24/05/2025
With the first course on PTSD now sold out, we have some places still left on the second 4 day course BREATH BEYOND THE BREATH: FROM PHYSIOLOGY TO PERCEPTION - THE WISDOM OF PRIMARY AND THORACIC RESPIRATION.
This course is not about breath techniques in the conventional sense. Rather, it brings us into direct relationship with the breath that breathes us—the Primary Respiration, and the Breath of Life as Dr. Sutherland described it.
We explore how this deep ordering force underlies both thoracic (pulmonary) respiration and the subtle rhythms of the body’s fluid fields.
For those new to the biodynamic model, this is a beautiful entry point. It grounds you in perceivable experiences—like stillness, motion present, and the shifting of the breath and expressions of the Tide—while building the perceptual skills needed to recognize the Breath of Life as an active presence in your treatments.
It is a great bridge between biobasics and the phase courses
Clinically, the course supports:
• Working with chronic respiratory issues like COPD, asthma, and pneumonia
• Helping with stress regulation, insomnia, and anxiety, by accessing stillness and coherence in the autonomic nervous system
• Supporting patients with diabetes or inflammatory conditions, through subtle metabolic rebalancing and fluid motion
• Deepening your work with babies and elders, where the breath patterns often tell the story
• Developing a more refined diagnostic sense for what breath is doing—or not doing—within the thoracic, cranial, and pelvic diaphragms
You’ll also learn how thoracic breath and Primary Respiration interact in health and disease, and how to facilitate re-integration when they’ve become disconnected—often seen after trauma, illness, or long-standing strain patterns.
To book a place please feel free to reach out to Dale on the email and phone details provided below.
