Chances are you don’t give a second thought to the way you breathe. But in yoga, the breath plays a key role, viewed as the link between your mind and body. Learning to breathe correctly and to synchronise poses with your breath is an important way to deepen your practice and transform your health and wellbeing.
Most of us tend to breathe shallowly, and when we’re anxious or stressed, we often hold our breath. Learning to improve and deepen your breath can not only calm and restore your mind, it helps nourish your body and revive your energy by elevating the oxygen levels in your blood.
THE YOGIC BREATH
The yogic technique of controlling the
