The time-transition in the spring can be tough if you're with me live! This is an elevating breath set.

One of the faves! This is a great breath set for Mondays, end of colds, flus or just needing a sunshiney boost of energy.

We work with MORE THAN vs LESS THAN machinations of the ego with our breath today. Both are BS. If we operate from that egoic channel - we suffer. Reduce suffering and increase intelligence with this practice.

We illuminate via breath & go inside because the outside world, regardless of gender, will always tell you you're not enough. I apologize if your name is Debbie (I used the term from SNL "Debbie Downer" haha). You are NOT a downer. We do an uplifting breath practice.

Today's breath practice is action-packed kriya with a bit of stretch. It is excellent for feeling low, depressed, sad or requiring a wake-up!

This breath does as it says! It is energizing and awakening.

Today's practice has the element of bliss as it is 'bellows breath" heavy (Bhastrika), meaning there is hyper-oxygenation to the body, brain and blood, leaving you feeling a natural high off of breathwork. This is the basic spinal series in the Kundalini tradition as well.

"I like myself" is one reason we do this practice. I speak to this. As well, 2 sets kp breath, breath of fire, ending with viloma (ladder breath).

We go through lions' breath, hip openers with the breath, twists, cat-cow with bellows breath, sitali (cooling), and nadi shodana.

We do: agni sara, lions breath, jivha bandha and Bhrama mudra - followed by uplifting/regular breath work.

This is my fave breath set. It's a cure-all for everything: stress, a low mood, battling anxiety or depression, end of a cold or flu, sluggishness.

This is an uplifting set in a seated position, moving the breath and spine in all directions.

This is the Kundalini Kriya for lungs and magnetism. But I go a bit into "deprogramming" and remembering true happiness via the breath.

The "Crystal Clear" kriya for decluttering your mind and heart + additional breath.

Happy Valentine's Day Breathwork Class

I speak briefly on depressogenic schemas and how we can use breath to disrupt these cycles.

We begin with deep 8-count diaphragmatic breathing to digital pranayama to "bellows" awakening breath.

It is interesting to note that the Arabic word for human being is 'insan' which is derived from the word 'nasiya' which means 'to forget. I speak to this in today's practice.

Today's practice is great if you're annoyed and need to shift it.

I mention briefly how important WATER is for our brains - let's move heavy winter rainy, snowy blue energy towards lightness. The biology behind the lack of sunshine vibes :).

If you have a build-up of neck stress or tension, this one is for you! We do deep breathing, kaphalabhati breath and honey-bee breath into the neck, jaw and upper back.

We begin with Brahma Mudra and work towards activation of the respiratory and nervous systems.

We begin with a bang - bellows breath, leg flushing - and slowly incrementally to sitali (cooling breath)

We do the full 108 bellows breaths today. This is not suitable for beginners. Please take care and enjoy as it's one of my faves!