BREATHING TECHNIQUES

Three Part Breath (or Dirga Pranayama) is a simple and feel good breath technique, or pranayama, that helps to reduce stress in the body by turning off the stress response through mindful diaphragmatic breathing. It also stimulates all the organs held in the torso as you draw the breath into all parts of the torso, allowing rich prana to fill the organ body and nourish cells. The inhales feed our system and the exhales carry out waste, toxins and things that no longer serve us. This breath technique or pranayama is very grounding and calming to our body, and is a great way to start your day or end your day.  This video will explain and demonstrate how to do 3 Part Breath.  If you are already familiar with it, you may want to view the next video (Do 3 Part Breath) instead. 

Three Part Breath (or Dirga Pranayama) is a simple and feel good breath technique, or pranayama, that helps to reduce stress in the body by turning off the stress response through mindful diaphragmatic breathing. It also stimulates all the organs held in the torso as you draw the breath into all parts of the torso, allowing rich prana to fill the organ body and nourish cells. The inhales feed our system and the exhales carry out waste, toxins and things that no longer serve us. This breath technique or pranayama is very grounding and calming to our body, and is a great way to start your day or end your day. If this is new to you, it may be helpful to watch the preceding video (Learn 3 Part Breath) first. 

Alternate Nostril Breath (or Nadi Shodhana) is a breath technique, or pranayama, utilized to calm the mind, remove toxins, rejuvenate the nervous system, and set to balance the energy in the body and its impact on right and left sides of the body, as well as restoring balance in the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Done here in the primitive format, one can send healing energy to the right side of the body and the left side of the body while helping to clear each nadi or energy pathway that governs the right and left side of the body. This video explains and demonstrates how to do Alternate Nostril Breath. If you are already familiar with it, you may want to view the next video (Do Alternate Nostril Breath) instead. 

Alternate Nostril Breath (or Nadi Shodhana) is a breath technique, or pranayama, utilized to calm the mind, remove toxins, rejuvenate the nervous system, and set to balance the energy in the body and its impact on right and left sides of the body, as well as restoring balance in the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Done here in the primitive format, one can send healing energy to the right side of the body and the left side of the body while helping to clear each nadi or energy pathway that governs the right and left side of the body. If this is new to you, you may wish to begin by watching the preceding video (Learn Alternate Nostril Breath). 

Ujjayi Breath (also known as Oceanic Breath and translated as “victorious breath”) is a breath technique to help release irritation and frustration, calm the mind and body, and provide a balancing influence on the entire cardiorespiratory system. It is both an energizing and stabilizing breath utilized to decompress rising energy and strengthen or raise energy for those who tend to operate in lower frequencies. The ujjayi breath encourages the flow of prana (life force), builds internal body heat, relieves tension, increases the amount of oxygen in the blood, regulates blood pressure, helps tone the vagus nerve thereby helping to reduce inflammation, detoxifies mind and body, increases feelings of presence and self-awareness, and establishes a rhythmic pattern for moving through a yoga practice. This video explains and demonstrates Ujjayi Breath.  If you are already familiar with it, you may wish to view the next video (Do Ujjayi Breath) instead. 

Ujjayi Breath (also known as Oceanic Breath and translated as “victorious breath”) is a breath technique to help release irritation and frustration, calm the mind and body, and provide a balancing influence on the entire cardiorespiratory system. It is both an energizing and stabilizing breath utilized to decompress rising energy and strengthen or raise energy for those who tend to operate in lower frequencies. The ujjayi breath encourages the flow of prana (life force), builds internal body heat, relieves tension, increases the amount of oxygen in the blood, regulates blood pressure, helps tone the vagus nerve thereby helping to reduce inflammation, detoxifies mind and body, increases feelings of presence and self-awareness, and establishes a rhythmic pattern for moving through a yoga practice. If this is new to you, you may wish to view the preceding video (Learn Ujjayi Breath) first. 

Prana as it relates to the pathways of life force, is considered the energy of the head and is gathered from the heavens, or the energy above you. PRANA vayu is responsible for the INTAKE. It moves downward and inward, providing the basic energy that drives us in life. It is primarily located in the head, lungs and heart. Imbalances in Prana flow can show up as anxiety, fear, anger (head); breathlessness, asthma, sleep apnea (lungs); heart palpitations or stroke (heart). Apana as it relates to the pathways of life force, is considered downward energy and is gathered into the lower abdomen and base of the spine and carried down through the legs to connect to earth’s core. APANA vayu is responsible for elimination. It moves down and out and also helps retain things in. It is primarily located in the lower abdomen and is associated with functions of elimination, reproduction and bone health (regulating the absorption and retaining of minerals). Imbalances in Apana flow can show up as constipation/diarrhea; IBS; menstrual problems, sexual issues; bone density issues. A daily practice of gathering these two life forces helps sustain our energies from the two great sources above and below us, helping to support us both physically and mentally. This video explains and demonstrates Prana and Apana building breathing. If you are already familiar with Prana and Apana, you may wish to skip to the next video.

Prana as it relates to the pathways of life force, is considered the energy of the head and is gathered from the heavens, or the energy above you. PRANA vayu is responsible for the INTAKE. It moves downward and inward, providing the basic energy that drives us in life. It is primarily located in the head, lungs and heart. Imbalances in Prana flow can show up as anxiety, fear, anger (head); breathlessness, asthma, sleep apnea (lungs); heart palpitations or stroke (heart).

Apana as it relates to the pathways of life force, is considered downward energy and is gathered into the lower abdomen and base of the spine and carried down through the legs to connect to earth’s core. APANA vayu is responsible for elimination. It moves down and out and also helps retain things in. It is primarily located in the lower abdomen and is associated with functions of elimination, reproduction and bone health (regulating the absorption and retaining of minerals). Imbalances in Apana flow can show up as constipation/diarrhea; IBS; menstrual problems, sexual issues; bone density issues. A daily practice of gathering these two life forces helps sustain our energies from the two great sources above and below us, helping to support us both physically and mentally. If you are unfamiliar with Prana and Apana building breath, you may wish to watch the previous video first.