🌬️ Summary of the Smai Breathing Video & Lesson The video linked on your page is part of the RESPECT Certification training and focuses on Smai Breathing, a foundational Afrikan breathwork technique. 🧘‍♂️ What the Video Teaches The video demonstrates how to perform Smai Breathing, emphasising: Inhale through the nose - Push the navel outward on the inhale - Exhale while pulling the navel back toward the spine - Maintain slow, controlled, rhythmic breathing This technique is presented as essential for all Afrikan Yoga movements. 🌱 Purpose of the Practice Smai Breathing is designed to: - Support a healthy nervous system - Calm the mind - Deepen connection to the body - Prepare practitioners for movement, meditation, and energy work 🧩 How It Fits Into the Course The breathing lesson sits within a broader curriculum that includes: - Elemental breathing - Circular breathing - Energy consciousness - Postures inspired by Khemetic deities - Meditation practices - Sound healing - Ritual and ancestral grounding Smai Breathing is one of the core foundational techniques that underpins the rest of the training...Injoy!