Breath through an Autonomics Lens - Saturday July 25

In this 3-hour deep dive we will geek out on all things related to the breath through an autonomic lens. For the past several years we have been working with a small team to refine an autonomic diagnostics technology that centralizes respiration in autonomic measurement. While the dominant non-invasive measure of autonomic function for the last three decades is heart rate variability (HRV), breath is a superior autonomic signal by virtue of its function: which is to read and update autonomic state dynamically.

In this class we will deep-dive into the autonomics of respiration. We will

• • explore the distinct features of the neuroanatomy of the breathing Central pattern generator in the medulla
• • examine its sensitivity to endogenous opioids and what this implies about working with shutdown
• • look at tracking the breath from an autonomics perspective, and explore various information that the breath can give us about global autonomic states and organismic functioning
• • take a look at various kinds of spontaneous non-ordinary breathing patterns that have an autonomic component
• • we will explore various breathing practices, both new and ancient, from the perspective of their effects on the autonomic components of respiration and the unique location of the breathing mechanism at the interface between autonomic and voluntary control
• • I will also take whatever questions you want to throw at me about this topic, clinical or otherwise...

This is an advanced class. We will presume a certain level of familiarity with autonomic physiology, and will use some technical neuro-anatomical terminology.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR:
Natureza Gabriel is the Founder of Hearth Science and the Developer of Autonomics. He is the Principal architect of the Craft of Being Archive. He has delivered over 2,500 trainings internationally.