Yoga Breath

I find meditation to be one of those things that will take me years and years to get good at. On the one hand, I find it relaxing and calming, on the other hand, I know that I am barely scratching the surface. Here is an interesting primer on meditating. I found it interesting.
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Meditation is one of the hardest aspects of yoga, and for me, an integral part. There is a reason that corpse pose is considered one of the hardest pose in yoga, and it all has to do with the meditation part. There are many benefits to meditation including and not limited to: mental health, […]

Alternate Nostril Breathing, also known as Nadi Shodhana, is a pranayama breathing exercise where you breathe first through one nostril, then the other. It has a calming effect on your body and mind. It can combat insomnia and calm your anxiety. The trick of course, is to sit and do the breathing exercise when you are feeling anxious or can’t sleep.

One of my current goals or intentions in yoga is to put in less effort and find more ease in every pose. One of the mistakes a novice user makes is to put so much effort into each pose, your whole body tenses up. This is the opposite of what yoga tries to achieve.

Ujjayi breath has been described in many similar ways. I have heard it defined as conqueror’s breath, success breath and victorious or victory breath, all synonyms of each other.

I don’t know why, but down dog seems to be the most popular pose in my yoga class. This may not be 100% true, but it seems like it. I must do anywhere from 10 to 20 dogs every class. Now, I may be a beginner, but I feel like I have my Dog down. And so I would like to share with you how to Down Dog.