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This seminar will focus on optimising the basics of life, to create healthy children, adults and indeed society. Dr Rosalba Courtney will talk about how loss of connection and community is affecting individual and social health and will share latest research about these fundamentals and simple practical tools for using the breath to heal and to cultivate connection.

Jude Blereau and Holly Davis will create a makeshift wholefood kitchen and work with you to design a meal plan for the season.

A practical hands on workshop making kefir and kefir products. I will share some Kefir and some of my favourite basic recipies.

An introductory seminar for parents and children with asthma, allergies, sleep apnea, mouth breathing and breathing related problems. Learn how breathing affects children’s growth, development, health and behaviour and some practical breathing techniques to practice at home that will improve your child’s breathing.

An afternoon seminar for adults with Asthma, COPD, Snoring, Sleep Apnea, Hyperventilation and other types of Dysfunctional Breathing.

This seminar explains what a healthy gut is, how it impacts on a wide range of health issues and what to do to improve the function of your digestive system without the use of highly restrictive diets by properly preparing foods and using probiotic lactofermeted foods.

A practical hands on workshop making sauerkraut and lactofermented vegatables.

This 2 hour class teaches you how to master one of the most powerful techniques for stress reduction through breathing using your own personal “resonance” breathing frequency.   The class is helpful for anyone who wants to learn how to relax quickly and effectively using a scientifically proven and very precise technique.

 

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Jul242012

The limits of breath holding

DateTuesday, July 24, 2012 at 11:33AM

 

Interesting article from Scientific American-

 

It's logical to think that the brain's need for oxygen is what limits how long people can hold their breath. Logical, but not the whole story

The Limits of Breath-Holding   by Michael J. Parkes  | April 12, 2012

Investigating what limits our control over breath holding has been difficult, but decades of research suggest that the diaphragm, which contracts to inflate the lungs, plays a key role.


The best hypothesis is that the diaphragm sends signals to the brain about how long it has been contracted and how it is biochemically reacting to depleted levels of oxygen or rising levels of carbon dioxide. Initially those signals cause mere discomfort, but eventually the brain finds them intolerable and forces breathing to start again..... more

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