Breath Lab | Learn How to Breathe Deeper, Slower and Easier

2001 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte NC

23 October, 2021

Description

DETAILS HERE ITINERARY 1. Good morning! (9:00am - 9:30am) ‣ Movement and deep breathing ‣ 15-minutes of getting to know the other registrants ‣ Intention setting: Why are you here? What are you hoping to gain? 2. Breathe Deeper (9:45am - 10:30am) ‣ the musculature involved in respiration ‣ the anatomy of your lungs ‣ the benefits of nose-breathing 3. Breathe Easier (10:30am - 11:00am) ‣ solo breathwork exercises ‣ consent required for hands-on ‣ visualization techniques to take the breath beyond the lungs ‣ taking you through 5 different postures to practice breathing deeper 4. Breathe Slower (11:00am - 11:45am) ‣ parasympathetic vs. sympathetic ‣ the role carbon dioxide plays in your body ‣ breathing's effects on your circadian rhythm 5. Catered lunch (12:00pm - 12:30am) ‣ Brought to you by Living Kitchen! 6. Naptime! (12:30pm - 1:00pm) ‣ breathing slowly to digest food ‣ the double inhale ‣ eye covers and binaural beats for deep relaxation ------------- A FEW BREATHWORK BENEFITS 1. Improve quality of sleep ‣ Our body naturally decreases its breath rate during sleep; you can manually trigger this process by breathing slower right before bedtime 2. Natural stress relief ‣ Chronic stress occurs when one is in a constant state of fight-or-flight; breathing can transition you from alert to calm with relative ease 3. Increase oxygen intake ‣ More carbon dioxide in the body decreases affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen; to translate: this means that breathing less actually increases oxygen absorption! 4. Wake up quicker ‣ The breath-rate naturally speeds up during heightened arousal; it's possible to capitalize on this fact and trigger the stress response on-demand 5. Boost digestion ‣ Digesting food requires that blood flow redirect to the gut, a process that can be set off by deepening and lengthening the breath 6. Develop self-awareness ‣ We come into this world on an in-breath and leave on an out-breath, with the breaths in-between framing the story of our lives 7. Heal trauma ‣ Body and mind are mere reflections of one another - change one and change the other; breathing can be an essential tool in the processing of emotions like grief, frustration and other difficult mental states 8. Get into psychedelic trances ‣ Ancient and modern yogis often describe spiritual encounters during breath retention, mantra recitation, and holotropic breathing; find out for yourself what's possible ------------- TAKE-HOME MATERIAL 1. Informational packet ‣ Breathe deeper summary ‣ Breathe slower summary ‣ Additional resources ‣ Further reading ‣ Practice tracker ‣ Breathwork goals 2. Audio & video exercises ‣ 4:4 breathing technique ‣ Spherical breathing technique ‣ Alternate nostril breathing technique ‣ Desk stretches ‣ Mantra breathing technique