By ryan September 15, 2014 Ashtanga yoga breath practices Pranayama Ram Rao yoga philosophy yoga sutras The Fourth Branch of Yoga: Pranayama (Toning down Agitation through Breath Practice) by Ram Irises in Monet's Garden by Claude Monet In the Sadhana Pada of the Yoga Sutras by Patanjali we are introduced to the concept o...
By ryan July 19, 2014 1:2 breath practice anxiety Bhramari breath practices exhalation pausing Pranayama ujjayi breath Friday Q&A: Breath Practices for Anxiety Statue and Bird by Melina Meza Q: I’ve been having bouts of anxiety lately, especially first thing in the morning after I wake up. Is there...
By ryan June 28, 2014 breath practices Pranayama three-part breath Friday A: The Three-Part Breath Ladder by Melina Meza Q: I was taught the way to breathe is through the belly to the chest and ending in the sternum area. I saw a video fr...
By ryan December 04, 2013 autonomic nervous system Baxter Bell breath practices fight or flight parasympathetic nervous system relaxation response rest and digest response sympathetic nervous system How Your Breath Affects Your Nervous System by Baxter When I read the posts of my fellow YFHA bloggers, I often learn new perspectives that might differ from my own as well as new info...
By ryan September 09, 2013 Bhramari breath practices Pranayama Timothy McCall Pranayama for Everyone: Bhramari Breath Practice by Timothy Bee and Flower by Melina Meza One of the dirty secrets of the yoga world is how few yoga practitioners—and how few teachers—do pr...