Glossary of terms, principles, and frameworks used in breathwork, integration, and the philosophy of The Practice. Learning and Growing a BYOBreath mantra.
"Attend to living." The BYOBreath orientation, rooted in Spinoza's meditatio vitae.
A word used as a rhythmic anchor during breath practice — spoken silently on the inhale or exhale to maintain pace, deepen presence, and invoke meaning. Example: Sabali.
Breathing without pauses between inhale and exhale — a continuous circuit. The first element of Freeflow.
A framework for mapping the domains of knowledge that inform your practice, from Consciousness to Psychology, with the Respiratory System as the Bridge.
The Self, The Story, The Philosophy, The Team — the foundational framework of BYOBreath.
The post-session process by which experience becomes embodied understanding.
Meditation on life (vs. meditatio mortis, meditation on death). The Spinozan philosophical root of BYOBreath.
The four-tenet philosophical architecture of BYOBreath: Immanence, Totality, Sovereignty, Protection. Oneness.
-Maestro Hamilton Souther's Teachings
Founded by Christopher August and Johnny Buffalo. This is the BYOBreath foundation; integrating conscious breathing with purpose-designed containers to explore our innerlandscape
The primary prerequisite for practice.
"Willingness comes first."
Dan Brule's teaching
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