Many people recognize that feeling of restlessness in your body, of nervousness. Your breathing moves emotionally from your stomach to your ribs or even higher and your breathing rate shoots up. Sometimes it is difficult to relax afterwards.
With prolonged stress, your breathing slowly becomes disrupted. In an almost imperceptible way, you begin to breathe more and more shallowly and less efficiently. This costs your body an unnecessary amount of energy and can cause various physical and mental tension complaints.
In this 4 or 8 week training you will learn, with the help of breathing exercises, how to feel better about your body and how to recognize your body's stress signals. You learn to relax, to remain calm in stressful situations and to let go of your emotions. You get "tools" to prepare for exams and insight into how you can influence your physical and mental health.
Participants who have completed this experience experience that they can do more than they previously thought.
The following topics are covered in this training:
· How do you breathe?
· What is the importance of proper breathing and sports/exercise?
· The scientific background of breathing and the benefits of breathing exercises
· How do you learn to recognize stress in your body and how can you lower your stress levels using your breath?
Course duration
This is a new training. For the academic year 2022-2023, this training will be offered in a shortened variant for a period of 4 weeks. From September 2023, this will be offered as an 8-week training. The meetings will last approximately 1.5 hours plus assignments in between.
When
· 1st training, Thursday 8 June at 15.00
· 2nd training, Thursday 15 June at 15.00
· 3rd training, Monday 19 June at 15.00
· End, 4th training, Thursday 22 June at 15.00
Location
Dojo, Sports Center UT
Participation
Minimum 4 students, maximum 10 students. Prior to the start of the training there will be a short intake with the trainer.
Costs
No costs for UT students
Language
Dutch, but with participation of international students, the language of instruction is English
Registrations
You can register for this training via SACC@utwente.nl, stating your name and student number. The maximum number of participants is 10.