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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Advanced Breathwork (30 min)
This is for students who have a stable practice of breathwork for a year or more. It is intense and awakening: 2 sets of ego eradicator followed by three cycles of intense breath with long holds. This is not suitable for beginners or those experiencing severe fatigue, PTSD, recent surgery, prone ...
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Traditional Pranayama + 2 min Iyengar Clip (30 min)
Today I share a 2 min clip of BKS Iyengar speaking to the why of pranayama. We then do a slow, deep practice.
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Mood Stabilizer: Elevation Kriya (30 min)
This is one of my favorite kriyas/breathwork - it moves your body in all directions with several different spinal movements/breath types. You get a bit of yoga with your breathwork. It is elevating and I find as well - mood stabilizing.
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Stay Open on Grumpy Days (30 min)
This is an advanced breathwork practice. It integrates four cycles of a WimHof style breath and longer holds.
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Deep Breathing, Breath of Fire & Hello! (30 min)
We begin with deep diaphragmatic breathing, followed by 4-7-8 breath, kaphalbhati x 3 sets with breath holds.
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Soothing Pranayama (Regular Classes Back Next Week!)
This is a soothing breathwork practice with some stretches in the neck, face and jaw as well. Honey bee hmmm breath is also used to activate the parasympathetic nervous system.
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Sat Kriya Advanced (30 min)
This is an advanced breathwork practice not appropriate for beginners to pranayama.
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The Work of Byron Katie + Neuroplasticity & Breath (30 min)
I don't usually share quotes but I begin with words from the great Byron Katie - who asks "What would we be without that thought?" "If you want to open your heart, question your thinking." - We inquire and breathe.
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Basic Spinal Series Modified (30 min)
This is a practice that works with spinal flexion, extension, ujjyai and bellows breath. It engages hamstring poses as well at the end with breath of fire.
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Advanced Breathwork for Brilliance (30 min)
This is a stacking of advanced breathwork, this is not appropriate for beginner's or fair-weather breath practitioners. The intention of this one is to shift lackluster mediocrity and headiness into POWER, BRILLIANCE and EXCITEMENT. a) Tummo Breath b) Ego Eradicator c) Intense breath holds.
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Traditional Pranayama Set + Hips (28 min)
This is a classic breath-set of three sets of kaphalabhati breath + hips and alternate nostril breathing.
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Breathwork for Newcomers: Please Watch! (30 min)
If you are new, I described the basic breath types you will frequently see in the digital studio.
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Release Tension + Pelvic Bowl Breath (31 min)
This practice begins with what the pelvic diaphragm is, and practice then works into the pelvic bowl - Releasing pelvic floor tension and bringing movement with conscious breathwork: bellows breath, jaw tension, twists kaphalabhati pumps, ego eradicator, shaking the body with sighing, ending with...
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Advanced Sat Kriya (35 min breathwork)
This is an advanced cycle of the Sat Nam Kriya - a constant in this studio. It is not appropriate for beginners as it is MANY cycles of kaphalabhati breath + cycles of frog pose with bellows breath.
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Breathwork for the Lymphatic (Immune System)
Today’s breath work is the kundalini Kriya for the lymphatic system. It is challenging, detoxifying and said to help with flushing lymph node highways in the body.
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The Kosha Theory + Kundalini Breath (35 min)
The Kosha theory is explained and the practice embodies it using the Basic Spinal Flow Series - kundalini breath.
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Traditional Grounding Pranayama (30 min)
This practice is a straight up hip opener (gomukhasana) with breath of fire, kaphalabhati, sitali (cooling breath) nadi shodana (alternate nostril breath) and ending on the belly doing grounding ujjayi breath.
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Metamorphosis: Supine Breathwork (32 min)
This is an advanced breath practice - using the physiological sigh from slower to faster. Lie down, cover your eyes, get warm - slow pacing to faster pace inhale, inhale, exhale.
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Serotonin-Dopamine Breath: High Octane Hit (30 min)
Today's practice is an advanced breathwork practice that will deliver an experience of feeling elevated, high impact- and potentiate the exchange of O2 and CO2. We end with a pelvic orienting breath to get anchored as well. There are also longer breath holds 20-30-40-50-60 seconds incrementally.
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Gentle Heart Breath (*Sound glitch only for 1st min)
This is a breath practice with three parts deep and steady to the heart. The philosophy of Self is also explained. There is a sound glitch again
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Traditional Breath Set + Jon Kabat Zinn (*Sound glitch for 1st min only)
Pls note: There is a sound glitch for 1st min only. Mindfulness defined + 3 breath types.
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Breath Kriya for Elevation (30 min)
This is Kundalini Kriya designed for elevating your spirit and energy body via increased oxygenation and spinal movement. This is an advanced breath kriya if you are new to breathing, please watch the beginner's tutorial.
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Express Vinyasa (30 min)
Today is a quick, to the point yoga practice with all of the goods: suryas, arm balancing, warrior 2, reverse, half moon, chapasana, eagle series, hip openers and one long back bend. Enjoy!
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Love & Heart Coherence Breath (32 min breathwork)
I speak to heart coherence, Ram Dash "I am loving awareness" and we breathe.