SCHOOL FOR BODY-MIND CENTERING® YOGA IMMERSION SERIES
The Dynamics Of Breathing:
An Embodied Approach to Breath and Pranayama
THIS ONLINE MODULE offers 45+ hours of EMBODIED LEARNING. The live module was originally presented in 2022, the recorded classes and supplemental material are now available for purchase. With unlimited access, you can move at your own pace, and enjoy practicing the classes as often as you like.
SCHOOL FOR BODY-MIND CENTERING® YOGA IMMERSION SERIES:
THE DYNAMICS OF BREATHING:
THE EMBODIMENT OF BREATH & PRANAYAMA
THIS ONLINE MODULE is a combination of 15 recorded livestream classes, plus additional pre-recorded yoga & pranayama classes that support your ongoing integration of the material presented. A total of 45+ hours of embodied learning, in an easy online library format to access as often as you wish.
All classes are an active combination of presentation, somatization and movement exploration, principles of embodiment and application, with group discussion and questions.
Lisa Clark EmbodiYoga® is licensed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen to offer the School for Body-Mind Centering® Yoga Immersion Series. Body-Mind Centering®, BMC®, are registered service marks of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen.
THE DYNAMICS OF BREATHING:
THE EMBODIMENT OF BREATH & PRANAYAMA
From our early beginnings in utero the process of internal respiration creates pathways of connectivity throughout the body that guide our early development of self. These set the baseline for later external respiration, when we exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide directly with the outer world. Body-Mind Centering@ brings a new expanded awareness to the practice of breathing and pranayama, moving beyond a technical approach, to an embodied experience of respiration in its many forms.
PREBREATHING & INTERNAL RESPIRATION
VIBRATION, CELLULAR BREATHING, SPONGING, PULSATION, EMBRYONIC BREATHING, NAVEL RADIATION
These are the early processes of internal respiration that create the expanding condensing rhythms and circulation of the fluids and life force throughout the cells and tissues of the body.
EXTERNAL RESPIRATION & THE STRUCTURES OF BREATHING
LUNGS, UPPER & LOWER RESPIRATORY, SKULL, DIAPHRAGMS (CRANIAL, MOUTH, NASAL, VOCAL, SHOULDER, THORACIC, PELVIC) THE HEART & CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, GLANDS OF BREATHING.
These are the structures of external respiration, that create the dynamic interplay of oxygenation and carbondioxination throughout the body, as well the body and external environment. They are dependent on the integration of internal respiration in support of external respiration.
PRANAYAMA, ASANA, MEDITATION
Using our awareness of internal and external respiration we will explore the practices of pranayama, asana, and mediation from an expansive embodied breathing approach. Each weekend will introduce a different aspect of breathing, explorations will draw from embodied anatomy, embryology, neurocellular development, and principles of Body-Mind Centering® and yoga.
Included In This Module
Pre-recorded Yoga & Pranayama Classes:
These classes are designed to support your continued integration of the Body-Mind Centering® material presented in the recorded livestream classes. Classes are embodied explorations of yoga with application of principles to asana, breathing, meditation, and philosophy.
Supplemental Material
We also suggest Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen’s Books:
Basic Neurocellular Patterns, Exploring Developmental Movement
Available in print and e-book formats, it can be purchased here:
Sensing, Feeling, and Action, The Experiential Anatomy of Body-Mind Centering®
WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR?
The principles and techniques learned in this course can be used for personal development and for professional enhancement. We recommended it for anyone interested in movement, dance, yoga, bodywork, somatic studies, education, meditation, and other body-mind disciplines.
No previous experience with Body-Mind Centering® or Yoga is necessary for this course.
FACULTY
Our faculty are professional practitioners and teachers of Body-Mind Centering® with decades of dedication and experience integrating Yoga & Body-Mind Centering®. They bring to their classes rich diverse backgrounds in the fields of yoga, therapy, somatics, movement, and meditation.
The faculty for The Dynamics Of Breathing are Lisa Clark, Bob Lehnberg, Roxlyn Moret, Patty Townsend, and Gale Turner.