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Session 1. Sept 23 2020, (click)
Session 2 Sept 24, (click)
Session 3 Sept 30, (click)
Session 4 Oct 1, (click)
Session 5 Oct 7 (click)
Session 6 Oct 8 (click)
Session 7 Oct 14 (click)
Session 8 Oct 15 (click)
Session 9 Oct 22 (click)
Session 10 WEDNESDAY, Oct 28 (click)
Session 10: Alternate Nostril Investigation
Session 11 Nov 5 (click)
Session 12 Nov 12 (click)
Session 13 Nov 19 (click)
Session 14 Wed Nov 24 (click)
Session 15 Dec 3 (click)
Session 16 Dec 10 (click)
Session 17 Dec 17 (click)
Getting Started
Purchase This Next Breath 1 immediately and begin the lessons, if you haven’t done so already.
Print out the calendar.
Certification will be a personal victory for you. It will build your self esteem and give you a great sense of accomplishment. I promise. Your mind will now be oriented towards the breath which is the movement of your spirit. To be certified, you need to print out the calendar and honestly check off the days that you practice. The ideal goal is 90 days of practice in 90 days.
This Method Works!
The big purple square each day is for your formal 24 minute practice. The little purple ovals are for your mini practices. We lowered the bar for a mini practice. A mini practice is defined as only one round of alternate nostril breath (inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.) Simple. A longer practice is desirable, but one tiny round fulfills the requirement. These need to be spaced out through your day.
After 45 days, we move onto the Advanced Course This Next Breath 2. You need to be rock solid up to this point in order to do the Advanced Course well.
Accountability: Each week, take a snapshot of your calendar and send the photo to Tom at 401-499-4942. include your name. This calendar method works. If you don’t want to be certified, it is totally fine to just observe the course.
You will need to attend every teleconference class. On the rare occasion you have to miss a class, you can watch the recording, but missing a class is the exception.
It’s okay if you cannot continue with the certification for any reason. One time credit is given towards a future certification course that will be running. You will always have the lessons and future upgrades in This Next Breath 1 & 2 for a self guided online course. You can begin a self guided practice immediately and join a teleconference course when it suits your schedule.
Readings of interest
Asana and Mudra by Swami Kripalu
The Slight Edge, Jeff Olson
Light on Yoga, BKS Iyengar
Pranayama, Andre Van Lysbeth
The Oxygen Advantage, Patrick McKeown
Prana and Pranayama by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
Tom’s writings
12/18/19 **“Control the breath” is the problem
1/11/19 **How do bacteria enter the body?
11/11/19 **“I can’t meditate.”
11/11/19 **“The breath is not spiritual.”
11/11/19 **”I am losing my mind” and I don’t even own it.”
11/11/19 ** Gut Brain, Gut immune system.
11/11/19 Left brain versus right brain: Decussation
9/12/19 Heart and Lungs are one team
9/10/19: **Barriers to Practice
9/08/19: Avoid judging your practice as good or bad
9/07/19: **Living on Breath
9/01/19: Praanaayaama has Gravitas
8/31/19: Karma and Tether Ball
8/24/19: **How to come in contact with Spirit
8/11/19: Praanaayaama and Fasting are Superpowers
8/01/19: Praanaayaama’s True Intent
7/31/19: Taking a break from food is easier than you think
7/26/19: **Slow Down the Breath
6/26/19: **Breath is Spirit
6/25/19: Lovely Ujjaayee and Ugly Ujjaayee
6/18/19: **Is ‘Breathwork’ the same as Praanaayaama?
6/13/19: **Flood the body with Nitric Oxide everyday
5/23/19: The Train Track Engineer
4/19/19: **Now is the time to embrace your Spiritual Life
4/02/19: **We can’t learn what we think we know
3/31/19: The Autonomic Nervous System
3/27/19: “What is this obsession with Breath?”
3/18/19: Breath practices increase intelligence.
Science
Investigate the Science Page on This Next Breath
Web Links
The Art of Breathing (click) - Jessica Wolfe: This great animation gives you a great feel for free unrestricted breathing and show the rib movement and layers of musculature added on one at a time. This animation does not include the movement of the spine. The next animation is in the works.
50 Ways to Clear your Sinus (click) Blocked nostrils and sinuses are a significant impediment to breath practice.
Importance of Aveoli health