pranayama & breath

The dif­fer­ent cours­es and train­ings aim to cov­er the fol­low­ing content:

• In-depth tech­nique of the Tra­di­tion­al Pranaya­mas and Kriyas of Hatha Yoga
• In-depth look at var­i­ous Dharana/Meditation tech­niques relate to breath and Prana Vidya*
• In-depth study of Band­has, Kumb­hakas, Tim­ing, Ratios
• Work with some Mod­ern tech­niques vs. Tra­di­tion­al Yoga Practices
• Sequenc­ing for your­self — how to grow your prac­tice over time, respond to sea­sons, life, etc
• Key Asanas to open Breath Body, influ­ence prop­er breath­ing, sta­bi­lize the seat­ed position
• Merg­ing Asana and Pranayama
• Work­ing with com­mon chal­lenges (eg. tight­ness of breath, imbal­ances, stress, poor sleep)
• Work­ing to help with cer­tain con­di­tions (eg. hyper-ten­sion, depres­sion, insomnia)
• Morn­ing ver­sus Evening con­sid­er­a­tions, work­ing with Moon Cycles and Seasons
• Using the Inter­nal Cleans­ing Kriyas — the Shatkar­mas of Hatha Yoga
• in-depth Ayurvedic per­spec­tives rel­a­tive to breath
• Anato­my of Breath
• Pranaya­ma and the Ner­vous System
• Pranaya­ma and the Chakra Sys­tem, Vayus, Nadis
• Supine Pranaya­ma and Savasana techniques
• Chant­i­ng and Mantra