| In yoga, breathing is everything. Breathing is more than | | | | hold your breath and then exhale through the opposite |
| just an intake of oxygen. It is also a way of cleansing | | | | nostril. The ratio of inhale:hold:exhale is 2:8:4. |
| the body and restoring equilibrium. But, in order to gain | | | | Brahmari- This type of less used yoga breathing is |
| high quality results from the breathing that you do, you | | | | done by partially closing the glottis and then inhaling |
| must do them correctly. There is no quick way to learn | | | | through both of your nostrils. Your lips are closed and |
| the right technique, but here are a few pointers to bear | | | | the palate will vibrate due to the nasal airflow. |
| in mind while starting out with yoga breathing. | | | | Sithali, Sitkari- This is a rarely used type of yoga |
| Kapalabhati- basic yoga breathing. In this method, you | | | | breathing. It works in a different manner. Here you stick |
| learn to breathe in order to purify the body. It is one of | | | | your tongue out a little and then softly curl the sides of |
| the six different Kriyas practices. Your breath is short, | | | | the tongue up. Now, start inhaling through your mouth. |
| strong and fast. The lung acts as a pump that expels | | | | Yoga exercises are fundamental to the breathing |
| the waste from it. Here, you are deliberately breathing | | | | work that you do. In any type of session, you will be |
| faster while breathing through your stomach and not | | | | taught the fundamentals of breathing. This is due to the |
| your chest. | | | | simple fact that it is the source of life. It is essential to |
| Alternate Nostril Breathing Technique- This is another | | | | cleansing the body. It is one of the central focuses of |
| basic yet fundamentally important type of breathing | | | | successful, effective yoga. |
| technique. Here, you will breathe through one nostril, | | | | |