Breath Anatomy for Asana, Pranayama and Meditation

Coming up on Saturday, February 23rd is the first part of a three part workshop that I am doing for Yoga Sutra's School of Yogic Studies. Here is the title of the workshop with dates and times for all three parts:

Breath Anatomy for Asana, Pranayama and Meditation
with Carl Horowitz

Three Saturday Intensives:
Part 1 The Diaphragm: Feb 23, 5:30-8:30pm
Part 2: Accessory Muscles and Efficiency: March 15, 5:30-8:30pm
Part 3: Breath and the Bandhas: May 31, 5:30-8:30pm

Here is a link to more information about the workshops: http://www.yogasutranyc.com/yogicstudies.php

My workshop is the first one listed on that page as of now (1/28/08--this page gets updated to reflect upcoming workshops so some time after the date of the last one it will be changed). The work we will be doing in these seminars will be fairly powerful. We will be looking at the main anatomical features of breathing, exploring how the postures and movement both affect the breathing process and how you can use the breathing process to deepen your experience in the postures. We will also look at ways of making your breathing more efficient.

In the first session we will look at the diaphragm's major role in breathing.

In the second session we will look at the accessory muscles and how to use this deeper understanding of the breathing mechanism to help create more efficiency in the breathing process.

In the third session we will explore how the breath and the bandhas are interrelated, how understanding the breathing process can deepen your ability to use the bandhas effectively, which will deepen the power and effectiveness of your practice.

I am excited about teaching these sessions. This is really powerful material and the way it is organized should make it a really fun and deep learning experience for any level practitioner.