Topics

• Relationship between breath and emotions

• Constricted breathing patterns

• Characteristics of natural breathing

• Yogic breathing's effect on stress and pain

• Study results demonstrating how you breathe is how you feel

• Reverse breathing

• Chest breathing

• Unconscious stress breathing

• Teachings for "essential breathing"

Questions Answered

• What is unique about the breath as part of the autonomic nervous system?

• Why is the breath a vital component of a person's overall wellness?

• Describe the research that shows the two-way connection between breath and emotions.

• In what ways may a student's breath be inhibited?

• What are the characteristics of natural breathing?

• When entering deep states of concentration, how might the breath be affected?