Our breath is a beautiful, healing, and mysterious gift. Ancient Vedic philosophy, from which both Yoga and Ayurveda draw their wisdom, place great importance on prana (our life force) and pranayama (practice of breath control). Modern science confirms that how we breathe impacts our health and emotional well being. This course puts them both together and teaches how a regular breath practice is life changing.
Taught by Chris Federman
Online series with immediate access.
Our breath is a beautiful, healing, and mysterious gift. Ancient Vedic philosophy, from which both Yoga and Ayurveda draw their wisdom, place great importance on prana (our life force) and pranayama (practice of breath control).
Modern science confirms that how we breathe impacts our health and emotional well being. This course puts them both together and teaches how a regular breath practice is life changing.
This series is for you if you want to discover how managing the breath can:
Boost your immune system
Help you get better sleep; halt or decrease snoring
Increase athletic ability
Improve mental clarity
Release stress and anxiety
Improve focus and meditation
Lower blood pressure
Rejuvenate internal organs
Aid digestion
Improve posture
The list goes on but hopefully some of these resonate with you. Come find out more.
This series gives you the chance to:
Experience how different breathing patterns affect us
Techniques to monitor and improve your oxygenation
Build a regular breath-work practice
Evaluate your own specific breath pattern
Have the tools you need to transform your breathing to have more energy, less brain fog,
Have an understanding of the science behind Reduced Breathing/ Pranayama
Pranayama practices
Our Container for the 5 week series is:
Week 1 - Respiratory Physiology 101. Abdominal/Diaphragmatic Breathing
Week 2 - O2 vs Co2 -Partners in Oxygenating our Bodies. Brahmari Pranayama
Week 3 - Interoception vs Exteroception - Introduction of Reduced Breathing. Ujjayi Pranayama
Week 4 - Breath and your Autonomic Nervous System - Why bigger is not better. Analoma Ujjayi Pranayama
Week 5 - Everything, Everywhere, All at Once - putting it all together Nadi Sodhana Pranayama. Pratiloma Ujjayi.
Each week is a combination of teaching, gentle asana, meditation, and pranayama. Time will be allowed at the end of each class for short Q & A.
When you sign up for this series you will also get these bonus materials:
A downloadable Breath Journal
2 audio guided Breath practices you can use everyday
A list of helpful books and video to keep your practice fresh and moving forward.
COST
$110 for the series, bonuses, and replays. You will have access to the replays for 3 months.
The series, bonuses, and replays are included with The Sanctuary membership. Not a member? Go here to join The Sanctuary and get this series and many others at no additional cost.