Begin with Breath.

Learn to breathe.

In this series of 10 one-hour LIVE online classes, offered twice weekly, psychotherapist, art therapist, & breathwork practitioner, Esther Kalaba will teach you everything you need to begin and maintain a regular breathwork practice.

You will understand the link between breath, body, emotions & mind, as well as having a small tool box of breathwork practices you can rely on in times of stress.

The practical details:

IN-PERSON CLASS 10-hour Intensive

@ Studio Mile End, Montreal.

November 26/27, 2022 from 10-4 pm

&

ON-LINE CLASS 2023. DATES TBC.

What you will get:

  1. 10 LIVE breathwork sessions (held on zoom)

  2. 1 individual 30-minute breathwork session with Esther (booked during the 5-week session)

  3. 1 month free access to People of the Prana morning breathwork sessions (can be redeemed up to 3 months after taking the intro course)

  4. Access to recorded lessons and course notes

    $199 (CAD)

Every week you will be introduced to a different breathing technique. The 5 most basic types of breathing that you need to know are covered; long and deep breathing, breath of fire, segmented breathing, as well as breath suspensions.

The morning practice classes give you a chance to try out what you have learned and give you a routine to do for the week ahead so that you can integrate the teachings. There is no other way to learn than to practice. All classes are recorded.

In addition, you will receive a 30 minute individual breath coaching session (booked during the 5 weeks class) to ask any personal questions and get individual feedback. This is a very important component to the class to make sure you are doing the breaths correctly, as we are working virtually together.

The teachings are grounded in yogic science within the Kundalini & Hatha yoga traditions, the healing practice of Sat Nam Rasayan, somatic therapy, as well as Western anatomy/physiology/psychology, and trauma theory. 

What it looks like:

Embody the practice so that you can experience the power of connecting to your breath firsthand. 

This course is suitable for beginners and for more experienced breathers. People have taken this class many times to deepen their understanding, as learning breathwork is a gradual experiential process. You have to do it, to know it. 

The introduction class is also useful to anyone who is embarking on therapy as an adjunct to support your mental health. It gives tools to help move through trauma (please also check out the trauma & breathwork class). 

This course is very much recommended for yoga teachers who want to integrate pranayama in their classes, therapists, social workers or life coaches who want to learn techniques to help their clients, as well teachers, or health care workers (see also Prana for Professionals). We go over all the fundamentals of breathing so that you can apply the practice to many other areas of your life. Small class sizes permit us to dive deep and tailor each class to the needs and questions of the participants.

Who is this course for?

Breathwork is the most accessible healing resource that you can turn to in times of stress.

Breathwork is the easiest, most cost effective, and accessible way to both calm and strengthen your nervous system.

Breathing is very much connected to your emotions and your thoughts, and so by learning to control your breath, you also learn to control your emotional and mental states. As a psychotherapist, this is the one skill I think that everyone needs to master in their lifetime, especially if they want to care for their mental health. So many issues can be bypassed through simply changing your breathing pattern. 

Breathwork also improves your energy and concentration levels, reduces anxiety and depression, boosts your immune system function & cardiovascular health, encourages weightloss, reduces inflammation, and helps with sleep. And if you have had COVID, breathwork is a way to rebuild damaged tissues and increase your lung capacity.

Why take this class?

With consistent practice you build resilience to stress, so that you are able to literally breathe through anything. 

Laugh as much as you breathe.

“The truth is breathing just makes you feel good… and tends to bring good people your way. I promise you the classes are fun and that laughter is definitely included in the curriculum.”

Your breath is a gift.

I have been teaching these practices for many years now to people of all ages and backgrounds in the context of my clinical practice as a psychotherapist, art therapist, and yoga teacher. What I come back to again and again is how important, how utterly fundamental breath is to all aspects of our lives (physical, mental, emotional, & spiritual). Our lives are profoundly enriched when we become conscious of the breath, this incredible healing resource we have been given within our own bodies. 

Learning to breathe is not a luxury, it is a necessity especially during these stressful times on the planet. My mission is to make breathwork  available to as many people as possible, so that it is taught regularly in schools, workplaces, hospitals, and other organizations. 

I am so honoured and excited to share these transformative and healing practices with you.

With gratitude and love,  

Esther Kalaba