Nadi Sodhana Alternate-Nostril Breathing Exercise
This is one of the very first breathing exercises taught in a yoga class. Nadi, as we discussed in chapter 3, are like nerve channels for the passage of …
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Sri Krishnamacharya
Krishnamacharya was born in India in 1888 into a family that practiced yoga. He later went to Banaras and learned yoga from some of India’s best teachers and then …
Beginning a Basic Pranayama Practice
Pranayama will be incorporated into all the asana in hatha yoga. At the beginning of class or at the close, most hatha yoga teachers do some pranayama exercises unrelated …
The Basics of Yoga Breath
As we inhale, the diaphragm moves downward. The air is drawn down the trachea into the lungs. Simultaneously, the abdomen and rib cage expand. When we exhale, our diaphragm …
Sivananda Yoga
The sivananda style of yoga was founded by Swami Vishnu Devananda, a promoter of traditional hatha yoga. He studied various styles of yoga for ten years before he came …