It's a total mind - body workout that combines strengthening and stretching
poses with deep breathing and meditation or relaxation.
Not exact matches
Ease your way into a more restful night sleep
with restorative yoga
poses and
deep, mindful
breathing.
Hold each
pose for five to eight
deep full breaths, and finish
with some alternate nostril
breathing before a brief relaxation.
You'll close the practice
with core strengthening movements (like bow
pose), then finish
with some well - deserved stretching and
deep breathing.
Beyond achieving fancy - pants
poses, a trim body, or perfect balance, my goal is to encourage students to
breathe better,
deeper, longer,
with more gratitude than they've ever felt before.
Cyndi provides the option of working
with mantras and
deep breathing exercises paired specifically to each
pose for the most benefit.
You may be taught complex techniques
with daunting names like Kapalabhati (Skull Shining) and Deergha Swasam (Three - Part
Deep Breathing) before you even strike your first
pose.
Stopping periodically and bringing the arms into Gomukhasana, Cow Face
Pose, opens the chest and the shoulders, as well as presents an opportunity to stop work and expand the lungs
with some
deep breathing exercises.
Yoga incorporates
deep breathing with a variety of
poses that stretch and strengthen the body.
Yoga
poses combined
with deep breathing and meditation will help you improve your physical and mental capacity.
Cyndi provides the added information about the chakra centers and the option of working
with mantras and
deep breathing exercises paired specifically to each
pose for the most benefit.
A yoga practice based on 8 principles and consisting of a series of
poses executed in swift succession, combined
with deep, controlled
breathing.
Example: For Pratiloma Ujjayi you need to prepare the neck and shoulders for holding the arm while working
with the nostrils, intercostals for
deeper breathing, and include asymmetrical
poses to facilitate right / left brain integration.