Breathwork Teacher Training

What is Breathwork?

Circular breathing patterns with active inhalations and passive exhalations.
Pranayama breathing techniques of many variations.
Any type of conscious breathing exercise.

What’s the definition of Breathwork?

Active breathing patterns and rhythms.
Controlled, conscious hyperventilation through the mouth.
Fast cycles of nasal breathing patterns.

Which of the following are types of Breathwork?

Holotropic
Soma
Alchemy
Rebirthing
Wim Hof
David Elliot
Clarity
Transformative
Shamanic

What is the purpose of Breathwork?

To get high without using drugs.
To access the subconscious for healing and clarity.
To lower blood pressure and generate health.

What are the possible side effects of Breathwork?

Light headedness.
Fainting.
Dry mouth.
Cramping and/or tingling in hands, feet and face.
Yawning.
Need to urinate.
Vasoconstriction.
Vasodilation.
Feelings of euphoria.
Hallucinations.
Psychotic breaks.

What are some contraindications of Breathwork?

Pregnancy
Hypertension
Glaucoma
Asthma
Skin rashes
Heart conditions
Neurological conditions
Paraplegia
Synesthesia
Epilepsy
PTSD
Schizophrenia
Panic Disorder
OCD

What are some warnings about guiding Breathwork?

Do not allow a practitioner to get up quickly.
Practitioners with a history of trauma, anxiety and/or PTSD must be monitored closely.
Do not touch a practitioner without consent.
Watch out for automatic and uncontrollable breathing rhythms.

What’s the typical pH of blood?

14
7.4
0

What blood pH is alkaline?

6.4
7
7.4

What blood pH is acidic?

14
7
0

What is the Bohr Effect?

An increase in the amount of oxygen associated with hemoglobin in response to a higher blood pH resulting from a decreased concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
An increase in the amount of oxygen associated with hemoglobin in response to a lowered blood pH resulting from an increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
A decrease in the amount of oxygen associated with hemoglobin in response to a lowered blood pH resulting from an increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
An decrease in the amount of oxygen associated with hemoglobin in response to a higher blood pH resulting from a decreased concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.

What is the Oxygen Dissociation Curve?

A graph with oxygen partial pressure along the horizontal axis and oxygen saturation of hemoglobin on the vertical axis, which shows an S-shaped relationship.
A graph with temperature along the horizontal axis and oxygen saturation of hemoglobin on the vertical axis, which shows an S-shaped relationship.
A graph with pH along the horizontal axis and oxygen saturation of hemoglobin on the vertical axis, which shows an S-shaped relationship.

What decreases hemoglobin’s affinity for oxygen?

An increase in pH
A decrease in pH
An increase in temperature
A decrease in temperature

Which direction does the Oxygen Dissociation Curve shift when hemoglobin holds onto oxygen?

Right
Left
Stays center

The side effects of tingling and cramping are due to … ?

Too much oxygen being in the cells.
Too much oxygen being in the bloodstream and not enough in the cells.
Too much carbon dioxide being in the bloodstream and not enough in the cells.

List at list 5 themes of Breathwork.

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What are 3 key techniques of Breathwork?

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What techniques can you use to move energy?

Circling
Fanning
Pressure points
Streaming
Ironing
Dousing
Pulsing
Tapping

To move energy, you should … ?

Block yourself from their energy.
Open yourself up to absorb their energy.
Act as a conductor to shift their energy.

What is the order of operations of the climbing rounds?

Preparation, ascending, peaking, recovery/descending, integration.
Ascending, peaking, recovery/descending.
Recovery/descending, peaking, ascending.

What is the order of operations for Breathwork with a private client?

Intake, preparation, connection, climbing rounds, integration, processing, check-in 24 hours after.
Connection, preparation, climbing rounds, processing, integration.
Intake, connection, climbing rounds, integration, processing, check-in 24 hours after.

What are 3 main side effects you should share to prepare your students before they partake in Breathwork?

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What does preparation look like in a group setting?

Telling students to grab a blanket for comfort and a bolster for under their knees, advising them to use the bathroom beforehand, asking them to keep their head flat without much support under the neck/head, telling them the possible side effects, telling them those side effects are normal, giving them permission to trust their body and leading them to connect with their breath with various forms of breath awareness and pranayama.
Telling students to grab a blanket for comfort and a bolster for under their knees, advising them to use the bathroom beforehand, asking them to keep their head propped up with support under the neck/head, telling them the possible side effects, telling them those side effects are normal, giving them permission to trust their body and leading them to connect with their breath with various forms of breath awareness and pranayama.
Telling students the possible side effects, telling them those side effects are normal, giving them permission to trust their body.

What type of Pranayams do you use to prepare students for the initial climb?

Ones that will elevate O2 levels.
Ones that will elevate CO2 levels.
Ones that will keep levels harmonized.

How do you create “connection” with your student?

Touch their marma points or their respiratory zones.
Talk to them and ask them about themselves.
Guide them with your own breath.
Tell them what they should do to prepare for the session.
Ask them to use the restroom before you start the session.

What does “recovery” mean?

Descending after the peak. Time to rest and be in silence.
Descending after the peak. Time to breathe in patterns aimed to bring the blood chemistry back to homeostasis by increasing CO2.
Descending after the peak. Time to sleep.

What does “integration” mean?

Time to talk and process.
Time to sleep.
Time to rest and be in silence.

What does “processing” mean?

Practitioner taking notes or writing in a journal to reflect after session.
Facilitator talking with practitioner about the session.
Practitioner laying in silence after session.

What signs do you look for to stop your student from climbing?

Negative facial expressions, blue lips and/or uncontrollable/automatic breathing pattern.
Blue lips.
Clawing.
Uncontrollable/automatic breathing pattern.

What signs do you look for to stop your student from breath-holding?

Blue lips, white face and/or spasms.
Blue lips.
Spasms.
White face, loss of color in skin tone.

What do you want your students to feel as you guide them?

That they are held so they can trust themselves.
That they are safe.
That they are able to access uncomfortable or scary parts of their subconscious.
That they are able to access higher potential and deeper meaning for their existence.
That they are able to get high naturally.

Should you trust your intuition as you guide?

Yes, always.
No, never.
Yes, sometimes.

Why are you bringing the gift of breath to others?

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