Niravta & Keerti Mathur from the Art of Living teach you breathwork, pranayama and the art of breathing in this online course. Learn to control your breath and you'll find you can positively affect your physical and mental health — breathing techniques have been shown to improve sleep and reduce stress and anxiety.
Each lesson takes you through a different breathing technique, its benefits, and how to practise it. You'll learn straw breath, bee breath, ocean breath, 3-stage pranayama, bellows breath and alternate nostril breathing — inspired by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
The course includes 4 on-demand video lessons, lifetime access, downloadable notes, and a small interactive online classroom. Suitable for all levels and any level of fitness — no equipment needed, just a mat, chair or sofa.
Niravta & Keerti Mathur from the Art of Living teach you breathwork, pranayama and the art of breathing in their online breathing course.
Learn to breath effectively and control your breathe and you'll find you can effect your physical and mental health. Breathing techniques have been shown to improve sleep and reduce stress and anxiety levels. This course includes breathwork exercises inspired by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, an Indian yoga guru and mindfulness expert.
Each lesson will take you through a different breathing technique, the benefits and how to practice your breathing. You'll learn the history of breathwork, the benefits of each breathing exercise, and when to use each breathing technique. At the end of each lesson you'll have a breathing practice to learn, and be able to share the benefits that you find from your breathwork (and any challenges) in the online class and with your breathing tutors. Niravta and Keerti will show you how to using breathing techniques to calm your mind, increase your energy levels, focus and release anxiety.
Breath techniques you'll learn on this course include straw breath, bee breath, ocean breath and 3-stage pranayama, bellows breath and alternate nostril breathing.
You'll learn:
the benefits of breathwork on your mind and body
how to practice straw breath, bee breath, ocean breath and 3-stage pranayama, bellows breath and alternate nostril breathing
combining your breathing techniques
committing to regular breath practice
The course includes:
4 on-demand video lessons - presented by Niravta & Keerti Mathur
lifetime access to the videos, notes and interactive class
flexible classes - join and learn when and where you like
downloadable lesson notes
practical breathing practices for each lesson
practical breathing practice to use everyday
access on your mobile, PC, Mac or laptop
small interactive online classroom - practice and chat online to students from around the world
Time to complete the breathing course:
Every student is different but in general we think the whole course will take around 13 hours 20 minutes to complete including:
Video lessons: 1 hours 20 minutes in total
Course notes: 30 minutes per lesson
Breathing practice: at least 2 hours per lesson
Interactive classroom time: 15 minutes per lesson
Tutor feedback review (Expert level): 15 minutes per lesson
You'll need:
you can practice your breathing either sat on a yoga mat, lying down or sitting on a chair or sofa
the course is suitable for all levels and for any level of fitness
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Lessons
What You’ll Learn
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Keerti and Niravta Mathur explain the benefits of breathwork and what breathwork is.
You'll learn how to do the Ocean breath, and practice the Ocean breath at home, and how to follow on with a 3-stage pranayama - a series of breathing exercises for the diaphragm and lungs as your body moves through 3 different postures.
You'll find out how 3-stage pranayama and ocean breath can calm your mind.
Keerti and Niravta will demonstrate and practice Bhastrika pranayama, or bellows breath, with you.
You'll learn the movements to do at each stage of the breath, and find out how bellows breath can increase your energy levels.
In this lesson you'll learn how to use breathwork to help with your focus.
Keerti and Niravta will demonstrate alternate nostril breathing, and you'll be practicing alternate nostril breathing with them.
Keerti and Niravta will explain the benefits of Straw breath and Bee Breath (Bhramari pranayama).
You'll learn how straw breath and bee breath can be combined to reduce anxiety, and how to practice your bee and straw breath in combination.
COURSE TUTOR
Niravta & Keerti Mathur
Niravta & Keerti Mathur are breathing teachers and practitioners who have been teaching breathwork for over 20 years through the Art of Living Foundation.
Mindful practices such as breathwork and meditation are proven to be some of the best defences against stress, as well as being a key tool that people at the top of their industries use to improve performance. Few organisations have amplified this more than the Art of Living, a global organisation founded by humanitarian and meditation expert Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in 1982.
Sri Sri is regarded as an authority on meditation and breathwork and is firmly rooted in the deep and rich traditions of yoga and its ancient Vedic scriptures. He has made this wisdom accessible and usable in more than 150 countries, benefiting millions through his teachings and peace work.
Keerti is an Osteopath who also teaches anatomy to yoga instructors and Osteopathic techniques to postgraduate students. A keen holistic practitioner, Keerti has a deep understanding of how our mind, body and emotions are connected.
Niravta is the co-director of Art of Living UK and also runs a digital tech business which, amongst many products and services, promotes self-care and meditation practices. Niravta integrates contemporary teaching with a spotlight on tradition.
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