Guided SOMA Breathwork Meditation and 432hz Crystal Sound Bath.

There is a direct connection between your breath and your psychological, emotional, spiritual and physical well-being. For many, breathing is involuntary or reactive. When breath techniques are applied consciously, you can enter areas of healing, optimizing and manifesting.

This is a Soma Breath style of breathwork meditation that uses core pranayama techniques backed by scientific evidence to support their functions. Combined with rhythmic and euphoric music, guided meditation and visualization techniques, this weekly practice can aid in increasing oxygen efficiency, building carbon dioxide tolerance, reducing inflammation within the body, balancing the nervous system, and can help achieve heightened states of consciousness, deep meditation, and relaxation.

This style of breathwork practice is not directed toward trauma release. It is geared towards supporting optimal breathing habits, nervous system regulation and deep relaxation, helping you reduce stress and anxiety, increase focus and clarity and restore vitality.

SOMA Breath is a practice you will want to keep coming back to.

Each weekly meditation will be complimented ending in the divine, crystalline, vibration of 432Hz crystal sound bowls to help further deepen your meditation.

***CONTRAINDICATIONS

The slow rhythmic breathing techniques of SOMA Breath are safe and beneficial for all individuals.

Forceful mouth breathing, prolonged breath holds, and extended intense, fast breathwork/hyperventilation for more then 5 minutes should NOT be practiced in the case of any of the following:

1. Severe/critical disease or infections that impair your ability to breathe

2. Severe uncontrolled hypertension (usually after a heart attack)

3. Pregnancy

4. Organ failure or late-stage terminal illness

5. If you have epilepsy, pacemaker or irregular heart beat (Exception: your doctor gives you specific permission

6. Some conditions (eg: tinnitus, hernias) may be aggravated and careful attention to technique is required.

What if I am a person with any of the contraindications?

You will gain enormous benefits from this breathwork meditation practice. The rhythmic breathing and visualisation techniques will help you tremendously. Speak to your facilitator about alterations you can make for the breath holds.

***WEAR comfortable loose clothing. Layers are good as you body temperature may fluctuate.

***BRING along a yoga mat, a blanket, pillows or bolsters for comfort, an eye-mask and a water bottle. *** there are extras available to borrow at the Sun Salute Yoga Studio, so don’t worry if you don’t have your own.

*** Breathwork is best done on an empty stomach or at least 2 hours after eating.

***Classes are guided to cater for all levels of breathers from beginner to experienced.

***The first class of each month will be more beginner focused, diving into empowering explanations of the science, physiology, psychology and technique of breathwork.