Breathing Foundations
Objectives at a Glance Breath Teaching Cautions Become clear on the cautions related to practicing pranayama and best practices for teaching about the breath, including teaching to beginners. Healthy & Restricted Breathing Become knowledgeable about the power of the breath to affect physiology and emotions, and the causes and effects of breathing issues, including reverse/paradoxical breathing and chest breathing. Natural Effortless Breathing Become proficient in the naming conventions related to natural breathing and diaphragmatic or belly breathing; characteristics and benefits of natural breathing; and ways to teach belly breathing, the three-part breath and effortless breathing. Basic Breath Training Understand the difference between unconscious and conscious breathing and techniques for guiding students in conscious breathing that slows their breathing rate and expands respiratory capacity. Yogic Breathing Understand the differences between clavicular, thoracic and diaphragmatic breathing and become knowledgeable about conscious exhalation and diaphragmatic rib cage breathing. Pranayama Teaching Foundations Understand the parts of the breath cycle, what is necessary for safely teaching kumbhaka and which practices serve different energetic purposes. Pranayama & Breath Practices: Teaching Cautions & Considerations Lesson Overview In this lesson, we examine the fundamental cautions related to pranayama. Objective Become clear on the fundamental cautions related to practicing pranayama and the associated implications and best practices for teaching about the breath.
