OM Yoga & Lifestyle

The quiet wisdom of breathing less

The ancient yogis understood the power of the breath. A dip in my health a few years ago, made me acutely aware of just how deep this wisdom runs. What I learned in the process of healing myself transformed my understanding of pranayama.

I practice pranayama daily, usually the energising techniques that give you a buzz, and leave you feeling blissed out afterwards, like Tummo, and Breath of Fire.

In 2019, inexplicably I started to wheeze. I’d be breathless after mild exercise. I felt my energy levels drop, and I had trouble concentrating. I initially put it down to the perimenopause and persisted with my daily pranayama.

Pranayama oxygenates?

When I trained to be a yoga teacher, we of course studied pranayama. We

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