BREATHWORK for MOOD, ENERGY & FEELING BETTER (30 min)

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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BREATHWORK for MOOD, ENERGY & FEELING BETTER (30 min)
  • Dec 24: Special Holiday Practice: Activate, Calm, Restore & Music (55 min)

    This is not suitable for raw beginners, if you are pregnant, have hyperthyroidism, heart or blood pressure issues or conditions where intense breath may agitate you. We begin lying down and do the physiological sigh x 4 sets of increasing pacing and longer breath holds. We then end with 4-8 breat...

  • Surya Kriya Breath for Mood & Brain Fog (32 min)

    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.

  • Dec 18: Traditional Breathwork for "Collective Effervescence" (31 min)

    Today we begin with three sets of "kaphalabhati" x 120 pumps with the hips, a toe stretch followed by calming, deep breathing with 4-7-8 then 4-8 breath

  • Dec 17: Advanced Breathwork - What do you Value? (31 min)

    The invitation is "what are your core values?" and using the practice to realign with what you value. This is an advanced breath practice including: Lions Breath, Sun nostril breath (right nostril breath), advanced set of breath of fire, bellows breath into all parts of the spine (this lasts for ...

  • Dec 16: Calming & Down-Regulating Breath Set (33 min)

    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.

  • From the Archives: Holiday Stress Cleanse & Newcomers Welcome! (32 min)

    For holiday stress, this is a good one for you! We "thread" your brain of emotional toxins: stress, depression, rumination and overthinking of things.

  • Dec 10: The Paradox of Life (What Dave Chappelle said (33min)

    This is a gradual building breathwork practice building on the symbolism of light, dark and the paradox of living in both our shadow and light. We begin with a deep diaphragmatic breath set, a long set of Sat Nam, long/advanced round of bellows and one set of Wim Hof.

  • Dec 9: Traditional Pranayama Set (30 min)

    Expect 3 sets of breath of fire, sitali (cooling breath - downregulating) and alternate nostril breath. This is beginner friendly - working with both up and down regulating breath.

  • Dec 8: Calming + Fiery Breath (30 min)

    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

  • Dec 5: Advanced Breath & Working with Obstacles (30 min)

    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.

  • Dec 4: Stabilizing Breathwork (29 min)

    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!)

  • Dec 3: Happy Birthday Advanced Breath (32 min)

    This is an advanced breathwork set with up-regulating breath types. It is not suitable for beginners. The invitation is "who am I?" and gratitude for your life.

  • Dec 3: Deep Rest & Nidra Set (25 min)

    This is a deeply restful practice using intention and breath.

  • Dec 2: Breath for Clarity, Confusion & Decisions (31 min)

    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.

  • Dec 1: Spine & Mood Flush Breath (33 min)

    This is an excellent breath practice that moves the spine with bellows breath (or deep breathing) in all of the anatomical planes - and is helpful for spinal tension (long periods of sitting), shifting a bad mood and/or move stale energy in a short period of time.

  • Nov 28: Advanced Breathwork (33 min)

    This is not suitable for beginners. This is an advanced breathwork practice including breath of fire and Tummo Breath.

  • Nov 26: Disrupting Chaos (Advanced breathwork) 30 min

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

  • Nov 25: Immunity Flush (30 min)

    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.

  • Nov 21: Advanced Surya Kriya Cleansing Breath (37 min)

    This is an advanced breathwork practice not suitable for beginners. We do an advanced version of a staple breath practice to the studio. It helps with mood, low-dull energy, the end of a cold or flu. Or if you need to do a presentation or enter a room with light in you!

  • Nov 19: Advanced Breath + Inquiry (33 min)

    This is not suitable for beginners. "Rituals stabilize life by structuring time." This practice also includes a darkening/image screen share so to decrease screen noise - and can be done as audible-only practice.

  • Nov 18: Breath Therapy for the Shoulders & Spine (33 min)

    This is a breathwork practice integrating either deep breathing or bellows breath to spinal and scapula movement.

  • Nov 14: Reducing Negative Mind-Chatter: Breathwork (33 min)

    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...

  • Nov 13: Mixed: 4-7-8, Breath of Fire, 6:4 Breath & WimHof (31 min)

    Today we begin with down-regulation and then drop into up-regulating breath
    (Breath of fire, 6:4 and ultimately Wim Hof).

  • Nov 12: Advanced Dopamine-Hit Breath (30 min)

    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!