This series explores the early foundations of breath – Internal Respiration. From our earliest beginnings in utero, the process of internal respiration generates multiple pathways of connectivity throughout our bodies, that guide our early development of self. These set the baseline for later external respiration when we exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide directly with the outer world.
Body-mind Centering® brings a new expanded awareness to the practice of breathing, moving beyond a technical approach to an embodied awareness of respiration in its many forms.
PREBREATHING & INTERNAL RESPIRATION
VIBRATION, CELLULAR BREATHING, SPONGING, PULSATION, SIMULTANEOUS CONDENSING & EXPANDING YIELD, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AUTONOMIC RHYTHM, NAVEL RADIATION, AND EMBRYONIC BREATHING
As we explore internal respiration we will find some of the deepest places where breath resides, in our cells and mitochondria. Some of our earliest movements are based on the rhythms of pulsation, condensing, and expanding, that circulate fluids and life force throughout the cells and tissues of the body. Eventually these processes will organize sequential pathways from center to periphery, head to tail, and whole body organization.
PRANAYAMA, ASANA, MEDITATION
Using our awareness of internal and external respiration we will explore the practices of pranayama, asana, and mediation from an expansive embodied breathing approach. Each weekend will introduce a different aspect of breathing, explorations will draw from embodied anatomy, embryology, neurocellular development, and principles of Body-Mind Centering® and yoga.
As we become more conscious of our breath, we enjoy a more easeful, balanced, and nuanced exchange between ourselves and the world around us.
See the EmbodiYoga® website for more information.