The why behind the breath
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Pin now, practice later. Breath basics for yoga
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Breath Basics for the Yoga Practice
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Breathing is the most essential thing is yoga. Well, in life too, since we will, you know, literally die if we stop breathing, but it's a huge part of the yoga practice as well. I wanted to put together an easy guide for remembering how to breathe and when to breathe during various poses in the yoga practice because breathing correctly can completely transform the your practice.
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This week's questions:
1. I struggle with jumping forward from downward dog to the front of the mat. Any tips?
2. What books would you recommend for a middle aged beginner male yogi?
3. I'm 7 months pregnant and inspired to work my way up to inversions and backbends - what can I do to prep?
4. When the pace of my yoga classes picks up, my instructor tells us when to inhale and exhale and it's so fast I feel like I'm hyperventilating. Can I breathe at my own pace or is there some benefit to following her cadence?
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