As yogis, or perhaps other kinds of somatic explorers, we know the immediacy of feeling into the body and experiencing first-hand how it works and why—not only its physical functioning but its energetic properties. In this workshop, we’ll do practices that let us feel into each of the major breathing muscles or muscle groups and end by watching them work synchronously in ourselves. In some ways this is a standard anatomy class—which muscles are used in breathing, where they are, what they look like, how their location and shape dictates their function—but it’s also, always experiential in nature. We’ll talk about optimal and dysfunctional breathing patterns and end up knowing how we ourselves breath, our own patterns. By workshop’s end, we will feel refreshed and energized by our experiences. This is the prerequisite for the longer course on therapeutic breathing. Everyone is invited to join this workshop: yoga teachers, yoga students and anyone else who is interested.

Linda Oshins has taught pranayama (yoga breathing practices) and therapeutic breathing practices for over 20 years. Breathing practices can lead to physical and emotional health as well as opening spiritual pathways into meditation and insight. This class is taught over Zoom and will be recorded.

Dates

Saturday, March 9 from 1p to 3:30p
Sunday, March 10 from 1p to 3:30p

Teacher

Linda Oshins

Investment

$119