Please come to this video prepared to simply rest -- and breathe. Set aside some quiet time for yourself (10 minutes or so) and lie down in a space where you can rest fully. Just absorb, and relax.

Enjoy!

Covered in 5.2:

-The diaphragm separates the thoracic cavity (your heart) and the abdominal cavity (your organs)
-The diaphragm has attachments on the lumbar spine AND the psoas
-The superior side of the diaphragm attaches the to fascia of the heart (the pericardium) and the lungs (the two plura)
-The inferior side of the diaphragm attaches to the fascia of the abdominal organs (the peritoneal sac)
-As you breathe in, the diaphragm contract...

Please come to this video prepared to simply rest -- and breathe. Set aside some quiet time for yourself (10 minutes or so) and lie down in a space where you can rest fully.

Covered in 5.3:

-Full complete breath exercise on the floor
-The breath has many dimensions, we want to explore them all
-How often the breath gets short and trapped in the collarbones, chest or upper ribs
-Overview of Vata, Pitta and Kapha styles of breathing
-How ...

Chant:
Asato ma sad gamaya
Tamaso ma jyotir gamaya
Mrtyor mamrtam gamaya

Translation:
Lead me from the unreal to the real
Lead me from darkness to light
Lead me from death to immortality

Covered in 6.1:

-Most of us are living in a state of non-reality (we’re in our heads thinking about the past or projecting into the future)
-Reality only exists in the transient moment of right now
-Our energy is constantly being recycled througho...

Covered in 6.2:

-The Central Nervous System is made up of the brain and the spinal cord
-The Peripheral System is made up of the Voluntary (Somatic) Nervous System and the Autonomic Nervous System
-The activities of Autonomic Nervous System do not require conscious thought (digesting food, blinking, breathing), but can be affected by our external environment
-The Autonomic Nervous System is made up of:
-The Enteric: Your gut (digestive ...

Covered in 6.3:

-The sympathetic nervous system can provide us with superhero powers in moments of extreme need
-The sympathetic nervous system has important functions and is needed in the body (it’s not “bad!”)
-Trouble occurs when the pendulum doesn’t ever swing back to parasympathetic
-When there is a lack of balance between these two systems, we can get trapped in “orange alert” (state of persistent, subtle stress)
-When we’re living in...

Covered in 6.4:

-Ways to trigger the parasympathetic nervous system AKA “the relaxation response”:
-Awareness of breath in the body, even in difficult situations (Chair Pose)
-Active relaxation of muscles (Savasana)
-Repetitive movements like a Sun Salutations or knitting
-Slowing down the breath
-Extending the breath with an emphasis on the exhale
-A soothing voice or soothing sounds
Inversions that feel saf...

Covered in 6.5:

-Energetic dualities exist in the body
-Ida is the lunar, feminine, Yin, meditative channel
-Pingala is the solar, heated, Yang, masculine channel
-These energies criss-cross on sushumna nadi like a double helix
-The chakras reside at the points on the spine where they intersect
-Ida represents the sympathetic nervous system
-Pingala represents the parasympathetic nervous system
-Yoga balances these energetic channels, an...

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