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Monday, April 27, 2020
Join Alan Dolan and Jack Elias for 4 Weeks, 4 Webinars
Wednesdays 29 April – 20 May @ 8pm UK time
Following the success of their last joint webinar, Alan would like to invite you to join him and transpersonal hypnotherapist Jack Elias for FOUR further weekly Moving Beyond the Challenge of Covid-19 webinars.
In this series you’ll learn powerful techniques for transforming moments of fear and anxiety into skillful action to benefit yourself and others.
Every week, Alan and Jack will teach you four essential practices of breath and mind. All of these practices have been thoroughly tested in the “lab” of serving others as well as in their personal practices.
Learn how these skills can empower you to move beyond any challenge, including Covid-19, with courage and confidence.
To register click here and scroll to the bottom of the page to view your payment options – we trust you to choose the most appropriate for your circumstances.
WEEK 1
Transforming Fear into Freedom: Breath and Mind Flowing Together
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2020
12pm PDT – 8pm UK time
WEEK 2
Opening to Life: Emotional Healing and the Breath
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2020
12pm PDT – 8pm UK time
WEEK 3
Beyond Self Acceptance: The Practice of Self Compassion
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020
12pm PDT – 8pm UK time
WEEK 4
Shadow Work: The Secret Entrance to Wisdom
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020
12pm PDT – 8pm UK time
Our first complimentary Moving Beyond The Challenge of COVID-19 webinar was hugely oversubscribed, and we know that many of you tried to join us but couldn’t. The good news is that you can watch Alan’s part of the webinar again: click here to view it.
Friday, March 27, 2020
1-1 Sessions via Skype
With the current social and travel restrictions in place, it may be difficult to get to a workshop or retreat. However, Alan is still able to offer 1-1 retreats via Skype. Please contact us to book a slot.
Meanwhile, if you are self-isolating or practising social distancing, watch this video from the lovely Russell Brand. Alan has been working with Russell over the last year or so, and he has some interesting and topical things to say regarding self-isolation and mental health and, as you will see, recommends Breathwork as a great way to resource yourself during this time.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
London Wellbeing Festival – Conscious Connected Breathing Workshop 27th May, 2018
Join Alan Dolan for a Conscious Connected Breathing Workshop during the Mind Body Spirit Wellbeing Festival.
Alan Dolan : Conscious Connected Breathing Workshop : Sunday 27 May 10:45 – 12:45
Workshop tickets only £20.00 for Wellbeing Festival ticket holders.
The Wellbeing Festival is a 4 day event for all aspects of self-development. Featuring inspirational and motivational speakers, workshops and performances, alongside favourites such as the Yoga Studio, The Ceremony Space, Mantra Lounge, Wellbeing Studio, Live Stage & Chill Space.
The workshop programme offers a collection of awesome international workshop leaders and cutting edge teachers. Presenting new ideas on Relationships, Awakening, Feng shui, Inspired Living, NLP, Yoga, Meditation, Modern Shamanism, Science and Angels. As always the focus is to offer you practical life skills, tools and techniques you can use to experience more of what you truly want from your life.
The Breath Guru workshop event hosted by Breath Guru founder, Alan Dolan, takes place on Sunday 27 May starting at 10:45 until 12:45.
For more information please go to : https://www.mindbodyspirit.co.uk/london/presenter/alan-dolan
The full festival programme can be downloaded HERE
WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US! x
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Breathe Here Now – a Huffington Post guest blog by Alan Dolan
Summer is definitely here and I sometimes just feel like lying down in the middle of the day and taking a breather. My favourite time of day is mid afternoon when the sun has past by in the highest point of the sky and the wind comes in off the sea to lighten the air. The air is fresh and the promise of a quiet, still evening is on the horizon so the atmosphere is perfect for a breathe and relaxation. My favourite spot is over looking the island of Graciosa.
I go for a walk with my favourite strolling partner, Louis, my Spanish Water Dog and while he’s pottering by the shoreline I find a quiet place to breathe. Lying in the soft sand, feeling the warm wind on my skin and the cleansing salt air clear my lungs I practice the Conscious Breathing technique for a short time. Just 15 minutes really alters my state of mind and helps my body relax. After a busy morning of teaching the breath-work with guests on retreat and replying to a fair few emails, Skype calls and paying the odd bill, it’s good to just take some respite. You don’t need a beach or crystal clear sea air to practice this technique (but it helps!) but wherever you can find a clear and quiet time to breathe will see you switch on your parasympathetic nervous system, offering the body some rest and digest time.
We breathe over 20,000 times a day and often each inhale and exhale goes unnoticed. The way we breathe is as individual as our fingerprint and has an effect on all the systems of the body.
A shallow and quick breathing pattern can stimulate the ‘flight or fight’ system which makes the body feel anxious and stressed. Learning to breathe deeply and consciously can reverse this feeling allowing the body and mind to feel relaxed, grounded and more present.
Experiencing a deep breath into the abdomen is not only relaxing; it’s been scientifically proven to positively affect the heart, brain, digestive and immune system. Once the breath is moving in the abdomen, the upper lungs can be activated so eventually the breath is full, connected and active.
Abdominal or Chest breather, which one are you?
It’s really important before we learn any breathing technique to find out which type of breathing category we fall into. Although we all have a completely individual breathing pattern we normally fall into one of two categories.
How to find out?
It’s simple! Make sure you are sitting comfortable with the spine supported well. Place one hand on the lower belly (a couple of inches below the belly button) and the other on the upper chest (just below the collar bone). Take a long breath in and out. Notice which part of the body is moving in a more pronounced manner. Take another inhalation and exhalation to be sure. If the upper chests moves more this means you are an upper chest breather and obviously if the abdomen moves more you are a belly breather.
So, how to improve? Most of us tend to fall into the upper chest breather category and those of us who are belly breathers are rarely breathing deep enough so here’s a great way to connect with a deep belly breath.
Lay on your front with your head turned to one side. Take a deep breath in through the nose and feel the belly rise into the surface you are laying on. Imagine you are filling the belly like a balloon. Belly inflates on the inhalation and deflates on the exhalation. Allow the inhalation and exhale to be even in length. Repeat this ten times and with each breath make sure your attention is only with the belly breath. This may take a little practice if you haven’t done before. So keep practicing and the muscles will engage and the breath will naturally start moving the body in that area.
Monday, June 2, 2014
The Path of Love comes to the UK
A message from Alan… “You know that my passion is how to create permanent positive change in as short a time as possible… and if I find great people or programmes then I’m happy to pay it forward. Well, I’m amazed and delighted to tell you that I’ve just had the most transformative week of my 51 years on the planet. I just did a process called The Path of Love in Germany. I have no words that can really do it justice. I can tell you that myself and the other participants experienced the most profound shifts at the deepest levels of our being and are left feeling absolutely reborn (Yup, I know that’s a big word but it’s the most accurate way to describe it.)
Seriously, I’ve been travelling all over the world for the last 25 years on the look out for transformational tools and this one is a world class show-stopper. Quick, effective and intensive it creates quantum change in all who participate.
Do not miss this. It’s exceptional as are the people who staff it. To be honest I’m kinda picky re: who I work with and I have to say I was blown away by the professionalism, love and support that I was shown during and after the programme.
And the best bit? It’s coming to the UK at the end of June!
See the banner below for the web link and then just click on the Union Jack on the homepage for details. There are also programmes in Greece in September and Brazil in January 2015 (I’ve signed up to staff on that one ;0)), plus many others around Europe and further afield.
You’re looking for change? You’ve found it. Get busy ;0)
Monday, April 7, 2014
Alan at the MindBodySpirit London Wellbeing Festival
Alan will be appearing at the MindBodySpirit London Wellbeing Festival on 26th May with an introductory workshop to conscious breathing.
Suitable for complete beginners to breathwork as well as experienced breathers. All participants will receive sufficient knowledge and technique to be able to initiate their own daily practice post-workshop. Alan will explain what conscious breathing is, how it works, typical experiences and benefits, demonstrate the method followed by a group breath session facilitated by Alan and other certified facilitators