Hello ,

I am writing to you from Rio de Janeiro, where I just arrived to begin our first 7-Day Breathwork Program in Brazil!.

To get information about the program, Contact
Marcelo: mmtsampaio@gmail.com
Visit: www.danbrulenobrasil.com.br

I visited Cuba for the first time in early April. What a unique adventure! We held programs at the Museum of the Revolution, the Museum of Fine Arts, and the University. Several hundred people showed up each day to breathe! Thank you to Roberto (El Happy Coach) for organizing and coordinating everything. As Breathworkers, we cannot make money in Cuba, but we sure can make a difference! If you would like to serve in Cuba, please let me know.

After Cuba, I spent a week in West Palm Beach and then enjoyed a week in Cancun!

Have you enrolled in the new Online Breath Mastery Fundamentals Course?

If not, then go to www.o2collective.com/p/fundamentals, and sign up right now!

The feedback has been amazing so far!

We also invite you to become an affiliate partner, an “ambassador.”

Help spread the word about Breathwork and promote the course.

We offer a 50% affiliate commission program.

For more information, contact info@o2collective.com

May 11-June 4: South Africa!

We plan programs in Johannesburg, at the Woodlands Center, and also at a beautiful place called Eagle Valley. We will be joined Dr. Ela Manga, and Jay Naidu (one of Nelson Mandela’s cabinet ministers), as well as other luminaries, visionaries and activists.

We will also offer a special program in beautiful Cape Town!

Friends, associates and students are invited to join me for this South African Adventure!

For Joburg, Woodlands & Eagle Valley information, Contact Marj: Marjmurray.mm@gmail.com.

For Cape Town, contact Rhianne: rhiannevdl@gmail.com

May 16: https://www.facebook.com/events/2080925095483809/

May 18: https://www.facebook.com/events/652874758437982/

May 19-20: https://www.facebook.com/events/1837519006542088/

Special Announcement:

I plan to be in Hawaii June 16-25!

Do you live in Hawaii?

Would you like to host a breathing event?

Do you know anyone who would like to organize a gathering?

Contact Louise ASAP: office@breathmastery.com

July 3-17: Russia
(Krasnodar and Moscow)
Breathwork Fundamentals, Spiritual Breathing, and Practitioner Training

Contact Olga: timeforcoffe@gmail.com

July 19-30: Lithuania

5th Annual Spiritual Breathing Summer Camp

Plus, a public seminar in Vilnius!

Contact Loreta: lorrib8@gmail.com

August 1-8: Estonia

Breathwork Fundamentals and Advanced Practitioner Training

Contact Heiki: ht.instruktor@gmail.com

August 9-15: Romania

The Healing Power of Breath

Contact Michelle: michellepacheco8888@gmail.com

August 17-27: France & Switzerland

Aug 17: Workshop in Paris; “Just Breathe”

August 18: Workshop in Lyon; “Breathwork and Burnout”

August 19: Workshop in Switzerland; “Just Breathe”

August 20: Workshop in Montpellier; “Breathwork for High Performance”

Aug 21-25: 3-Day Deep Dive plus 2-day Intensive for Practitioners! (This Residential Retreat is taking place at:
https://www.trimurti.fr/galeries-photos.html

Contact Catherine: katowlea@gmail.com

Aug 30 to Sept 11: Breathing England!

Aug 31 - Sept 2

“Breathe” A Festival of Life!

Gaunt’s House in the Dorset, UK

Contact Karolina: karolinamikulicz@yahoo.com

Sept 4-11: Peterborough
Special Breath Mastery Training

Contact Barry: Barry.collins@firewalk.co.uk

Sept 13-23: NORWAY!

Bergan, Tysnes, Oslo!

Breath Master Fundamentals and Practitioner Training

Contact Lars: larsla@hotmail.com or Lina: linele10@hotmail.com

October 1-21: Australia!

Breath Mastery Fundamentals, O2 Summit, and Breathwork for Peak Performance! Contact Angie: info@o2collective.com

November 2-8: Netherlands

Breath Mastery Fundamentals and Advanced Training

Contact Cora: info@yogatrainer.nl

February 1-21, 2019: Baja Bio Sana Breath Fest!

Breathwork Immersion Training and Practitioner Retreat Program.

Participation is limited to 15 serious breathwork students and teachers interested in personal and planetary healing, awakening and transformation.

https://www.breathmastery.com/bajabiosana/

Would you like to be a Certified Breathwork Practitioner?

Do you want to master the art and science of breathwork? Would you like to teach others to use the breath as a tool for health, growth and change in body, mind and spirit?

Enrollment in the One Year Training is open and ongoing, and you can be certified in as little as 3 months, depending on your experience and previous training with Dan.

To apply for the Breathwork Certification Program, visit: http://www.breathmastery.com/practitioner-program/

Contact Louise: office@breathmastery.com

SKYPE COACHING AND TRAINING SESSIONS

I invite you to schedule a coaching call or consultation for yourself.
Let’s focus on how you can apply conscious breathing to improve your health
and your performance.

Contact: office@breathmastery.com

JUST BREATHE is now available in Paperback!

Have you gotten your copy yet?

Get it here:
https://www.amazon.com/Dan-Brule/e/B071V7RW2D/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Or, order an autographed hardcover edition here: www.JustBreatheBook.com

MORE BOOK NEWS:

The French edition is now available!

Also available in Russian, Spanish, Lithuanian, Estonian, and Dutch

Believe it or not!

THE BREATH TECH APP IS LAUNCHING!

This unique App offers users a step-by-step training in Breath Mastery!

Stand by for official launch news!

Take a peek at the website under construction:

www.BreathTechApp.com

ON BREATH AND BREATHING

Breathwork for Back Pain!

Lower back pain is a very common issue with so many people around the world. Someone once told me that back pain is the price we paid in evolving from a four-legged creature to an upright being! Perhaps you have a history of lower back pain. I’ve had several episodes over the years. In fact, I had a mild experience of it just a few days ago.

There are many ideas and theories about the causes and cures for back pain. They range from mechanical to genetic, from emotional and psychological to metaphysical and spiritual. Maybe the problem is that your bed is too hard or it’s too soft. Maybe the problem is sleeping on your stomach. Maybe smoking, or the shoes you wear, or the habit of carrying your bag on the same shoulder all the time is the problem.

There is a wide range of strategies and solutions, and a host of healing theories and treatment approaches. There are muscle relaxants and pain medications; surgeons, chiropractors, osteopaths, and massage therapists; there are traction devices and back braces, heat packs, cold packs, laser therapy, stem cell implants, and exercises (yoga may be your best bet).

Many people argue that some of the treatments actually make the problem worse. But the good news is that one third of backaches are probably due to simple sprains and strains, which take care of themselves in a week or so, with no need for special medical attention.

I agree with the approach that Dr. Sarno lays out in his book, The Mind Body Prescription.

And there is always the ‘mind over matter’ approach: “If you don’t mind, it don’t matter!”

Naturally, I put Breathwork at the top of the list. You can learn very simple and effective breathing exercises and techniques to relieve pinched nerves, reduce pain, while strengthening your core and restoring normal spinal function.

Relaxation of course is a key to pain relief, but it can be awfully difficult to relax when you are in severe pain! In fact, most of the time, relaxation only comes after the pain goes away. And so, my advice is to be patient with yourself and your body.

Practice breathing into the pain while relaxing whatever muscles you can. Relax any muscles that seem unrelated to your lower back. You may be very surprised to discover that tension in your jaw, neck, or shoulders can contribute to lower back problems.

One of the main things we practice is the “breath release technique.” The idea is to ‘snap the exhale loose’ or set the exhale free, to release the exhale quickly and completely while deliberately releasing and relaxing all your muscles and joints at the same time.

And here is a specific technique that has helped thousands of people. It has been called “decompressive breathing.” I often use it after long drives, long flights, or long hours on the computer.

Because your diaphragm is connected to your lower back, when you play with your breathing, you can influence the movement and alignment of your spinal vertebrae.

Practice this:

Take a deep breath into your lungs. Feel your chest and ribcage expand from top to bottom, front to back, and especially from side to side. Then, hold that chest expansion in place while you consciously use your abdominal muscles to exhale, emptying the air out of your lungs.

As you are exhaling, you should feel your belly button traveling toward your spine and you should get the sense that all your abdominal organs are being drawn up into your rib cage. You should also feel that you are pulling up on the perineum, and that your pelvis wants to rotate up and forward. The feeling is like tucking your tailbone in.

Do this exercise slowly in a meditative way. Feel into all the places that are being affected by the practice. Relax all the muscles and places that are not needed to accomplish the exercise.

Some people combine this exercise with breath-holding at the empty point (after exhaling all the air out). It’s a good idea to gently wiggle and squirm in order to loosen up the pelvic and lower back areas while exhaling or breath-holding.

The recommended practice formula is 10 + 10 + (10 x 2): ten minutes in the morning, ten minutes at night, and ten times during the day for two minutes.

Good luck in your practice and many blessings on your path!

May 1, 2018

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Would like to sponsor or host a talk, seminar, workshop,

or training program with Dan for your company or in your area?

Contact: office@breathmastery.com