Richard P. Brown, MD & Patricia L. Gerbarg, MD
Live Online with The Minded Institute, London, UK
June 29 - July 3, 2020 10:00 am – 5:30 pm (GMT+1) (6:00 am – 2:00 pm EDT or 3:00 am – 10:30 am PDT)
Prerequisites:
Completion of a 2-day Breath-Body-Mind Introductory Workshop and regular practice of Coherent Breathing (20 minutes per day, 5–7 days per week)
Completion of a 5-day Breath-Body-Mind™ Teacher Training Level 1, Personal Practice of BBM with at least 20 minutes of Coherent Breathing a day for a minimum of 5 days per week and experience teaching BBM techniques regularly since completing BBM Level-1 Teacher Training.
The second level of the BBM teacher training sequence further develops skills in teaching BBM for stress, anxiety, PTSD, military trauma, post-disaster, depression, ADHD, and stress-related medical conditions. Methods you learn to teach include:
"Ha" breath, coherent breathing, breath moving, 4-4-6-2 breathing, Qigong 4-4 breath, Ocean Breath Alternate Nostril Breathing, Tapping
The Four Golden Wheels
The Great Harmonizer of the Breath
Body scan, Guided meditation/relaxation
Focus is on developing skills and confidence in teaching groups
BBM beginning practices for Children
Precautions in teaching individuals with psychiatric and medical conditions
Integrating Breath Practices with other therapies
Increase understanding of neurophysiological effects of voluntarily regulated breathing practices on emotion regulation, bonding, and cognitive function. Practice teaching groups while faculty observe and offer suggestions for improvement. Attention is given to creating a safe container, tone of voice, pacing, accuracy of instruction, trauma sensitivity, planning teaching sequences, developing teaching materials.
With the completion of Level-2 Teacher Training participants will acquire the skills to:
Teach BBM practices to individuals and groups
Develop teaching sequences
Assist others in teaching Breath-Body-Mind Workshops
Conduct follow-up session for those seeking ongoing practice
Offer further guidance to beginners in these techniques of self-regulation
Help develop programs in their communities and workplaces
Required reading and listening: Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg, The Healing Power of the Breath . Book and CD set or e-Book available on Amazon.
For Information and Registration, please see: https://themindedinstitute.com/events/breath-body-mind-level-2/