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Applied Yoga: Applied Yoga Mobility: Breath Work, Diaphragm Mechanics and Conscious Relaxation

Applied Yoga with Jory Serota

An advanced breathwork course on diaphragm mechanics, pranayama foundations, and conscious relaxation for yoga teachers and movement professionals. Covers 360-degree rib cage expansion, shallow and deep diaphragmatic breathing, and integrating breath into asana. Awards 5 Yoga Alliance CE hours.

Modules: 2 Modules
Lessons: 8 Lessons
Duration: 5h
Certification: CE credits
Format: self-paced
Skill level: intermediate, advanced
Career pathway: advanced training

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Course program

Applied Yoga Mobility: Breath Work, Diaphragm Mechanics and Conscious Relaxation is a self-paced online course from Applied Yoga that teaches the foundational mechanics of breathing and the role of the diaphragm in overall health, movement, and pranayama practice. It blends classical yogic breath work with Western respiratory mechanics.

Yoga teachers, advanced practitioners, and movement professionals with prior yoga or movement experience, especially those working with students experiencing anxiety, back, neck, or shoulder pain, compromised breathing patterns, or bodyworkers integrating breath into their sessions.

– The foundational mechanics of breathing and the role of the diaphragm in health, movement, and pranayama
– Proper diaphragmatic breathing and 360-degree rib cage expansion
– The shallow diaphragmatic breath for deep relaxation
– Seven core breath lessons: pranayama and conscious relaxation, shallow diaphragmatic breath, deep diaphragmatic breathing (two progressions), seated breath work visualization, integrating breath into asana, and a restorative practice
– How to use asana to access different parts of the body with the breath
– How restorative postures can increase energy and release tension
– The Applied Yoga methodology for breathwork

The course is taught by Jory Serota, founder of Applied Yoga Seminars and a certified NeuroKinetic Therapy Instructor with over 20 years of experience in kinesiology and therapeutic movement. Serota has trained thousands of yoga teachers and bodyworkers and is known for making complex biomechanical material accessible without losing precision.

The course is delivered entirely online in a self-paced video format with lifetime access across any device. Students progress through the introductory module and the seven breath lessons on their own schedule. Support is provided through the private Applied Yoga Facebook community, where students can post questions and case studies. A 3-day refund window is offered if the material isn’t a fit.

The course awards 5 hours of Yoga Alliance continuing education credits. Standalone enrollment does not include a separate certification. Graduates leave with a practical framework for teaching breathwork that bridges Eastern pranayama with Western respiratory mechanics.

Meet your teacher

Jory Serota

Founder of Applied Yoga Seminars with over 20 years of experience in kinesiology. NeuroKinetic Therapy Instructor who has trained thousands of yoga teachers and bodyworkers in therapeutic movement applications.

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Kevin Courtney

Jory offers a depth of knowledge that can only come from direct experience and dedicated self-study. Without fail, every time I practice with him I walk away with new techniques to awaken my body and steady the mind. He naturally weaves together the integrity of all eight limbs of yoga and leads his classes with humor, focus and precision. Jory represents a powerful link in a chain of teachers going back centuries, and is himself, an embodiment of Yoga.
Eric Nelson

As a chiropractor and non-yoga person, I actually wasn’t sure how pertinent this information would be. But from the moment I began this program I knew I would be able to apply the concepts immediately. Jory is an amazing teacher with extensive knowledge in yoga and movement. He provides so much insight into the body and human experience. I feel so grateful to have taken this course and all my patients are benefitting!
Jessie Lam

The Applied Yoga Integration course greatly deepened my understanding of alignment, breath work, and clinical assessment. It taught me how to take the “simplest” yoga poses and turn them into something completely different. I learned new tools and cues to incorporate into my classes, private sessions (both yoga and personal training) and my own practice! There was so much valuable information, I wish the weekend were longer! I cannot wait for more courses!
Demi Gregg

What a phenomenal experience! The understanding, knowledge and caring Jory brings is above and beyond what I have ever found in a seminar! I have been using Applied Yoga with every single client I have and they are all benefitting. This course is a blessing that I am now getting to share with the world.
David Weinstock

Jory Serota is an outstanding practitioner of NeuroKinetic Therapy. He combines his knowledge of yoga therapy along with the neurobiomechanics of NKT to help produce long-lasting changes in dysfunctional movement patterns. Jory has earned my confidence and respect as a professional.