Course Overview

The Thoracic diaphragmatic is the primary muscle involved in breathing by activating the respiratory pump mechanism. The pump also has a profound effect on central blood pressure in addition to its key role in respiration. This dual function means that we can generate a higher heart rate variability wave form for greater health not only by timing our breath at resonant frequency but also by modulating the action of the diaphragm. These lesson are highly practical with the anatomical and physiological concepts being put into practice with exercises specific to the content of each lesson.


Anatomy and Physiology

Focus - Respiration and Blood Pressure

    1. Anatomy and Physiology of the Diaphragm

    2. Respiration: primary and secondary actions

    3. Respiratory Diaphragm: extra functions and paradoxical breathing

    4. Respiratory Diaphragm: abdominal antagonism-synergism

    5. Respiratory Diaphragm: core and postural antagonism-synergism

    6. Respiratory Diaphragm: pelvic floor antagonism-synergism

    7. Respiratory Diaphragm: intercostal synergism

    8. Respiratory Diaphragm: epiglottis - ujjayi and bandha

Inculded

  • 8 lessons
  • Information Distillation
  • Connect the Dots
  • Practical Yoga Exercises

Soundmoves creator and curator

25 years Yoga teaching experience

M. Sc, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, YACEP, 30 years exp Noah Mckenna

Noah Mckenna developed the Soundmoves method over three decades of teaching and personal practice. The approach centres on restorative yoga taught at clinical depth — sequencing built around the autonomic nervous system, integrated with heart rate variability biofeedback, polyvagal-informed practice, and resonant frequency breathing. Noah holds an M.Sc, the C-IAYT credential from the International Association of Yoga Therapists, E-RYT 500 with Yoga Alliance, and YACEP continuing education provider status. Soundmoves is registered as an IAYT-Approved Professional Development provider, a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS 200 and RYS 300), and a YACEP provider. His teaching draws on years of immersion in India — including time in Mysore — but the methodology he now teaches is his own: a synthesis of contemplative tradition, contemporary neuroscience, and the practical science of breath. The work is delivered as evidence-informed yoga teaching with a primary focus on nervous system regulation, suitable for students wanting to teach this work themselves and for yoga therapists wanting to deepen their clinical scope. He teaches online, asynchronously, with lifetime access for every student. Direct questions from enrolled students are welcomed.