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Master the anatomy and physiology of breathing, detailing the diaphragm, ribs, and trachea, exchange in the lungs, and how oxygen binds to hemoglobin for cell delivery while CO2 is expelled.
Discover how regulated breathing switches off the stress response and activates the parasympathetic nervous system to calm the body, sharpen thinking, and balance mind through calming, balancing, and exciting breathwork.
Explore four breathing styles, including normal resting breathing, coastal breathing with intercostal muscles, diaphragmatic belly breathing, and deeper breathing for more air.
Create a calm, clean, well-ventilated breathwork teaching space with soft lighting and optional ambient music. Practice breathwork yourself, stay within your scope, and guide with clear timing and counting.
Anulom pratilom blends alternate nostril breathing and step breathing to balance brain hemispheres, strengthen lungs, and guide breath holds in 1-2-2 or 1-4-2 ratios using Vishnu mudra.
Practice long, controlled exhalations (niyantrit rechaka) using ratios of 4 in, 8—16—24 out, with pursed lips or air visualized as a thread, to build lung capacity and awareness.
Practice alternate nostril breathing with step breathing in three rounds of ten, using 4-8-8 and 4-16-8 patterns to strengthen lungs and balance the energies.
Email: anjaliyogaacademy@gmail.com
This course will give you all of the skills, knowledge, resources and confidence you will need to start guiding people through the healing, ancient art of breathwork.
This course delivers all of the need-to-know information about guiding groups and individuals through breathwork practices.
By taking this course, you will learn:
8 foundational breathing practices to calm, balance and energize the body and mind
The different ratios for breathing practices and variations for beginners
You will gain a good understanding of the anatomy and physiology of breathing
The nervous system
The benefits of breathwork
Breathing rates and breathing styles
The difference between breathwork and pranayama
Guidelines for teaching breathwork
And more
This course is suitable for anybody who would like learn how to teach breathwork to others, you don't need any previous experience.
If you are already a yoga teacher or a meditation teacher, you can use this course to upskill and add breathwork practices to your current classes or you can start offering breathwork classes in addition to your yoga and meditation classes.
If you are a councilor, psychologist or any professional that is looking for simple practices to help your clients to get clear and centered, this course will be great for you.
By the end of this course you will have the knowledge, skills, resources and confidence to guide groups and individuals through breathwork sessions.
This course is a 10 hour, Yoga Alliance continuing education program.
If you are feeling guided to learn how to teach the healing, ancient art of breathwork to others, enroll today and let's begin!