Healing Breath Workshop
The Healing Breath Workshop is a 4-week breathwork experience.
Mindful Yoga breathing is a safe and natural way to quickly affect
your autonomic nervous system.
Most of us are stuck on autopilot, and we're getting bounced around by our environment, leaving us feeling wired but tired, imbalanced, and frazzled.
Yoga breathing offers many of the same benefits as meditation, but it's easier to learn, can be practiced anywhere, and the results are very predictable.
Balance Energy, Relieve Stress, Reduce Anxiety
What is Yoga Breathing Exactly?
Your breathing pattern is defined primarily by your rate of breathing, meaning how fast or how slowly you breathe.
As you’re reading this now, you’re probably breathing about 8-15 breaths per minute. This slightly-elevated breathing pattern is the “normal” in today’s busy world.
Luckily, you can affect your breath and your nervous system response in a matter of minutes simply by changing your breathing rate.
Think about your breath and its effects in categories of coffee, water, or tea.
Control your breath, Control your life
Coffee Category
Up-regulating > 20 breaths per minute
When you breathe at the rate of 20 breaths per minute or more, it stimulates your sympathetic nervous system which is ideal before exercise, before busy or task-related work, and also in the morning. Rapid breathing reduces CO2 in the bloodstream which leads to constriction of your breathing passageways and veins, so it should be practiced briefly, with care, and only at appropriate times. Never practice while driving.
• Use first thing in the morning
• Use just before yoga or exercise
Water Category
Balanced Breathing: 4-6 breaths per minute
When you breathe 4-6 breaths per minute, it has an adaptogenic effect on your nervous system. If you’re up, it will bring you down; if you’re down, it will bring you up. You can practice Water Breath standing, seated, lying down, and even while driving. Like drinking a glass of water, it’s always safe, always appropriate, and always healthful. • Practice any time, day or night
• Use before high-stress meetings or presentations
• Use if you’re feeling sluggish midday
• Use during all yoga practices and low-intensity exercise
Tea Category
Down-Regulating Breath: < 4 breaths per minute
When you reduce your breath below 4 breaths per minutes, it triggers a strong parasympathetic (rest and digest nervous system response, reduces your heart rate, reduces activity in skeletal muscles, and improves digestion. This type of breathing is great after meals, in the evening, and most-commonly, right before bed. This practice should be done seated or lying down, and never while driving or doing anything standing or active. It’s extremely common for students to fall asleep while using Tea Breath, so it should be used with care, only when appropriate.
• Use primarily before bed
• Can be used (with care) to reduce intense stress or anxiety
• After eating, this breathing pattern can aid in digestion
"Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts. Whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as a means to take hold of your mind again." - Thich Nhat Hanh
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A Mindful Practice
WARNING: breathing practices should never be done while swimming or bathing. These are dry-land practices only. Under no circumstances should you submerge in ice or water.