This quick, refreshing pranayama instantly lifts your spirits and clears your mind of negative thoughts and tension. The first portion of this practice is a breathing exercise, followed by a Zen inspired relaxation sequence using small stone to help focus your concentration (you may a

The Full Yogic Breath is at the core of yoga practice. When you learn to breath from your deep belly instead of your chest you increase your lung capacity, increase circulation, send more oxygen to the brain and reduce stress and tension quickly and effectively. Duration: 4.5 min Bene

This breath is called Kapalabhati in Sanskrit – ‘Kapala’ means skull and ‘Bhati’ means to clean or shine. This pranayama is very purifying and stimulating. Through the rapid succession of sharp expulsions of the breath the nasal passages are cleaned and p

If the Full Yogic Breath is the foundation of breathing in your practice, then Diaphragmatic Breathing is the foundation of the breath in general. When you shift your breath from the upper chest to the diaphragm, you increase the quality of your breath, the amount of oxygen to your bl

Ancient yogis discovered that we don’t breathe through both nostrils at the same time and that each of our nostrils share characteristics of brain hemisphere dominance: for instance, when we breathe through the left nostril, the right side of the brain (creativity) is dominant a

The Ocean Sounding Breath is also known as Ujayii Breathing, Victory Breath or, for the cheeky yogi – the Darth Vader Breath. To create the proper “hah” sound, hold your hand up to your mouth and exhale as if trying to fog a mirror. Inhale the same way. Notice how yo

Ianna will guide you through this pranayama which creates a bellows style action in the chest and abdomen that is both purifying and energizing. Duration: 8 min Benefits:invigorating, purifying, energizing, increases lung capacity, tones abdominals Contraindications: do not perform th

The Full Yogic Breath is at the core of yoga practice. When you learn to breath from your deep belly instead of your chest you increase your lung capacity, increase circulation, send more oxygen to the brain and reduce stress and tension quickly and effectively. Duration: 4.5 min Bene

The Full Yogic Breath is at the core of yoga practice. When you learn to breath from your deep belly instead of your chest you increase your lung capacity, increase circulation, send more oxygen to the brain and reduce stress and tension quickly and effectively. Duration: 3.5 min The