Existence, life, is rhythmic, is rhythm. Rhythm generates power. Your body is an intricate choreography of rhythm. These somatic rhythms extend from those of your breathing to those of the mitochondria in your cells. The more that these rhythms resonate with each other, the more coherent you become, the more freely the power of life can flow through you into your life. The rhythms of your breathing are the portal to this rhythmic resonance and power, the key to your flourishing as a human being.
Opening this portal depends on releasing your breathing from its learned restrictions.
Free, natural breathing is the foundation of a healthy, vital life of creativity and fulfilment.
This modular training, will give you the tools to make this possible.
Opening this portal depends on releasing your breathing from its learned restrictions.
Free, natural breathing is the foundation of a healthy, vital life of creativity and fulfilment.
This modular training, will give you the tools to make this possible.
Course Details
The training includes both active and passive breathing techniques. It is delivered in three modules of six recorded sessions each. Each session involves both practice and theory. Session 4 of each module includes a live, recorded question & answer session. While the sessions of each module should be used in their recorded sequence, you can begin with any of the three modules.
There are four active techniques:
The Breath of Power and the Breath of Coherence directly strengthen the core muscles of the spine, supporting optimal and deep breathing, while strengthening your core. At the same time they will release and rejuvenate your diaphragm and enhance your posture.
There are five passive techniques (Module 3):
These five passive breathing techniques release the respiratory muscles from accumulated tension, release the mind from habituated anxiety, and undermine the sense of self as breather, controller and doer. They spontaneously initiate the meditative mind.
There are four active techniques:
- The Breath of Purification. (Module 1)
- The Breath of Resilience (Module 1)
- The Breath of Power (Module 2)
- The Breath of Coherence(Module 2)
The Breath of Power and the Breath of Coherence directly strengthen the core muscles of the spine, supporting optimal and deep breathing, while strengthening your core. At the same time they will release and rejuvenate your diaphragm and enhance your posture.
There are five passive techniques (Module 3):
- The Breath of Release
- The Breath of Freedom
- The Breath of Fearlessness
- The Breath of Intimacy
- The Breath of Courage
These five passive breathing techniques release the respiratory muscles from accumulated tension, release the mind from habituated anxiety, and undermine the sense of self as breather, controller and doer. They spontaneously initiate the meditative mind.
This training will strengthen your core respiratory and structural muscles, cultivate mindfulness, while enriching your life with practices you can enjoy daily. It will also:
- quieten and calm your mind
- activate and strengthen accessory muscles of respiration
- release and strengthen your pelvic floor
- establish the muscular foundation of functional and structural integrity
- nourish and rejuvenate your diaphragm
- weaken the boundary between your conscious and subconscious mind
- develop and deepen your self awareness
- access the presence and power of rhythm
- access the invulnerability of your spiritual nature
- weaken your fear of death
- support courage in your life
- activate and strengthen accessory muscles of respiration
- release and strengthen your pelvic floor
- establish the muscular foundation of functional and structural integrity
- nourish and rejuvenate your diaphragm
- weaken the boundary between your conscious and subconscious mind
- develop and deepen your self awareness
- access the presence and power of rhythm
- access the invulnerability of your spiritual nature
- weaken your fear of death
- support courage in your life
Additional information
Who this training is for:
It is suitable for anyone wanting to enjoy daily vitality and stability. Also therapists (of any kind), yoga, movement, dance, somatic, meditation practitioners and teachers.It does not require that you have any previous experience of Pranayama or breath work.
Course Reading: On purchase the pdf booklet 'THE POWER OF RHYTHM' , explaining the method and effects of these techniques, will download.
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING:
If you would like to effectively share with others the tools offered on this course you can purchase 'TALKING INTO THE BODY' which presents the art of somatic instruction for deep embodiment, and uses many of these breathing practices as examples.
Taught by Godfrey Devereux
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Godfrey is one of the initiators of the Yoga Renaissance that began in the 1990s. The yoga program he created at the Life Centre in London, and his ground breaking book ‘Dynamic Yoga’ steered yoga from the cultural margins towards the irresistible phenomenon it is today. Author of many more books, not only on yoga, his influence within and beyond the world of yoga is incalculable.
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His potent and accessible methodologies of somatic transformation, including 'The Dynamic Yoga Training Method', ’Slow Tantra’, ’Somatic Meditation’, and 'Somatic Resilience Training', have enriched the lives of thousands of practitioners and hundreds of teachers. As a master teacher his effectiveness depends directly on his ability to share his embodied experience of body, mind and Consciousness.
& Olivia Crooks
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Olivia began working with Godfrey Devereux in 2003, after completing a diploma in Yoga in Sydney, Australia. She then apprenticed him for the following 10 years. Eventually assisting and co-teaching his teacher trainings. She has been integral to the development of the methodologies in which he teaches.
For the last 14 years she has been running workshops, courses, intensives and retreats (specifically for women). Teaching somatic movement, meditation and pranayama. She continues to teach with Godfrey each year on their annual winter Somatic Meditation Retreat and summer Radical Ecology Retreat. |
Olivia is striking in her inability to be inauthentic, or lean on any external authority. From her deep trust in life she extends, in her presence, words, actions and teaching, an almost irresistible invitation to say 'yes' more deeply to life just as it is.
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