Welcome to the NeuroEI course on Restful Breathing.
In this course, you’ll build on the foundation established in The Introduction to the Blue State of Stillness, where you explored the practice of stillness, the activation of your parasympathetic nervous system, and the increase of inner comfort and Calmness.
Restful Breathing is one of the Three Core Skills alongside Softening Your Muscles and Strengthening Your Embodiment. Each of these core skills has its own dedicated NeuroEI course, and together they strengthen your stillness practice and deepen the restfulness experienced during stillness.
Integrating these Three Core Skills is an important steppingstone toward mastering the Six Fundamentals of Stillness: Rest, Feel, Embody, Reassure, Care, and Accept. These six fundamental abilities, which you’ll develop in an upcoming comprehensive NeuroEI course, fully guide you into the Blue State of Stillness. Combined, they unlock the transformative power of stillness and emotional intelligence to build a life rooted in deep wellbeing, Calmness, and radiating vitality.
Course Syllabus
Establish restful breathing through four modules:
Module 1: Strengthen your Breathing Awareness (Practices 1 – 5)
Learn to observe your breath and manage distractions. Cultivate nose-based breathing and assess the quality of your breath. Trace its path from your nose to your stomach. Finally, broaden your awareness to simultaneously sense the entire path of your breath.
Module 2: Cultivate Effortless and Calming Breathing (Practices 6 – 10)
Adjust your posture, soften muscles, and strengthen your groundedness to fully relax and establish effortless breathing. To further enhance your breath and cultivate a calming breath, encourage smooth transitions between inhaling and exhaling, allowing your body to breathe rhythmically and autonomously.
Module 3: Encourage Deepened and Nourishing Breathing (Practices 11 – 14)
Deepen your breath to enhance its nourishing impact. Explore techniques like gently extending your inhales, regulating your breath with a four-count rhythm, taking full, deep breaths, and briefly holding your breath after inhaling or exhaling.
Module 4: Maintain your Breathing Awareness (Practices 15 – 17)
Sustain your awareness and calming benefits of restful breathing as you visually reconnect with your surroundings. Learn to divide your attention, sensing inward while observing outward. Deepen your connection to your breath as a sign of both your aliveness and that of others.