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Tue and Fri 6:00 - 6:35 am ET Left Right Yoga (in various poses)
Sun, Mon, Wed, Thu, Sat 6:00 - 6:35 am ET Left Right Yoga 2 (everything else)
Sunday Informal Gatherings
~ sharings, questions, and insights.
6:40am -7:00am
right after class. Everyone is invited.
Next Full Moon Mahoorta Class:
Apr 12, 6-7am: 48 minutes Left Right Breath. Can you do 48 minutes of gentle yoga? Yes, you can.
Full moons: Apr 12, June 11, July 11, Aug 9, Sep 7, Oct 7, Nov 5, Dec 4.
1800+ days…
these are guided classes meant to be short, interesting and juicy.
Set up for class:
1. Face the east, towards the rising sun.
2. Have yoga blocks ready to support your elbows.
3. Wash your hands and face really well. It helps.
We use 2 preparatory practices and then 24 minutes of Left Right Breath (nadi shodhana)
“Active Inhale, Active Exhale” Fill up with as much breath as possible, pause, wiggle around a little bit, then exhale completely. Pause again after the exhale. (2 times)
“The Stillness Practice” A 2 part breath technique. First, very slow abdominal pumps (<1 per second) synchronized with exhales through alternating sinuses. After the abdominal pumps, then we take an Active Inhale, pause, and become physically still, followed by an Active Exhale, and then stillness again. We explore the zone of mental stillness, mechanically induced by the breath.
“Left Right Breath” (nadi shodhana) the most undervalued, misunderstood and under practiced technique in yoga. 24 minutes everyday sustained for months, is the minimum effective dosage. If you follow our instructions, it’s easy to fit into your morning routine. We experiment with Left Right Breath and countless variations, mudras, mantras, humming, tapping, contemplations and experimentations and so much more. If you are new to yoga remember this: “Change sinuses before the exhale.”
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With Gratitude
Thank you for bringing This Next Breath to life. Your contribution will always be considered priceless.
The online classes are Community Supported. Like the Breath, the classes are free for all. If you feel grateful for these lessons and classes, please make a donation in any amount. Small donations gratefully appreciated. Pay the gift forward so other people can benefit. Support yourself, support your own practice, support the online gatherings, and support Tom in his ongoing development of these fascinating, paradigm shifting practices that the world has not really seen.
The initial purpose of these classes is to help you show up for a minimum of 24 minutes of Left Right Breath everyday.
Unique and fascinating, join This Next Breath classes everyday and your life will be full of gratitude and joy every morning. Everyday there is a short reading from poets, saints and sages of all kinds.
A Long Term Practice
Over the long term, your breath will slow down. Ordinary people doing this practice are discovering the power of a slow concentrated breath. Anyone can successfully go very far this practice. We make it easy. You don’t have to be a special person or have special talents. Everyone will benefit. 24 minutes of Left Right Breath for many months, everyday, you cross over a few thresholds: 21 Days, 90 Days, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 5 years.
All the significant neurological and physiological benefits begin to happen with consistent uninterrupted attention on the breath. What this practice requires is persistence. Show up for your practice everyday. Join the broadcasts if they are helpful to you, get one of the online courses or use the free recordings on YouTube.
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“Dig the well before the house is on fire.”
This was a saying in Kripalu ashram during the 1980's. It means that one needs to practice during the good days of your life, so that when the difficult times come, you are ready to face them. Develop your breath practice now, in the sunny times of your life. Then, when life hits the fan, your practice has strong momentum to carry you through, and "put out the fires."
2025: “Okay, the house is on fire now.”