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Breathing Techniques: Why are they essential to yoga?

Posted by @brianon August 28, 2016in breathing, guest post, meditation, mindfulness, pranayama, yoga12 Comments

By Suzana Altero Inhale, and God approaches you. Hold the inhalation, and God remains with you. Exhale, and you approach God. Hold the exhalation, and surrender to God." ~Krishnamacharya Pranayama (breathing techniques) are a key practice of Hatha Yoga, the…

Yoga Solutions for Better Sleep

Posted by @brianon August 21, 2012August 22, 2012in guest post, yoga2 Comments

Apparently the National Sleep Foundation is onto something. 65% of all Americans have trouble sleeping. Here are some yoga solutions for sleep that I’ve shared along the way to help non-sleepers become dreamy sleepers. I hope they help you, too.

3 Quick Yoga-Based Tools to Deal with Stress

Posted by @brianon March 11, 2011November 11, 2011in guest post, yoga2 Comments

[Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from Kalavati Viv Williams, a long-time yoga practitioner, who shares three simple exercises for releasing tension and stress from our crazy lives.] Try the first technique to help manifest your positive intentions for change…

“He who binds the breath…

Posted by @brianon April 12, 2010November 9, 2011in breathing, mindfulness, pranayama, yoga4 Comments

He who binds the breath, binds the mind. - Svatmarama, Hatha Yoga Pradipika Yoga works primarily with the energy in the body, through the science of pranayama, or energy-control. Prana means also ‘breath.’ Yoga teaches how, through breath-control, to still…