Breath is life. Breath is quiet, yet all powerful. Breath is your most intimate companion from beginning to end—and beyond. Science is now catching up to what the yogis have known for millennia: How you breathe shapes your nervous system, your health, and your experience of life. Healing your breath capacity and learning to consciously breathe—in movement and stillness, in agitation and joy—can lower heart rate, alleviate stress, support sleep, expand your capacity for life-force, and serve as a bridge to your spiritual nature. Breath As Medicine (B.A.M.) is an introductory four-week series introducing you to this life-giver we call breath.

What Is Breath As Medicine (B.A.M.)?

•Unlike the popular hyperventilation-style methods, the focus of Breath As Medicine (B.A.M.) is to heal your root capacity —your body’s full, natural, sustainable way of breathing.

•This four-week series will expand your breath, reestablish a strong foundation, build steadiness, subtlety, and true respiratory resilience from the inside out.

Using movement, lecture and experience, we will:

•Assess and heal your breath capacity using the B.A.M. protocol

•Discover the Anatomy, Technology and Spirituality of breathing

•Experience techniques (also called pranayama) to reduce stress, aid sleep, purify and energize the body from a strong foundation

•Reestablish breath as your lead-teacher in life, especially in the practice of yoga

•Ignite a desire to learn more about the most powerful force in your life

“All of the Breath As Medicine courses have introduced me to the teacher of all teachers, the healer of all healers and gift of all gifts: My own breath!”

The bad news: Shallow breathing creates a restricted respiratory pattern that puts the nervous system in a chronic state of fight-flight-freeze-fawn. According to research from the Cleveland Clinic, this underlying stress pattern effects every system of the body, and over time, can create life-threatening issues. The GOOD news: You can learn to alter the pattern of your breathing, open its original capacity and as a result, change the way your mind reacts to stress, challenging emotions and habitual thought patterns. You can co-regulate your nervous system and literally breathe your way to better health and well-being.

“This is the most valuable yoga information that I’ve ever been given… actually, the most valuable information I’ve been given for my own health and life!”

Course includes:

* In-person teachings with Therese and her attention to your personal breath
* 4-weeks to begin your customized practice to restore your breath’s capacity
* B.A.M. Manual
* Audios of various breath practices
* 2 private sessions after the course at a reduced cost to support your practice
* Community learning and support

DetailsDates & Time: Thursdays, Jan 15, 22, 29, Feb 5 from 5pm to 7pm
Location: Soule Barn, 18 Bartol Island Rd, Freeport, ME
Investment: $320 with sliding scale and payment plan options available. Call 302-388-8026 for information