Breathe Together Sunday - Simon Cook - 20th October at 12pm

21 Oct 2024 · 71 min
1:10:54

Live Soma Breath session (YouTube) hosted by Piotr Shapiel with a guided Soma Breath master-class led by Simon Cook called “Finding Your Inner Sunshine.” The session includes an initial 5-minute movement/warm-up, then three rhythmic breathwork rounds with breath-holds (two 4/4 rounds, then a 2/2 progressing to 1/1 pattern) paired with a sunrise/inner-sun visualization and integration. Instructor gives safety/contraindication guidance for conditions (e.g., pregnancy, epilepsy, pacemaker, uncontrolled hypertension, recent heart attack/organ failure). The practice emphasizes diaphragmatic breathing (hand on chest vs. belly), nasal in / mouth out, rescue sips during holds, and embodied imagery to anchor a lasting sense of inner light.

Questions this video answers

Three rounds: first 4 in / 4 out (diaphragmatic), second 4 in / 4 out, third 2 in / 2 out progressing into 1 in / 1 out.

First breath-hold is an empty (out) hold until a rescue sip is needed; the second is a full (in) hold with imagery (hold in pelvis then push up to heart/spinal cord/mind's eye).

Pregnancy, epilepsy, pacemaker or irregular heartbeat (without doctor permission), severe uncontrolled hypertension, recent heart attack, organ failure or late-stage/terminal illness; caution for tinnitus and hernias.

About five minutes of standing movement/dancing and shaking (hip/arm/leg movement) to activate the body before lying/sitting for breathwork.

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