COURSE OUTLINE
Week 1: Discuss working with the breath; the idea of innate breathing; the importance of intention/sankalpa/spiritual ideal.
Yoga practice; Breath Awareness and Breath Holding Patterns; intro to the practice.
Video 1: Introduction and Lecture
Video 2: Yoga and Breathwork Practice
Week 2: Physical anatomy lecture; introduce Viloma breathing/the Training Breath.
Yoga practice; brief Breath Awareness; opening the Low Breathing Space; breathwork session.
Video 1: Lecture
Video 2: Yoga and Breathwork Practice
Week 3: Subtle anatomy lecture; the chakras and nadis.
Yoga practice; brief Breath Awareness; opening the Middle Breathing Space; breathwork session.
Lecture on Subtle Anatomy
Yoga Practice
Breathwork Practice
Week 4: Breath and consciousness lecture; the link between the Innate Breath and the Kriya Yoga technique of Hong Sau; liberation of the Innate Breath.
Yoga practice; brief Breath Awareness; opening the Upper Breathing Space; breathwork session.
Lecture
Yoga Practice
Breathwork Practice
Week 5: Meditation/meditative states of awareness lecture.
Yoga practice; brief Breath Awareness; Guided Breathwork; the Diaphragmatic Breath; Chakra breathing.
Lecture
Yoga Practice
Breathwork Practice
Week 6: Final lecture, wrap up of course; preparation for Level 2.
Yoga practice; brief Breath Awareness; extended Guided Breathwork practice.
Lecture
Yoga Practice
Breathwork Practice