23/09/2021
PRANAYAMA
This week we have been diving deeper into breath work or pranayama. Breath work is often overlooked as we move into the physical practice and benefits they give out physical body. Our beautiful teacher had written below to share one of our favourite breath techniques; Three Part Breath
Yoga teaches us to deepen and lengthen our breaths, in turn signalling the body's relaxation response.
You can practice the Three Part Breath (yogic breathing) at any time of the day to slow down a busy mind, connect with the present moment and relax the nervous system.
THREE PART BREATH PRACTICE⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Find a comfortable seat with a long spine, shoulders drawn down and heart lifted or lay flat on your back, head supported with a pillow or blanket. Bring your right hand to your belly and your left hand to your heart.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Begin to take slow deep inhalations and exhalations through the nose.
On the inhale, send the breath down into the belly, feeling the stomach lifting and rising. Then send the breath into the ribcage, feeling the ribs stretching and spreading apart. Finally, bring the breath all the way up to the chest, feeling the chest lifting and expanding. On the exhale, feel the belly softening and sinking back down, feel the ribcage closing back in on itself and feel the chest collapsing back down.
Repeat for a minimum of 5 deep breaths.
Return your breath to normal, release your hands down into your lap and pause for a moment.
Notice how you feel... relaxed, refreshed and invigorated.
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