Breathwork Techniques: Building a Healthier Immune System, and Coping with Stress.

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This course provides knowledge and demonstration of how to breathe purposefully, reducing stress, and anxiety, and freeing past “stuck” energy held in the body through proper diaphragmatic breathing. Breathwork has been proven to reduce negative mental and physical issues and actually heal the body and mind. This course is essential to have in conjunction with coursework in psychology explaining /healing conflict and trauma. Stress reduction techniques will be connected, explored, and practiced. Mindfulness will be connected with coherent breathing and guided imagery. Various breathing techniques will be taught and practiced and class breathwork sessions will be included. The history of breathwork will be reviewed; as well as its being an evidence-based science technique including knowledge of biological science, psychology, and holistic health fields. A review of literature is covered on how breathwork is currently being used in all fields of health professions; medical, psychological, substance abuse, and holistic. To be taught by a Certified Breathwork Practitioner only. General Elective for all MWCC College Degree Programs, a Professional Elective for Human Service Majors. A required course for the Substance Addiction Counseling Certificate program. Prerequisites: ENG 098 , FYE 101 , RDG 098 , or placement.