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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Apr 24: Dopamine Boost (audio only/advanced) 35 min
This is a dopamine inducing breath set - it is activating and energizing. Not for beginners, pregnancy, heart conditions, PTSD. Please take care to speak to your healthcare professionals.
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Apr 23: Soothing "Self-Recognition" Breathwork for Anxiety/Stress (30 min)
This set starts with inquiry + 2 sets of hips with KP breath, honey breath, "sitkari" breath and 4-4,5,6,7,8 breath for down-regulating
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Apr 22: Advanced Fire + Circular Breathing (33 min)
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Apr 21: Let Go: Gentle Breathwork + Energy (32 min)
"Letting go" is the invitation for this soothing, calming and energizing breathwork practice
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Apr 20: Breath for Stress, PTSD & Your Eyes (30 min)
There is a connection to stress and your eyes. Like EMDR, we integrate your eyes with our breath.
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Apr 17: New Moon Advanced Breath (lying down) 32 min
The new moon represents bold new beginnings. Advanced "ego eradicator" breath and 3 part breathing. "Positioned in the sign of Aries, this is a highly energetic and transformative, "intense" lunation, often bringing themes of personal, bold new beginnings, quick decision-making, and rapid life ch...
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Apr 17: Dynamic Breath, Yoga & Somatic Flush (42 min)
"Bottom up" - when your body informs your brain. This is a hybrid, heating practice great for stress
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Apr 16: Spring Breath & Abundance Practice (33 min)
This is a blended breath-set with spring in mind for tension relief, up AND down-regulation.
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Apr 15: Advanced KP Breath & Circular Breathing (32 min)
This is an advanced practice that begins with two long cycles of Kaphalabhati Breath + Circular Breathing in increasing pacing.
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Apr 13: Surya Kriya (minimal dialogue) 32 min
Ideal if you are familiar with breathwork. Surya Kriya (sun cleansing) is for light, mood & energy.
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Apr 10: Advanced Kapalabhati & 3-Part Breath (32 min)
Inquiry of the "kleshas" (ego), awareness + 3 sets of advanced kp breath with hips & dopamine breath
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Apr 9: Gentle "Get Weird to Feel Normal" Somatic Practice (35 min)
An easy-going practice filled with breath, longer holds, heel thumps, taps ("Neurogenic shakes") Nothing intense - but some easy going movements into your spine, shoulders, hamstrings & movement of holding patterns.
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Apr 9: Decongest Fear, Brain Fog & the Blues (Breath 32 min)
Feeling stuck, groggy, irritated, depressed or needing a pick me up? Breath + visualization of inviting in the blue-green of aurora borealis - a beautiful visual to pull into your nervous system and increase your internal locus of control.
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Apr 8: Advanced Breathwork (32 min)
This is not suitable for beginners or if you're feeling already upregulated. Advanced reps & holds.
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Apr 7: Lymphatic Flush Breathwork (30 min)
This is a lymphatic breath practice designed to help your body flush lymphatic load and any incoming pathogens or toxins.
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Apr 1: Advanced Breathwork (32 min)
This is not suitable for beginners or sensitive systems - today is upregulating, energizing with longer kaphalbhati, bellows and WimHof.
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Mar 31: Regulating Mixed Breath (32 min)
This practice is soothing, awakening and both up and down-regulating.
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Mar 27: Advanced Breathwork: Death & Joy
A Buddhist teaching on contemplation of death & welcoming in joy + advanced breathwork.
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Mar 26: Mindfulness & Calming Breath (32 min)
What is mindfulness - and what is awareness? This is a mostly down-regulating breath class.
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Mar 25: Advanced Elevation Breathwork for Spring (40 min)
This is an advanced breathwork in the theme of spring. This is not suitable for beginners. It is upregulaing and advanced version of the Elevation Kriya.
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Mar 24: Release Tension: Frontal Lobe & Mixed Breath (33 min)
Get weird to get normal! This "frontal lobe" and cranial nerve practice + down & upregulating breath. As well as a piece in neuroscience re: flourishing
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Mar 22: "Empty Cup" Advanced Breathwork (32 min)
A brief intro on Iyengar & an advanced practice with a longer ego eradicator and three-part breath in more intense reps
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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.