Explore the connection between breath and cellular healing.
The conceptual impetus for this in-depth breathwork and 4-register toning with the natural unstrained voice is the interconnection between the Higher Self guiding the soul unveiling the fullness of one’s unique human consciousness.
The science of vocalization and toning
Toning can be defined as “a form of improvisation-based open vowel vocalization” (Bernardi). Some of the more well-known forms of toning come from traditional yogic practices, such as an Ohm. In breathwork, we utilize toning for various reasons including opening and relaxing the vocal cords and throat to allow for a greater sonorous volume of breath, to stimulate the vagus nerve, hence, increasing parasympathetic tone, and to encourage opening the throat chakra, i.e. the center of manifestation, while freeing up the vital life force within the body via expressive sound.
Toning slows the respiratory rate, increasing tidal volume
The vocal cords close/come closer together (adduct) and vibrate while producing sound, thus modulate the tempo and rhythm of the exhale. During a therapeutic breathwork session we can intentionally stimulate the closing (adduction) of the vocal cords by toning, in order to facilitate a more effortless reflexive opening (abduction). This results in a greater capacity to move a larger volume of air with ease.
Achmed assists you in finding your most natural register in which you can verbally express your Self most organically and freely from your heart space. He guides you in toning with a volumous exhale through the lower register (the lungs’ lower), the middle register (the lungs’ middle lobes), the higher register (the lungs’ upper lobes anatomically closest to your vocal cords), and moving up into the head voice register, literally vibrating and, thereby, stimulating the functioning of your pineal gland.
Arrange your preferred session by introductory phone call
Private breathwork and toning sessions are $100 for 60 minutes. Ask Achmed about what is most appropriate for you: an in-person or an online format. A free introductory phone call can help you decide whether this is the kind of session you opt to explore or whether another TNR service is a better starting point for your personal needs.
What serves your needs most at present?
An introductory phone conversation offers you the opportunity to discuss with Achmed which service or combination of services on the menu is most relevant for you at this time.
The introductory call is free. For a more focused starting point, the separate Transformational Navigation orientation is a one-hour session for $90.
This account describes conscious breathing and sound within an integrated movement class.
An integrated group class combining Pilates, movement, conscious breathing, and sound
What began for me as a simple Pilates session to help with lower backpain and leg cramps blossomed into an extended group class taught by Achmed Valk that encompassed elements of dance, subtle stretches, toning with conscious breathing, and awareness of our personal emotional/intellectual “design.” Achmed offers a deep and varied background, incorporating dance as the expression of internal movement and flow, not just pretty poses; an understanding of the connection between breath, numerology, cosmology, and spiritual teachings, and a heartfelt goal of seeking peace and wholeness for each person (with radiating circles out to the world). This is an experience like no other coaching – each session builds on the last with intention, harmonious movement and sound, and somehow, we each come to insights about our own patterns and how better to direct our strengths and talents. There is no exact label for this high level of teaching. When people ask me how the class went, I just answer, “Magic.
A.M.Former dancer; community religious leader and rabbi
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