Breathing In, Breathing Out

I spent several days exploring the dynamics of change last week at the prison. Discussions on neuro-physiology, brain chemistry, and the power of breathing to shift the human body-mind-psyche from catabolic to anabolic, from conflicted to curious, from resistant to participatory, and from sympathetic to para-sympathetic response created a hopeful and open atmosphere. I was teaching “yoga” but speaking “human”. English, Latin, and Sanskrit became the languages of hope and the tools of engageme...