Take some time to relax and transport yourself to a beautiful tranquil garden with this guided meditation. By focussing on your breath you will switch off your fight or flight response and go into rest and digest mode. Our breath is connected to our inner energy systems - just as it feeds the systems of … Continue reading Point to point breathing
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Breath control in yoga is integral to the practice. It is used whilst holding and transitioning between poses during Hatha yoga and is also one of Patanjali’s Eight Limbs of Yoga in the form of Pranayama. Pranayama originates from two Sanskrit words – prana (life force energy) and yama (control). When starting yoga, it can … Continue reading Breathing for Yoga: Balance for mind and body
“When the breath wanders the mind also is unsteady. But when the breath is calmed the mind too will be still, and the yogi achieves long life. Therefore one should learn to control the breath.” Hatha Yoga Pradipika When someone starts yoga for the first time they are often confused and perhaps even frustrated by … Continue reading Why is breathing so important in yoga?
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