pranayama, breath & beyond training

The over­all cours­es cov­er the fol­low­ing topics:

• In-depth tech­nique of the Tra­di­tion­al Pranaya­mas and Kriyas of Hatha Yoga
• In-depth look at var­i­ous Med­i­ta­tion tech­niques relat­ed direct­ly  to breath
• In-depth study of Band­has, Breath Holds (Kumb­hakas), Breath Tim­ing, Ratios
• Diverse Tech­niques which cre­ate dif­fer­ent men­tal, ner­vous sys­tem or spir­i­tu­al effects.
• Pranaya­ma vs. Breath­work vs. Mod­ern per­for­mance breath techniques
• Sequenc­ing for your­self — how to grow your prac­tice over time, respond to sea­sons, life, etc
• How to prop­er­ly open the body  to influ­ence prop­er full free breathing
• Merg­ing Asana and Pranaya­ma together
• Work­ing with com­mon chal­lenges (eg. tight­ness of breath, , Asth­ma, ADHD, anx­i­ety, poor sleep)
• Morn­ing ver­sus Evening con­sid­er­a­tions, work­ing with Moon Cycles and Seasons
• Using the Inter­nal Cleans­ing Kriyas  to feel brighter and clear­er in body and mind
• Ayurvedic per­spec­tives rel­a­tive to breath
• Anato­my of Breath
• Pranaya­ma and the Ner­vous System
• Seat­ed vs. Supine (lay­ing down) Pranaya­ma and Savasana tech­niques plus Yoga Nidra
• Mantra and Med­i­ta­tion in the tra­di­tion of Pranaya­ma as a gate­way to the sub­tle world