ApneaMind™
the art of inner calm
the art of inner calm
"The combination of aural, visual and somatic AD gives integral perception of the world, harmonizes interaction with the environment, and allows noticing minute changes in the organism. At the same time, it accelerates decision making..."
- natalia molchanova
- natalia molchanova
ApneaMind™ is the art of inner calm: working with the innate freedom of human consciousness and perception, using breath-holding techniques drawn from the world of freediving combined with the science of attention deconcentration. It is toning the muscles of your inner core, in both the body and the mind.
The benefits are profound:
The benefits are profound:
- mental clarity
- deep physical relaxation
- lowered heart rate and blood pressure
- vasodilation and improved circulation
- greater endurance and stamina
Behind every name is a story.
This one begins with a youthful awe of Jacques Cousteau and starting to think very seriously about how to breathe at the age of 9 in order to make a beautiful sound on a wind instrument.
Ten years later, the sounds made on the instrument earn entry to The Juilliard School for the master degree program, graduating seven years later with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. It is during this time that orchestral conducting becomes of interest and it is clear through a few years of study with Maestro Jorma Panula in Europe that breathing is the essential factor in this art and craft as well. Receptive interactions with orchestras in Finland, Italy and Russia confirm this.
Around this time, training in karate and yoga illuminates the nature of breathing as energy. Fascinated, classical music loses its grip and pursuit of the traditional zen breathing practice of shakuhachi leads to a new life in Japan where, not without a satisfyingly ironic dose of poetic justice, a new line of studies begins with masters from the West.
These include personal mentors such as Stig Severinsen, Dr Jim Morningstar, Systema’s Daniil Ryabko and former Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine with an appearance on the Unbeatable Mind podcast discussing breathwork.
Years of personal practice and research accrue, exploring and applying the work of Umberto Pelizzari - discovered 25 years earlier in an Italian magazine read over breakfast in midtown Manhattan - then, the work of Antonio Del Duca, Alessandro Vergendo, Alexander Lowen, Natalia Molchanova, etc. …
All this is brought together in certifying as coach of XPT Performance Breathing®.
Freediving, the beauty of the ocean and the discipline of static apnea become the new art.
As in every art, every day is a new step in the never ending pursuit of mastery, and an embrace of the moment.
In this case, a personal approach to the art of inner calm.
I look forward to sharing it with you.
- JD
This one begins with a youthful awe of Jacques Cousteau and starting to think very seriously about how to breathe at the age of 9 in order to make a beautiful sound on a wind instrument.
Ten years later, the sounds made on the instrument earn entry to The Juilliard School for the master degree program, graduating seven years later with a Doctor of Musical Arts degree. It is during this time that orchestral conducting becomes of interest and it is clear through a few years of study with Maestro Jorma Panula in Europe that breathing is the essential factor in this art and craft as well. Receptive interactions with orchestras in Finland, Italy and Russia confirm this.
Around this time, training in karate and yoga illuminates the nature of breathing as energy. Fascinated, classical music loses its grip and pursuit of the traditional zen breathing practice of shakuhachi leads to a new life in Japan where, not without a satisfyingly ironic dose of poetic justice, a new line of studies begins with masters from the West.
These include personal mentors such as Stig Severinsen, Dr Jim Morningstar, Systema’s Daniil Ryabko and former Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine with an appearance on the Unbeatable Mind podcast discussing breathwork.
Years of personal practice and research accrue, exploring and applying the work of Umberto Pelizzari - discovered 25 years earlier in an Italian magazine read over breakfast in midtown Manhattan - then, the work of Antonio Del Duca, Alessandro Vergendo, Alexander Lowen, Natalia Molchanova, etc. …
All this is brought together in certifying as coach of XPT Performance Breathing®.
Freediving, the beauty of the ocean and the discipline of static apnea become the new art.
As in every art, every day is a new step in the never ending pursuit of mastery, and an embrace of the moment.
In this case, a personal approach to the art of inner calm.
I look forward to sharing it with you.
- JD
