Module 1: Pre-training/ Get to know your body better

Respiratory processes

Improve your breathing

Nose vs. mouth breathing

The dance of the gases: Oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen monoxide

How to breathe properly: a guide to effective breathing techniques

A 15-minute Breathwork Flow provides a good introduction to this technique.

Anatomy quiz

Breathing mechanics

Gas exchange in the lungs

Regulation of breathing

Blood and BOHR effect

Physiology and possible reactions during (intense) breathwork

Muscles involved in breathing

Physiology quiz

Breathing and the brain: What happens in the brain during breathing?

A study for you to read

The nervous system

Parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system

The polyvagal theory

The vagus nerve and its role

Forms of stress

Flow to follow

The endocrine system

Breathing techniques and their endocrine benefits

Flow to follow

a study for you to read

Heart rate variability (HRV)

Introduction and Q&A with Luca Doctor

Preparation for the live Q&A session