Observe your breath. Settle your Qi.
Center. Ground.
Open your hips to increase circulation in your lower jiao.
Anchor breath to body & mind.
Regulate & harmonize.
Sunday November 3, 4:00 pm & 5:15 pm.
Yinstill on Main Street
Vancouver BC
Category: breath
fei qi
The Qi of the Lungs is to breathe.
Yoga & Acupuncture
breath, physical forms, circulation, balance
strength & flexibility
acupuncture & stillness practice
build your Prana – balance your Qi
next session Sunday September 8 2019
@ Main Street Yinstill
prana – vital life force
prana comes from the air we breathe, the food we eat & the energies around us
pranayama – the practice of breath control
BIG breath in…
BIG breath out…
autonomic nervous system
sympathetic “fight-flight-freeze” response – shallow quick breath to gain oxygen
parasympathetic “feed-breed” response – deep slow breath to release CO2
enteric system – gut brain
oxygen in
carbon dioxide out
piriform cortex
the region of the brain that perceives the sense of smell
breathe in – breathe out
repeat
“The breath is the intersection of the body and mind.”
-Thich Naht Hahn
