The 3-Part Breath and Ujjayi Breathing

Beginner I
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Our breathing is a natural place to begin when learning how to activate and strengthen the core. Our breath affects how much tension we hold in our bodies, how calm or active our nervous system is and how we use the power that is within us. In this class, the first of a series of three on core stability, David teaches you two breathing techniques that you may use in all of your future classes. The second class in this series is Integrating the Breath and the Bandhas and the third class is Finding Stability In All Poses. You can also find all three together in our program Establish Your Core Stability and Strength and on our Yoga for Beginners page.

Looking for more of a challenge? Check out the 14-Day Intermediate Challenge here.

Equipment

  • None

Focus

  • Sleep/Relaxation
  • Stress/Anxiety
  • Vigorous/Energy

Style

  • Gentle Yoga
  • Hatha Yoga
  • Pranayama Yoga
  • Yoga for Back Care
sasuke
January 26, 2018
Comment:

i dont know if it is good or bad but i think you should take your shirt off so we might see exactly how you breathe in and out..

Mollyvt
December 9, 2017
Comment:

Thank you for this wonderful series. I have taken yoga classes on and off for years, and your beginner series has been the most wonderful refresher -- and I have learned SO much already. One question I have is that I always seem to fill up with breath too quickly. It leaves me with an odd breathless sensation at the top of each breath - as if I'm trying to add breath to an already full vessel. Advice? Thank you. Namaste.

sarakoenig
August 27, 2017
Comment:

Hi David, new to the practice of yoga and your website was recommended by one of my yoga instructors -and I am so glad! You are wonderfully calming -and precise- teacher. One question -and I may have just missed this in the video. When you have your hand on your lower back and you are breathing "into the lower back" should you feel your hand move or your lower back expand? I'm getting nothing there. Thank you!

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David Procyshyn
August 31, 2017
Comment:

The short answer is 'not really'. The spine prevents much movement from happening. But the idea isn't really to move the lower back with your breath, it's to consciously direct the breath into all areas. Does that make sense?