Today's inquiry: What is compassion vs empathy? What serves us - what immobilizes us? And others. We do a long set of ego-eradicator breath of fire, slow bellows & deep diaphragmatic breath. This is beginner friendly with the encouragement to take breaks.

"To be unrecognizable" is a new saying in wellness zeitgeist - is the opposite of what this practices suggests. To recognize yourSELF is the ultimate path - this is the invitation today as we slowly close off 2025. We do a basic breath set alternating nostrils and ending with a basic breath of fire.

This breathwork set is my favorite for brain fog, optimism & mood. It is up & down-regulating breath. It includes a mantra "Sat Nam" for aligning a scattered mind. It is a Kundalini Kriya and works with breath of fire (kaphalabhati) bellows breath and deep diaphragmatic breath.

This breathwork practice is calming, slow and deep diaphragmatic engagement using 4-7-8, 4-8, 5-5 and a slow circular breath set to end. This is excellent for adrenal fatigue, calming, slowing down and the opposite of Kundalini breath.

We begin with four preparatory practices: lions breath + a tongue stretch (feels sooo good for headache and jaw strain), Agni Sara (great for digestive system stress) and Brahma Mudra (rich, slow deep breath, releases the neck) followed by upregulating bellows with spinal movements

We begin slow (Brahma Mudra) and then amp it up with the physiological sigh in a faster repetition and spinal movement. We then end with Wim Hof. It is primarily up-regulating and awakening. The invitation is a core teaching of obstacles and pauses.

Guest teacher, Jayme, teaches a class that is catered to the follicular phase, for those of you with a menstrual cycle. This is a "slow flow, close to the ground and invitational" - bringing in a sense of curiosity. She reaches a 30-day long program catered to the menstrual cycle called "Sacred F...

Today we do the four prep practices I learned from my teacher: jivha Banda, Lions Breath, Agni Sara (for belly) and Brahma Mudra. This practicing is down-regulating and beginner friendly! (And weird!)

This is a cleansing, energizing easy going practice with focus on moving spinal tension.

This is a deeply restful practice using intention and breath.

This is the Kriya for Clarity set + spinal flexion with awakening breath set. This is an upregulating breath set. It is intentional with the invitation of moving ambivalence and confusion out of the mind-brain body.

This is practice that moves the full body but mostly the spine and all of its movements. I briefly address. why our body's eventually get "bored" vs novelty - why this practice is so crucial for prevention of depression, a stubborn mind, mood and nervous system medicine.

We use ego eradicator, the physiological sigh and Wim Hof breath in this advanced breathwork practice. This is not suitable for beginners.

This is a Kundalini breath practice that focuses on the lymphatic system, your bodyguard for your immunity. Through vigorous breath, movements of the arms and legs - your lymphatic load is also encouraged to move.

This is a form of MBSR - mindfulness based stress reduction. It is a great practice if you're exhausted, feeling heavy, have excess adrenaline - this is a good practice for you. It is supine, the screen will be darkened, eyes closed and a practice of breath awareness.

This practice is not suitable for raw beginners. Today's practice is done mostly lying down and the screen is intentionally dimmed with an image so to reduce screen-noise. It is an activating and intentionally-driven breath journey using a sped up physiological sigh (two longer cycles). Cues incl...

This is an advanced practice where the screen is eventually an image (and not me!) so to increase interoception and your journey inward. You need to know these breath types before engaging in this one!

I speak briefly to the physiology and psychology of fear-based thinking can eclipse or arrest our ability to be present to gifts and gateways. Disarming ego, jealousy, am I relevant? or fear of missing out. We do a Kundalini Kriya for "elevation"

I speak to temporary discomfort in breathwork and its purpose. This is an excellent breath set for those who hold tension and stress in the shoulders and lungs.

This is an advanced breathwork practice that weaves in a gratitude practice. Gratitude has been shown in research to instantly boost serotonin.

This is an advanced breathwork practice using breath of fire, the physiological sigh and Wim Hof - and isolating movements of the spine from the pelvis, low back, solar plexus, heart and neck.

This is a part of the men's retreat series, however, anyone can do this practice. The screen is darkened and this is a tension-release practice that may help you drop into sleep. We do a squeeze and relax practice with breath. This is a mindfulness practice as well.

This week I'll be sharing some yogic principles and weaving them into our breathwork. Today "ahimsa" teaches us to practice compassion for ourselves as a practice of non-violence. We do 3 sets of kaphalabhati, 2 sets of slow bellows breath and end with alternate nostril breathing.