This course shines a light on some particular aspects of the anatomy of breathing to gain a deeper embodied relationship with your own breath. The anatomical tidbits are interesting, palpable, and might change the way you feel about your own wondrous breath, forever arriving, here and now.

There are 12 meditations and they’re all about five minutes each. You don’t need to know any anatomy beforehand.

This course will likely be of interest to anyone interested in the intersection between Western anatomical science, and more meditative breathing practices.

Consider, for example, the feeling around your heart area, and how a feeling of relaxedness may be deepened by envisioning how the pericardium, the connective tissue casing around the heart, literally shortens and softens with every exhale.

We cover briefly the anatomy of the diaphragm, the heart, the accessory muscles of breathing, the abdomen and pelvic floor. Each of these anatomical areas is correlated to a different substance, whether that be relaxing, or energizing, letting go, adapting to the moment, among many others.

1 hour of CEUs for massage and physical therapists. (Please note that in most states, any courses such as this will count towards your continuing education; the onus is on the practitioner to verify that.)