hi good evening it’s such an honor to be here with all of you tonight as you may
here with all of you tonight as you may
here with all of you tonight as you may have read or heard I’m a teacher of yoga
have read or heard I’m a teacher of yoga
have read or heard I’m a teacher of yoga usually when I tell people I’m a yoga
usually when I tell people I’m a yoga
usually when I tell people I’m a yoga teacher they think that I just teach
teacher they think that I just teach
teacher they think that I just teach some sweaty exercise class so actually I
some sweaty exercise class so actually I
some sweaty exercise class so actually I teach one to one in my home studio
teach one to one in my home studio
teach one to one in my home studio according to the ancient holistic system
according to the ancient holistic system
according to the ancient holistic system of yoga and all of its many key
of yoga and all of its many key
of yoga and all of its many key components including breath work and
components including breath work and
components including breath work and meditation in fact breath work and
meditation in fact breath work and
meditation in fact breath work and meditation are crucial to a yoga
meditation are crucial to a yoga
meditation are crucial to a yoga practice so tonight we’re going to
practice so tonight we’re going to
practice so tonight we’re going to breathe together and have lots of fun
breathe together and have lots of fun
breathe together and have lots of fun doing it and I’m just going to show you
doing it and I’m just going to show you
doing it and I’m just going to show you how you even if you don’t practice yoga
how you even if you don’t practice yoga
how you even if you don’t practice yoga already you can learn the beginnings of
already you can learn the beginnings of
already you can learn the beginnings of how to heal yourself through breath work
how to heal yourself through breath work
how to heal yourself through breath work how to bring yourself out of negative
how to bring yourself out of negative
how to bring yourself out of negative patterns of emotion negative thought
patterns of emotion negative thought
patterns of emotion negative thought habits just by changing the way you
habits just by changing the way you
habits just by changing the way you breathe you can even begin to learn how
breathe you can even begin to learn how
breathe you can even begin to learn how to relax on a cellular level doesn’t
to relax on a cellular level doesn’t
to relax on a cellular level doesn’t that sound amazing yeah
that sound amazing yeah
that sound amazing yeah so let’s breathe together for a few
so let’s breathe together for a few
so let’s breathe together for a few moments I’ll sit here with you so first
moments I’ll sit here with you so first
moments I’ll sit here with you so first just make sure that you’re sitting
just make sure that you’re sitting
just make sure that you’re sitting upright in your sofa or in your chair
upright in your sofa or in your chair
upright in your sofa or in your chair can anyone hear me okay yes okay can you
can anyone hear me okay yes okay can you
can anyone hear me okay yes okay can you hear me okay in the back yes No can you
hear me okay in the back yes No can you
hear me okay in the back yes No can you hear me better now yes I’m not a loud
hear me better now yes I’m not a loud
hear me better now yes I’m not a loud speaker so sitting upright in your chair
speaker so sitting upright in your chair
speaker so sitting upright in your chair or on your sofa close your eyes and
or on your sofa close your eyes and
or on your sofa close your eyes and place your hands palms down on your lap
and just ask yourself how am i breathing
and just ask yourself how am i breathing that’s question number one how am i
that’s question number one how am i
that’s question number one how am i breathing you could also ask is my
breathing you could also ask is my
breathing you could also ask is my breath feeling comfortable or is my
breath feeling comfortable or is my
breath feeling comfortable or is my breath feeling restricted just take one
breath feeling restricted just take one
breath feeling restricted just take one more moment here with your own breath to
more moment here with your own breath to
more moment here with your own breath to observe now let’s take our left hand
observe now let’s take our left hand
observe now let’s take our left hand place our left palm upon our heart
place our left palm upon our heart
place our left palm upon our heart center and then place your right hand on
center and then place your right hand on
center and then place your right hand on top of your left hand let’s exhale all
top of your left hand let’s exhale all
top of your left hand let’s exhale all the air out of our body very slowly and
the air out of our body very slowly and
the air out of our body very slowly and gently and then as you begin to inhale
gently and then as you begin to inhale
gently and then as you begin to inhale inhale only into the area where your
inhale only into the area where your
inhale only into the area where your hands are expanding your ribcage
hands are expanding your ribcage
hands are expanding your ribcage expanding your lungs in all four
expanding your lungs in all four
expanding your lungs in all four directions and then exhale again all the
directions and then exhale again all the
directions and then exhale again all the air slowly back out of your body and
air slowly back out of your body and
air slowly back out of your body and just feel calm and peace within you and
just feel calm and peace within you and
just feel calm and peace within you and surrounding you just a few more times
surrounding you just a few more times
surrounding you just a few more times inhale slowly into your chest
inhale slowly into your chest
inhale slowly into your chest only moving your thoracic cavity the
only moving your thoracic cavity the
only moving your thoracic cavity the upper half of your torso expand the
upper half of your torso expand the
upper half of your torso expand the ribcage as you breathe deeply and then
ribcage as you breathe deeply and then
ribcage as you breathe deeply and then exhale slowly even more slowly this time
exhale slowly even more slowly this time
exhale slowly even more slowly this time exhaling all the air out again just keep
exhaling all the air out again just keep
exhaling all the air out again just keep your hands there on your heart and just
your hands there on your heart and just
your hands there on your heart and just witness your heart beating for a moment
so already you may notice more comb than
so already you may notice more comb than just a few moments ago so even if you
just a few moments ago so even if you
just a few moments ago so even if you don’t practice the yoga you have this
don’t practice the yoga you have this
don’t practice the yoga you have this ability to heal right there within
ability to heal right there within
ability to heal right there within yourself let’s practice a second kind of
yourself let’s practice a second kind of
yourself let’s practice a second kind of breathing move your hands below your
breathing move your hands below your
breathing move your hands below your navel on your lower abdomen left hand
navel on your lower abdomen left hand
navel on your lower abdomen left hand first touching your lower belly and then
first touching your lower belly and then
first touching your lower belly and then right hand on top the left hand and this
right hand on top the left hand and this
right hand on top the left hand and this will be an even more calming and
will be an even more calming and
will be an even more calming and grounding breath belly breathing as you
grounding breath belly breathing as you
grounding breath belly breathing as you exhale slowly pull the belly in towards
exhale slowly pull the belly in towards
exhale slowly pull the belly in towards your spine and then as you inhale push
your spine and then as you inhale push
your spine and then as you inhale push the belly out towards your hands and
the belly out towards your hands and
the belly out towards your hands and toward the room again more slowly exhale
toward the room again more slowly exhale
toward the room again more slowly exhale pull the belly in towards your spine and
inhale push the belly out toward your
inhale push the belly out toward your hands slightly smiling on your face
hands slightly smiling on your face
hands slightly smiling on your face you’re so happy exhale again pull the
you’re so happy exhale again pull the
you’re so happy exhale again pull the belly in towards your spine and inhale
belly in towards your spine and inhale
belly in towards your spine and inhale push the belly out towards your hands
push the belly out towards your hands
push the belly out towards your hands still holding that beautiful smile so
still holding that beautiful smile so
still holding that beautiful smile so beautiful place your hands back on your
beautiful place your hands back on your
beautiful place your hands back on your lap palms facing the earth eyes are
lap palms facing the earth eyes are
lap palms facing the earth eyes are still closed
still closed
still closed your only thoughts are on your breath
your only thoughts are on your breath
your only thoughts are on your breath nothing from past nothing nothing from
nothing from past nothing nothing from
nothing from past nothing nothing from the imaginary future only here in this
the imaginary future only here in this
the imaginary future only here in this present moment by yourself with your
present moment by yourself with your
present moment by yourself with your breathing the last and third kind of
breathing the last and third kind of
breathing the last and third kind of breathing
breathing
breathing we’ll learn is a humming breath this
we’ll learn is a humming breath this
we’ll learn is a humming breath this might be your favorite one so we’ll
might be your favorite one so we’ll
might be your favorite one so we’ll inhale together and then as we exhale
inhale together and then as we exhale
inhale together and then as we exhale we’ll hum
we’ll hum
we’ll hum so first place your tongue on the roof
so first place your tongue on the roof
so first place your tongue on the roof of your mouth make sure you’re still
of your mouth make sure you’re still
of your mouth make sure you’re still sitting up nice and tall you haven’t
sitting up nice and tall you haven’t
sitting up nice and tall you haven’t lost your beautiful posture and you’re
lost your beautiful posture and you’re
lost your beautiful posture and you’re still smiling let’s inhale together
still smiling let’s inhale together
still smiling let’s inhale together slowly as you exhale hum
beautiful inhale again more slowly
beautiful inhale again more slowly exhale stronger hum
you’re still smiling beautiful inhale
you’re still smiling beautiful inhale one last time slowly exhale hum stronger
one last time slowly exhale hum stronger
one last time slowly exhale hum stronger hum
beautiful thank you you may open your
beautiful thank you you may open your eyes as you’re ready and I turn back
eyes as you’re ready and I turn back
eyes as you’re ready and I turn back into the room so you do feel more calm
into the room so you do feel more calm
into the room so you do feel more calm relaxed restored nourished yes yes if
relaxed restored nourished yes yes if
relaxed restored nourished yes yes if you have a pen or a pencil with you if
you have a pen or a pencil with you if
you have a pen or a pencil with you if you need to write down any of what you
you need to write down any of what you
you need to write down any of what you just learned before you forget yes so
just learned before you forget yes so
just learned before you forget yes so the trick is how to remember to practice
the trick is how to remember to practice
the trick is how to remember to practice this the best and easiest way to affect
this the best and easiest way to affect
this the best and easiest way to affect change in your life on a grand scale is
change in your life on a grand scale is
change in your life on a grand scale is to change your daily routine so by
to change your daily routine so by
to change your daily routine so by embracing this breath work practice you
embracing this breath work practice you
embracing this breath work practice you will start to see changes in your life
will start to see changes in your life
will start to see changes in your life you will start to see that you’re no
you will start to see that you’re no
you will start to see that you’re no longer carrying those same negative
longer carrying those same negative
longer carrying those same negative emotions negative thought patterns and
emotions negative thought patterns and
emotions negative thought patterns and you’ve learned how to heal yourself
you’ve learned how to heal yourself
you’ve learned how to heal yourself you’ve learned how during times of
you’ve learned how during times of
you’ve learned how during times of anxiety or stress or anger you can
anxiety or stress or anger you can
anxiety or stress or anger you can remember oh I can just use the humming
remember oh I can just use the humming
remember oh I can just use the humming breath for a few moments so two homework
breath for a few moments so two homework
breath for a few moments so two homework assignments that will be really helpful
assignments that will be really helpful
assignments that will be really helpful for you just two the first one is
for you just two the first one is
for you just two the first one is breathing before you are eating
breathing before you are eating
breathing before you are eating breathing before you are eating so what
breathing before you are eating so what
breathing before you are eating so what do we do when we’re so hungry and we see
do we do when we’re so hungry and we see
do we do when we’re so hungry and we see this beautiful food in front of us we
this beautiful food in front of us we
this beautiful food in front of us we immediately reach for the utensil and
immediately reach for the utensil and
immediately reach for the utensil and just start gobbling it up right so
just start gobbling it up right so
just start gobbling it up right so oftentimes people will say a prayer
oftentimes people will say a prayer
oftentimes people will say a prayer before they are eating we can also
before they are eating we can also
before they are eating we can also practice a few moments of deep breathing
practice a few moments of deep breathing
practice a few moments of deep breathing just closing your eyes and just
just closing your eyes and just
just closing your eyes and just promising yourself I’m going to take
promising yourself I’m going to take
promising yourself I’m going to take five or maybe ten breaths before I enjoy
five or maybe ten breaths before I enjoy
five or maybe ten breaths before I enjoy this food and if you do that before you
this food and if you do that before you
this food and if you do that before you eat every day your body will start to
eat every day your body will start to
eat every day your body will start to love you for it because when we’re so
love you for it because when we’re so
love you for it because when we’re so relaxed while we’re eating
relaxed while we’re eating
relaxed while we’re eating were able to chew more slowly our body
were able to chew more slowly our body
were able to chew more slowly our body is able to better absorb the vitamins
is able to better absorb the vitamins
is able to better absorb the vitamins and nutrients in the food so all these
and nutrients in the food so all these
and nutrients in the food so all these wonderful things start to happen your
wonderful things start to happen your
wonderful things start to happen your body knows how to heal and it wants to
body knows how to heal and it wants to
body knows how to heal and it wants to be healed and you have the power to heal
be healed and you have the power to heal
be healed and you have the power to heal within yourself
within yourself
within yourself so the second homework assignment is
so the second homework assignment is
so the second homework assignment is breathing while you’re driving yes
breathing while you’re driving yes
breathing while you’re driving yes breathing while you’re driving is so
breathing while you’re driving is so
breathing while you’re driving is so exciting so instead of getting in the
exciting so instead of getting in the
exciting so instead of getting in the car and reaching for cassette or CD or
car and reaching for cassette or CD or
car and reaching for cassette or CD or radio or your telephone No
radio or your telephone No
radio or your telephone No let’s just breathe from point A to point
let’s just breathe from point A to point
let’s just breathe from point A to point B any of these that you’ve learned
B any of these that you’ve learned
B any of these that you’ve learned tonight but keep your hands on the
tonight but keep your hands on the
tonight but keep your hands on the steering wheel okay you don’t have to
steering wheel okay you don’t have to
steering wheel okay you don’t have to put your hands on your belly you’ll know
put your hands on your belly you’ll know
put your hands on your belly you’ll know what to do so while you’re driving you
what to do so while you’re driving you
what to do so while you’re driving you can practice this deep long breathing
can practice this deep long breathing
can practice this deep long breathing especially if you’re alone in your
especially if you’re alone in your
especially if you’re alone in your automobile you have this little bubble
automobile you have this little bubble
automobile you have this little bubble this encasements it’s just mini time
this encasements it’s just mini time
this encasements it’s just mini time it’s private time just for you to be
it’s private time just for you to be
it’s private time just for you to be intimate with your breath so if you do
intimate with your breath so if you do
intimate with your breath so if you do the breathing the whole way from point A
the breathing the whole way from point A
the breathing the whole way from point A to point B just imagine by the time you
to point B just imagine by the time you
to point B just imagine by the time you get there to your destination what a
get there to your destination what a
get there to your destination what a changed person you’ll be people will say
changed person you’ll be people will say
changed person you’ll be people will say what has happened you’re glowing right
what has happened you’re glowing right
what has happened you’re glowing right you’ll be radiant and shining so just by
you’ll be radiant and shining so just by
you’ll be radiant and shining so just by taking a few moments every day to
taking a few moments every day to
taking a few moments every day to practice this breath work technique in
practice this breath work technique in
practice this breath work technique in your own way using the breath as your
your own way using the breath as your
your own way using the breath as your special refuge for healing in times of
special refuge for healing in times of
special refuge for healing in times of negative emotion or negative thoughts
negative emotion or negative thoughts
negative emotion or negative thoughts you can do this I have seen this breath
you can do this I have seen this breath
you can do this I have seen this breath work changed so many people’s lives in
work changed so many people’s lives in
work changed so many people’s lives in so many beautiful ways it’s astounding
thank you so much for being such an
thank you so much for being such an attentive audience have a great evening
attentive audience have a great evening
attentive audience have a great evening and I’ll see you again
and I’ll see you again
and I’ll see you again [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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