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BODY DIALOGUE FOUNDATION SERIES – 2

Session 2: Reclaiming the Breath - Coordination, Not Control

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BODY DIALOGUE FOUNDATION SERIES – 2

Body Dialogue: Foundations Series
A 3-Part Experiential Series

This series is best experienced as a full progression, but you are welcome to join any individual session.

This series offers a practical and experiential introduction to Body Dialogue, exploring the core principles of embodied awareness, breathing coordination, and movement. While designed as a progressive series, each session can also be taken individually.

Session 2: Reclaiming the Breath – Coordination, Not Control

Breathing is not an exercise, it is a coordination.

This session introduces Breathing Coordination as a core principle of Body Dialogue, based on the work of Carl Stough. We explore the intelligence of the respiratory system and the central role of the diaphragm.

You will learn to recognize the habit of holding the breath and begin to restore a more natural, efficient breathing pattern. Through simple, experiential practices, we will tone and support the diaphragm, soften unnecessary tension, and create more space in the body.

These Body Dialogue practices support the hydration of tissues, nervous system regulation, and a more expansive, easeful relationship to breath.

This series is best experienced as a full progression, but you are welcome to join any individual session.

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About the Practitioner

Janice Stieber Rous

Janice Stieber Rous

Janice Stieber-Rous. Janice is the founder of Body Dialogue and brings more than 40 years of experience in the movement arts, somatic education, and embodied healing practices. Drawing from disciplines including the Alexander Technique, Breathing Coordination, BodySoul Rhythms, yoga, qigong, and expressive movement, Janice helps participants develop a deeper relationship with their bodies, recognize patterns of restriction, and cultivate greater vitality, freedom, and ease in daily life.

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