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Making the Most of Your Online Breathwork Course
The world of learning has changed dramatically in recent years. Remember those pre-pandemic days when in-person workshops and courses were the norm?
Well, COVID-19 shook things up, pushing a lot of learning online. And while this opened up amazing opportunities for accessibility and flexibility, it also created a whole new landscape to navigate.
Let's face it, online learning can be a bit of a challenge. Technical glitches, distractions at home, and the lack of in-person connection can all make it tricky to stay focused and engaged. And if you're not particularly tech-savvy, the whole experience can feel a bit overwhelming.
Choosing the Best Online Breathwork Course
Breathwork's popularity has skyrocketed in recent years, and it seems like everyone's offering an online course these days. While it's wonderful to see this ancient practice gaining recognition, the sheer number of options can be overwhelming. With so many courses vying for your attention, it can be hard to know where to start.
How do you choose a course that's right for you? One that aligns with your goals, learning style, and budget? One that's led by a qualified facilitator who understands the nuances of breathwork and can guide you safely on your journey?
Breathwork vs. Meditation
Breathwork is gaining more and more traction these days, popping up in wellness circles and social media feeds everywhere. But for many, the idea of deep, intentional breathing as a pathway to inner peace might still seem a bit unconventional. After all, isn't meditation – the practice of sitting in quiet contemplation for months or even years – the only real way to achieve lasting transformation?
Even Breathing Space founder Benedict Beaumont, who dedicated years to studying Buddhism and decades to meditation, discovered that, for him, a single breathwork session could unlock more self-discovery and healing than years on the cushion.
Breathwork and Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
I recently got a new Fitbit, excited about all the fancy health metrics it could track. Steps, sleep, heart rate – the usual suspects. But one metric caught my eye: HRV, or Heart Rate Variability. I'd heard it mentioned in passing but never really paid much attention to it. Curiosity piqued, I checked my score... and was shocked. It was alarmingly low, more in line with someone in their 70s or 80s, not a relatively healthy individual in their early 40s.
This sent me down a bit of a rabbit hole of research. What exactly was HRV? What did it measure, and more importantly, what did my dismal score mean for my health? The more I learned, the more fascinated I became.