A giant leap forward for breathwork
There are conversations brewing behind-the-scenes, that are important for you to know about.
These conversations are happening in separate places with different people. This is what’s being said:
The world is waking up to the importance of breathwork (thankfully)
As part of that, some of the claims being made about the benefits of breathing are getting wilder and wilder: sometimes they are misunderstood, sometimes exaggerated or a combination of both
We desperately need skilled, and compassionate, teachers out there in the world helping as many people as possible
A couple of weeks ago, National Geographic published an article called “How changing the way you breathe can improve your brain and body.“
This is a big moment. Why?
National Geographic said:
“Emerging science suggests that how you breathe - day in and day out - can influence everything from heart health and mood to memory and sleep…Breathing slower and consciously can also ease symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression…That sense of calm isn’t only good for easing frazzled nerves - it’s also been shown to reduce cravings for food and addictive substances.”
Many of us, know this already.
But now many more people know it as well.
The benefits don’t stop there.
”Breathwork can reduce migraine frequency, muscle tension and pain severity,” according to Helen Lavretsky of the School of Medicine at UCLA.
And it may even alleviate symptoms of diseases like Alzheimers.
But, obviously, not all ways of breathing are the same.
What ways of breathing did the experts in the article recommend…
Breathing that is calm and soft.
Our approach in The Blissful Breath Academy is always to take it nice and easy.
“The aim is to remove layers of stress, not create them,” according to Guy Fincham of the Brighton & Sussex Medical School in the UK.
What else?
Box breathing
By the way, we teach that at our Level One teacher training
Physiological sigh
Yep, we teach that at our Advanced Breathwork Training
Coherent breathing
Yep, we teach this, and its many variations, from Level Two to our Master Level breathwork teacher training
Why is coherent breathing so important?
In the article, Professor Patricia Gerbarg describes it as “the safest, most useful, and most adaptable breath practise”.
(By the way, Patricia taught me coherent breathing)
Now, millions more people know about the benefits of breathing.
Now, millions more people want to experience it for themselves.
Now, we need many, many skilled, and compassionate, breathwork teachers out there in the world.
Want to be one of them? Find out more.