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Learn to master your breathing, with experienced yoga teacher & singer, Corinne Friesen. (AudioYoga.tumblr.com)


    • Jun 12, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Season Wrap Up – What's Ahead in Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 4:17


    There's much more to learn toward mastering your breathing, and lots of ways to apply it. Here's a sneak-peak at what's ahead.

    Lesson 27 – Peace in the Stillness Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 8:18


    In each breath, there are moments of stillness that can bring a sense of calm. This practice helps you notice them.

    Lesson 27 – Introduction: Peace in the Stillness Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2021 2:12


    You now have the skills for a very special breathing meditation, “Peace in the Stillness”, to notice the stillness you have inside you. As you notice your physical stillness, you'll start to notice your mind becoming quiet.

    Lesson 26C – Training 1:1:2:2 Breathing Using Eagle's Wings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2021 23:52


    Let's use Eagle's Wings from last week's episode to help you master 1:1:2:2 Breathing. This will have the added benefit of strongly loosening your neck and shoulders and restoring your energy any time you need it.

    Lesson 26B: Eagle's Wings - Loosening Neck, Shoulders & Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2021 13:29


    Eagle's Wings stretch loosens your neck, shoulders & breathing. We'll be using it in the next episode to help you master 1:1:2:2 breathing. Today, we'll learn its movements. It makes a nice, quick office break, any time your need an energy boost.

    Lesson 26-A: 1:1:2:2 Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 10:58


    Exploring the next step in learning a better breathing pace, extending that wait before breathing in. We'll be using a discovery practice and 1:1:2:2 Breathing,

    Lesson 25: Using 1:1:2 Breathing with Butterfly Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 7:49


    Let's master your 1:1:2 breathing skills by applying them Butterfly Breathing. Great for energy & mind-body connection.

    Lesson 24: Trouble Shooting 1:1:2 Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 6:17


    Relearning your breathing pace often doesn't com naturally. Fortunately, I have some trouble shooting tips. :)

    Lesson 23-B: 1:1:2 Breathing with Puppy & Cat

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 10:47


    Applying 1:1:2 breathing to the Puppy & Cat stretch combo, you'll feel the new pace connecting you with the movements even more strongly. This mini-routine can also feel calming – as you become confident in matching the movements with the breathing.

    Lesson 23: 1:1:2 Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2021 6:44


    Taking the next step in learning to pace your breathing, we explore taking your time holding your breath after you breathe in.

    Lesson 22-C: 1:2 Breathing with Puppy and Cat Stretches

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2021 12:34


    Let's slide into a calming routine using 1:2 Breathing, Puppy & Cat Stretches. This deepens your mind-body connection while taking knots out of your neck, shoulders & lower back.

    Lesson 22-B: Training your Breathing Pace Using 1:2 Breathing & Complete Breath

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2021 15:08


    Using 1:2 Breathing with Complete Breath is a great way to train your breathing pace and start establishing your mind-body connection.

    Lesson 22: Learning a 1:2 Breathing Pace

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 13:00


    We start practices the shift your breathing toward a better pace. The practices are simple to learn and before you know it, you'll be breathing more evenly; your breath becomes more calming, more focusing and more energizing even though you're more relaxed.

    Lesson 21: Moving with the Breath

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2021 8:13


    Today's simple practice helps you become more comfortable with pacing your breathing. It prepares you for the next podcasts where we address your actual breathing pace.

    Lesson 20: Noticing the Four Stages of Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 9:00


    Today starts a new adventure in your Breathing Course. You'll learn to notice the four stages to breathing. This leads into learning a better breathing pace in upcoming episodes.

    Lesson 19 – Falling Asleep to “The Wave”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 10:17


    Today, I'd like to guide you into deep rest, using “The Wave”. Be Well, Corinne

    Lesson 19 – Introduction: Falling Asleep to “The Wave”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2021 1:39


    I'd like to treat you to a deep rest, as I talk you through relaxing deeply using "The Wave" breathing. This is the introduction. The guided breathing follows. I've separated it from the introduction so you can go to it whenever you want. Be well, Corinne

    Lesson 18 – C: Using “The Wave” with Your Breathing Routine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 3:40


    Let's explore using “The Wave” and see how it improves the feel and effectiveness of your breathing routine. Also, you'll see how using it during your routine will improve your breathing skill with The Wave.

    Lesson 18-B: Complete Breathing Warm Up Routine – Moderately Demanding

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 11:27


    This breathing warm up is more demanding, for those ready for a stronger work out. These routines are meant to strength and loosen all your breathing muscles. An energizing start to your day. They're good warm ups for athletes, asthmatics singers and musicians with wind instruments.

    Lesson 18B: Introduction: Complete Breathing Warm Up Routine – Moderately Demanding

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 1:18


    This is the introduction to a more demanding breathing warm up routine that follows. I've separated the introduction from the actual routine so that you can jump to the routine whenever you want to do it.

    Lesson 18A: Complete Breathing Warm Up Routine - Fairly Easy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 17:27


    You now know everything you need for a complete warm up routine. This one is designed to be manageable by almost anyone. Next week, we'll explore a more demanding one. These routines are meant to strength and loosen all your breathing muscles. An energizing start to your day. They're good warm ups for athletes, asthmatics singers and musicians with wind instruments.

    Lesson 18A: Introduction: Complete Breathing Warm Up Routine - Fairly Easy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2021 1:49


    You now know everything you need for a complete warm up routine that follows. This is the intro to one designed to be manageable by almost anyone. I've separated the introduction from the actual routine so that you can jump to the routine whenever you want to do it.

    Lesson 17 – Puppy: A Breathing Warm Up Stretch

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 13:22


    This is the alternative to last episode's Frog Stretch. It's a bit easier, while still giving you a full release for the breathing muscles along your back.

    Lesson 16 - Frog Stretch - A Breathing Warm Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 16:36


    Here's a stretch that thoroughly warms up breathing muscles in your entire back, from your sacrum all the way up your spine. It's one of the last things we need to learn before fitting everything together into a complete Breathing Warm Up.

    Lesson 15: Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 8:15


    Getting a sense of smooth, flow with your “Wave” breathing.

    Lesson 15: The Wave – Breathing with Your Whole Body

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 12:18


    “The Wave” combines everything you've been learning so far into breathing with your whole body. This lesson gets you introduced to the basic technique and starts you practising it. Be well. :)

    Lesson 14 – Isolating the Breathing Muscles in Your Lower Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 10:49


    Now that you've gotten to know the breathing muscles in your lower back, we're going to practice using them independently of other breathing muscles.

    Lesson 13 – Part 2: Practising Breathing with Your Lower Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 11:13


    Now that you've found a starting position that works for you, I'll guide you through some calming moments of noticing how your lower back is involved in breathing.

    Lesson 13 – Part 1: Breathing with Your Lower Back – Part 1, Setting Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 9:54


    Today, we discover how your lower back is involved in breathing. Part 1, explores setting up for the practice, finding ways to make the set up work for you.

    Lesson 12: A New Daily Routine to Develop Your Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2021 21:27


    Today we piece together a new daily routine. We'll use Abdominal Lifts, Butterfly Breathing, Hug and Posture Clasp to get your day started. Then Abdominal Breathing or Back Breathing to slow you down after your day.

    Lesson 11 - Posture Clasp Exercise to Develop Your Upper Back

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2020 15:00


    Posture Clasp will develop the muscles in your upper back, take out tension in your neck and shoulders, and, as the name suggests, do great things for your posture. With better posture comes better breathing.

    Lesson 10: Back Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2020 11:32


    It's time to develop the breathing muscles in your upper back. Today we're going to discover them and develop their action for richer breaths in.

    Lesson 9 - Learning to Use Your Chest Independently

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 8:25


    Today we'll apply your growing skill at isolating your breathing muscles, to practising breathing with just the front of your chest. This practice will be a lot like Chest Breathing that you learned in Lesson 3, only now, we're going to add to it, by having you consciously relax the muscles that you're not using when you breathe. So our goal for this is to just use your chest when you breathe in and out, and let everything else rest.

    Lesson 8 - Learning to Use Your Abdominals Independently

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2020 11:02


    Before we work on developing more of your breathing muscles, we're going to revisit your abdominals and learn how to use them independently, so, when you want to, you can use just them, and no others, when you breathe.

    Lesson 7 - A Guided, Step-by-step Relaxation - Episode Closer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 4:47


    This is the episode wrap up for the guided, step-by-step relaxation. Namaste, Corinne

    Lesson 7 - Guided, Step-by-step Relaxation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 21:45


    This is the full, step-by-step, guided relaxation, part 2 of this three part episode. This guided, step-by-step relaxation will help you learn to deliberately relax your breathing. In the meantime, it's just a lovely way to let go and relax. This episode is in three parts: the introduction, the guided relaxation, and an episode closer. This is the main, step-by-step, guided relaxation. Namaste, Corinne

    Lesson 7 - A Guided, Step-by-step Relaxation - Intro

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2020 1:24


    Lesson 7 - A Guided, Step-by-step Relaxation My holiday treat for you is also a step on our breathing course journey. It's a guided, step-by-step relaxation. It'll help you learn to deliberately relax your breathing. In the meantime, it's just a lovely way to let go and relax. This episode is in three parts: the introduction, the guided relaxation, and an episode closer. This is the introduction.

    Lesson 6 - Part 2 Building Your Side Muscles with Simple Side Bend

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2020 26:16


    Simple Side Bend is a good, all purpose side stretch that loosens the breathing muscles at the sides of your chest. It's also great for relieving tension in your neck & shoulders and for building core strength. It will be one of the stretches we'll tuck into a daily Breathing Warm Up Routine as the podcast progresses.

    Bonus Episode: Music for Practices

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 3:20


    A zesty beat while you practice your breathing exercises. This one goes especially well with the Abdominal Lifts. The music is from my own upcoming release, "Out of Nowhere", created in collaboration with Michael Jay.

    Lesson 6 – 1 – Developing Your Obliques & Discovering Their Role in Full Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 7:17


    Your obliques are important for taking completely full breaths. When you feel like you've filled up with air, your obliques are fully engaged, they're stretched open as far as they can go. They're part of the process that makes you feel energized and focused. To make them work better for you, we'll practice making them stronger, more flexible and able to expand farther.

    Lesson 5 - Part 3, Chest Breathing Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 11:06


    Now that we've built up the strength and flexibility in your chest, we're ready to practice Chest Breathing. This will make you more aware of the breathing you do with the front of your chest, and make the breathing that you do there, more efficient and more complete.

    Lesson 5 - Part 2, Bust Expansion & Hug

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 11:47


    Today we're going to start shaping up your breathing muscles in the front of your chest, using “Bust Expansion”, so that you can have good, full breathing.

    Lesson 5 – Chest Breathing, Discovery Practice

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2020 10:06


    It's time to develop the breathing you do with the front of your chest. We'll still be keeping up your skills with your abdominals, but there are lots of breathing muscles to train. So the next group are the ones between your ribs, the ones that help your rib cage open and close as you breathe. We'll start with a discovery practice, and then, in the next podcasts, learn exercises that strengthen & loosen these muscles. Then we'll learn Chest Breathing, which is a bit like Abdominal Breathing, only with slightly different benefits.

    Lesson 4 - Part 2, Abdominal Breathing as a Calming End to Your Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 4:13


    Wrapping up your day with Abdominal Breathing is now a calming part of your daily breathing routine. Let me guide you there.

    Lesson 4 - Part 1, Zesty Day Starter Routine Using Abdominal Lifts & Butterfly Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 6:25


    You now know enough for a zesty day starter routine, using Abdominal Lifts and Butterfly Breathing. Let's get that going!

    Lesson 4 - Introduction to Your Morning & Evening Breathing Routine

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2020 1:41


    Let's piece together what you know so far into a daily breathing routine. We'll use Abdominal Lifts and Butterfly Breathing to boost you into your day. Then, to calm you into your evening, Abdominal Breathing. This Podcast is split into an Introduction and then two sections, so you can quickly go to the parts of the routine you want to do.

    Lesson 3 - Part 2, Abdominal Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 10:09


    Abdominal Breathing can be the easiest form of breathing to master. It's calming and comes fairly easily to many people. The practices in this podcast can make you more able to breathe just with your abdominals, and will improve your breathing even when you're not thinking about it.

    Lesson 3 - Part One: Developing Your Abdominals with Abdominal Lifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2020 10:26


    Now that you have a good, all purpose breathing practice, from the previous podcast, let's start whipping your abdominals into shape. We'll be using "Abdominal Lifts", a zesty little exercise! Then, we'll be moving on to Abdominal Breathing in the next podcast.

    Lesson 2 - Part 2: Butterfly Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 7:05


    Let's get your upper body rebuilt for better breathing with this simple, yet effective exercise.

    Lesson 2 - Part 1: The Anatomy of Breathing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 4:28


    In this part of Lesson 2, you'll learn a bit about how breathing works. Then, when you move on to Lesson 2 - Part 2, you'll be ready for the first breathing exercise.

    Lesson 1 - Follow Up - Breathing Course Outline

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2020 3:36


    Before we move on, here's a map of our journey ahead.

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