Yoga Instructor Training for Lung Diseases
We may learn how to modify asanas in a yoga certification course, but how do you modify pranayama? Think from the perspective of a student...
Teaching Yoga: Pranayama Connects Mind and Body
Many highly esteemed Swamis encourage yoga teachers and students to practice pranayama daily for its therapeutic rewards. We feel yoga...
Best Pranayama Techniques for Children
Help children visualize deep belly breathing by using a favorite stuffed animal. Children should lie on their backs, placing the stuffed animal on their belly. Instruct them to take a deep breath in, moving the animal up as high as possible. Then, ask them to exhale slowly, moving the stuffed animal as low as possible. Ask them to create "waves" with their breathing, bringing their animal for a ride, up on the inhale, down on the exhale. Focus on a smooth, steady ride for the animal.
Dirga Pranayama
Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 (Director of Yoga Teacher Training at Aura Wellness Center) guides you through Dirga Pranayama, with demonstrations by guest Yong Yang.
One Yoga Pranayama Technique for Anxiety
There are many different types of pranayama techniques. Each technique has its own set of benefits. One pranayama technique that helps...
Yoga Breathing to Silence the Mind
When the first Yogi practiced pranayama (Yoga breathing) to silence the mind, the results must have seemed magical. At times, calming...
Pranayama and the Human Machine
Pranayama affects the human machine as a calculated method for balancing and revitalizing every cell in our bodies. It also helps to...
Best Yoga Pranayama Techniques for Stress
During a Yoga teacher training intensive many pranayama techniques are addressed, but many teachers only teach what they like. One point to consider is our Yoga students need to understand the therapeutic applications of each pranayama technique.
Teaching Yoga – Breath Awareness
As many of you have already learned in yoga teacher training, once you are comfortable with simple breath awareness, you will begin to use your lungs to their fullest capacity in a relatively short period of time. Your lungs will then begin to expand, growing new tissue, which will give you more lung capacity which will be achieved over a long period of time.
Yoga Pranayama for Anxiety Attacks
When practicing Yoga postures (asanas), the muscles and skeletal system are stretch and relaxed. These soothing movements naturally create a sense of calmness in both the body and the mind. While any sort of physical exercise can help with anxiety, Yoga training has the added benefit of specifically generating relaxation deep within the muscles while simultaneously toning them.