Hello and welcome back team, we have an interesting technique for you to practice this week :) The Fountain Breath is a dynamic, mouth-based breathing technique designed to dramatically shift your energy state. Shaped exactly like a water fountain, it starts as a highly restricted, high-pressure stream before expanding and exploding into a full-volume surge. NOTE: If you are working through anxiety or have any heart contraindications please go easy with this technique when you begin. And REMEMBER - Rhythm and Relaxation are always central to your exploration of the breath. We have '3 Primary Phases' to understand: Phase 1: The Restricted Launch (The Pursed-Lip Sip) - The Action: You begin your inhale by puckering your lips tightly. Pull the air in sharply through this tiny opening, almost like sipping a thick liquid through a narrow straw. - The Physiology: This creates immediate, intense resistance. To overcome this bottleneck, your diaphragm is forced to contract with maximum power. This rapid downward drop creates a massive vacuum effect—plunging your intrathoracic pressure while spiking a deep, negative pressure below your diaphragm. Phase 2: The Cresting Surge (Wide-Mouth Gasp) - The Action: At roughly the 70% mark of your inhale, you instantly drop your jaw and pop your mouth wide open, shifting the "sip" into a full, unrestricted gasp. - The Physiology: Because you built up a massive vacuum during Phase 1, opening your mouth wide causes a sudden equalisation of pressure. Air floods your lungs instantly, inflating the upper lobes of your chest and providing a powerful surge of oxygenated volume. Phase 3: The Cascade (A Passive Release) - The Action: Without holding at the top, you immediately let the air fall out of your mouth in a relaxed, passive sigh. - The Physiology: The respiratory muscles completely relax, letting atmospheric pressure push the air out naturally. Enjoy your practice everyone, and keep a lookout for a few new modules dropping in the classroom this week :)

Hello everyone, please head over to the CLASSROOM to begin BREATH WEEK - a FREE 7 Day journey that provides an introduction to some of the core concepts we explore within the Ohm Education System.

Hello all of you beautiful breathers, please enjoy this weeks guided practice - this is a new project that the Ohm team have been working which will also be live on YouTube :) In this practice, the slow rhythm of Box Breathing and the length of breath retentions demands a lot of diaphragmatic control, so feel free to shorten the segments as and when necessary. The Box Breath is a staple technique when it comes to advancing your breath control. Primarily we are exploring 4 different phases of the breath cycle: 1. Inhalation 2. Breath Retention 3. Exhalation 4. Breath Hold after Exhale (apnea; the temporary cessation of breathing) Each of the 4 phases have elements of strength and physiological efficiency that we can train in isolation. For example - Exhibit A In order for your diaphragm to develop more strength and therefore more thoracic and intra-abdominal expansion (bigger more expansive breath) the surrounding muscles and tissues first need to learn how to relax and release tension. In order for this relaxation to occur, we need to 're-establish' balance in the nervous system, particularly with regards to the parasympathetic pathways that travel from the brain to the organs and peripheral receptors in muscles and skin ect. In order for us to down-regulate the nervous system and provide the message of calmness, safety and relaxation, we need to improve our carbon dioxide tolerance (CO2). Ect ect ect The beauty with Box Breathing is that it simultaneously improves all of these elements at the same time. ENJOY! Which phase feels the most challenging?