught through singing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is not about being a great singer \u2013 the aim is to help you breathe better, not sing better.&nbsp; (Although we won\u2019t mind if you sing better too!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4854.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4854.jpg 480w, https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_4854-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The sessions aim to be fun and involve :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Physical warm ups and posture awareness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Breathing exercises<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vocal exercises (also including rhythm and pitch games)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Songs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cool down<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The benefits:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Singing allows the breath to deepen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engaging abdominal muscles and releasing tension in upper body<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Greater awareness of body\/posture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helps to reduce &#8220;top up&#8221; breaths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Empowering you to help you manage your breath<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mood boosting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Socialising<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improvements in vocal function<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lead to participants seeking less medical intervention<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distract from breathlessness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help with sputum clearance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have positive impact on physical activity levels, social interaction, mood and mental health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sing2breathe is a sociable group activity where techniques for breathing control and improved posture are taught through singing.&nbsp; It is not about being a great singer \u2013 the aim is to help you breathe better, not sing better.&nbsp; (Although we won\u2019t mind if you sing better too!) It can:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":56,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175,"href":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/175"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sing2breathe.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}