BREATHWORK for MOOD, ENERGY & FEELING BETTER (30 min)
These practices are mostly intermediate range breath work practices designed from the practice of pranayama (in yoga prana = energy / ayama = to extend or stop the breath. They range from vigorous Kundalini practices to calmer Iyengar breath practices. Breath-work is an effective tool to expediting the end goal of most practices: a change in mood, a lift in spirits and a feeling of expansiveness. Please be mindful so to not push yourself or force anything that doesn't feel good. Beginners, pregnant students, injuries etc. please be cautious and search for the beginners classes and speak with your doctor first.
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Mar 19: Gentle to Intense Breathwork (31 min)
We begin with inquiry, gentle cooling breath, breath of fire and ending with a WimHof variation.
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Mar 16: Rise Up: Moderate Breath & "Arjuna's Despair" (33 min)
The teaching of our inner battle field & rising from "despair" or depression with a mixed practice. This is a classic discourse from yogic literature - this is a choose your own adventure practice of both up and down-regulation.
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March 12: Mixed Breath (Joy & Discipline) 31 min
This is a blended class teaching "joy and discipline", kp breath, hips, bellows & down-regulation as well "Bhrama Mudra". Enjoy!
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Mar 11: Advanced Breath: Dopamine & Pratyahara (33 min)
This is not suitable for beginners - we do up-regulating, dopamine-enhancing breathwork. Class includes a 5 min intro on dopamine & "sense withdrawal"
followed by shaking the body with 3-part breath, ego eradicator (long form), "Sufi grinding" and variations of 3-part and Wim Hof with spinal move... -
Mar 10: Frontal Lobe Breath: Distraction & "Sensory Gating" (36 min)
I describe "pratyahara" sensory withdrawal, distraction, "sensory gating" and why this matters. This a moderate up+down-regulating practice helpful for distraction, processing & brain noise.
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THE BODY: A Special Class from Saint Lucia: Intermediate Breath & Yin (62 min)
This is an hour from my week-long retreat/training where we do Surya Kriya & a few deep stretches! (Surya Kriya)
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Feb 27: Advanced Breathwork (33 min)
This is an advanced breathwork practice not suitable for beginners: ego eradicator & 3-part breath.
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Feb 25: Advanced Breathwork (32 min)
Today's practice is "resilience" + 3-part advanced breath (not suitable for beginners)
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Feb 24: Grounding Breathwork: "More/Less-Than" Energy (32 min)
This practice addresses more-than/less-than energy. Our mind does this when pitting against others. PRANASEDHAM, VASE SARVAM
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Feb 23: Breath for Ego & Disconnection (Basic Spinal Flex Breath) 34 min
This practice is here for us, no matter what! We are welcomed into today's breath kriya with this sentiment. Feeling disconnected is a part of the human path - however, yoga is yoga. It has nothing to do with human ego: it will always be here for us. Today we do Basic Spinal Flex, a Kundalini Kri...
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Feb 20: Advanced "Removing Darkness" Breath (34 min)
Pranayama helps remove darkness. This is an advanced breathwork set not suitable for beginners.
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Feb 19: Digestion Breath Practice (33 min)
This is excellent for sluggish digestion, gut issues, stress in the belly and clearing it out! Expect breath of fire, pumping the belly and uddiyana bandha.
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Feb 18: Purifying the Mind/Body "Yatha Siddho" (Traditional Pranayama)
Inspired by my time in India, we do an advanced set of clean/simple kaphalabhati "shining skull". Please note: the footage is not the clearest visuals due to tech fail on my part. This is temporary, thanks for your patience!
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Jan 29: Advanced Breath for "Psychological Terrorism" & Inner Peace (32 min)
What is psychological terrorism - who is taking up space in your mind "rent free"? We do two cycles of KP breath + Wim Hof to clear this.
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Jan 23: Resilience Training Advanced Breathwork (32 min)
This is an advanced set with the invitation around resilience: building it and maintaining it. This is not appropriate for beginners.
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Jan 21: Transcend Overthinking: Advanced Breath Practice
This is an advanced breath practice with a focus on up-regulation and release to transcend the overthinking mind.
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Jan 20: Release & Let Go: Spinal Flush Breath (31 min)
The invitation is: "What do you want to release?" with Basic Spinal Flex with bellows breath. This is a wonderful class for helping you release tension, stress or negative chatter.
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Jan 16: Advanced Reed Breath & Pelvic Rock (31 min)
This is an advanced practice using quick, upregulating breaths to transcend and activate the mind - with pelvic movement. It is excellent for dullness, ruts, creativity, sex organs & activating the mind-body-pelvis
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Jan 15: Calm & Awakening Breath (30 min)
This is a healthy blend of down and upregulating breath. We begin with slow, deep breathing and slowly pick up the pace, ending with faster bellows breath.
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Jan 14: Activating Dopamine Breathwork (32 min)
This is an advanced breath set wherein it may potentiate your tonic dopamine levels. It is not suitable for raw beginners to breathwork. It is activating, uplifting and energizing. We hold the breath for longer periods as well.
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Jan 13: Cleanse & Soothe: Alternate Nostril Breath (28 min)
The intention is forgiveness & self compassion: 2 sets breath of fire followed by Nadi Shodana (alternate nostril breath). This is helpful for downregulation and calming.
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Jan 9: Advanced Activation Breath (32 min)
This is advanced & up-regulating with one long set of ego eradicator breath, 3 parts breath & WimHof. Not suitable for beginners. Longer holds and more intensity.
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Jan 8: Balanced Breath Set (30 min)
This is both up and down-regulating breath. A balance of the two: breath of fire, 4-8 breath with spinal flex, bellows and neck rotations.
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Jan 6: Traditional Pranayama (33 min)
This includes 3 sets of kaphalabhati breath, sitali and we end with 4-7-8 breath. This is beginner friendly.