Sentences with phrase «with focusing on your breath»

April's classes are open to all levels with a focus on breath and movement as a path to self - awareness.

Through asana, meditation, and discussion, we restore ourselves with a focus on breath awareness, easy movement, and gentle postures supported by props (blocks, blankets, and bolsters), which encourage opening and release.

The Ashtanga Vinyasa system of practice offers practitioners a platform for growth through a meditative flow with focus on breath.

Flow through asanas with a focus on breath, building heat and concentration, to develop strength and presence.

O2's unique style of creative sequencing with a focus on breath and alignment invites the quiet calm my mind yearns for, while strengthening my body and easing pain.

Not exact matches

First, sit comfortably with your eyes closed or unfocused and breathe in and exhale slowly, focusing on your breath.

With this in mind, we share a few ideas to remind you to take a deep breath and stay focused on the things most important in your life.

It involves stilling the mind by focusing on a simple word or phrase that is repeated with every breath, such as «maranatha», «love», or — Shaun's preferred focus — the Jesus prayer: «Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.»

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Seventeen people, sitting in a circle with their eyes closed, focus attention on their breath.

If you're not familiar with a meditation technique, simply close your eyes and focus on your breath as you let all your thoughts float downstream like a fallen leaf.

When you find yourself getting distracted by other thoughts, be kind with yourself and just notice this, and then take another nice deep clearing breath and focus on baby's breathing.

The proposal, based on published experimental results and a validated computer simulation of neural networks, derives its mechanistic framework from the intimate connection in mindfulness between mind and body, since standardized mindfulness meditation training begins with a highly localized focus on body and breath sensations.

With all the emphasis on breath and the inward focus between postures, Kundalini yoga is more meditative in nature than other styles of yoga.

There is an emphasis on synchronising breath with movement, focussed breathing, core strength and internal focus.

Yoga is a way for us to focus on our breath and stretch our muscles, leaving us with a sense of flow in our bodies and minds.

«Our subjects are taught to focus on the changing sensations of breath and to follow the breath with the mind's eye as it goes down the chest and abdomen,» Zeidan says.

Then with each out breath, focus on a different section of the body and say a word like «calm,» «relax,» or «peaceful,» whatever works for you.

The Yoga Sutras have 8 limbs: Yama - abstentions like non-lying, non-stealing, non-harming, chastity, non-greed; Niyama - observances like contentment, cleanliness, mortification, Self - study, devotion to god; Asana - physical postures that are practiced with steadiness and ease and keep the body balanced; Pranayama - breath regulation to control prana (universal enlivening force); Pratyahara - withdrawing the mind from sense objects; Dharana - concentrated focus; Dhyana - sustained, uninterrupted focus on a single object for 2 minutes and 24 seconds or meditation; Samadhi - direct knowledge, enlightenment (this has several stages).

Nowhere do we learn and practice doing this more effectively than in meditation, or on the yoga mat, integrating focus with breath and movement.

Here's how to do it: Stand with your feet together, bend your knees enough to connect to those inner thigh muscles, stretch your arms out to your side, take one arm and cross it over the other and press the palms together, bend your knees a little deeper now and take the opposite leg and squeeze it tight so those inner thighs are wrapped together, if you can wrap your leg around the bottom ankle do so, keep squeezing those inner thighs the whole time to help you control this move, find that focus and take a deep breath in, come up to stand and repeat it on the other side.

Form is defined as the process of focusing on proper skeletal placement, correct muscle recruitment, and the optimal breath pattern and energy expenditure required to execute with power, flow and control.

Without judgment, she sat mindfully with whatever she felt, observing her emotions and focusing on her breath.

Meditators are instructed to focus on the passage of air through the nostrils or the rise and fall of one's diaphragm with each breath taken.

I recommend doing a few sun salutations, moving with the breath, or taking a brisk walk on which you remain internally focused.

By focusing on your breath prior to exercising, you're reinforcing proper breathing mechanics before any heavy lifting takes place, resulting with a more efficient workout.

To get started with a basic practice, close your eyes, take deep breaths, feel your pulse, and focus in turn on each of your five senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch.

Tips: For a more gradual release, bring your hands to your lower back rather than heels, and arch back gently, focusing mostly on lifting your chest up with your breath.

When you practice with your yoni, also focus on your breath.

Instead of harping for the 11th time, take a breath and focus on other things with your kid.

Focus on your breath as you do this and just start to notice how just connecting with your breath makes you feel a little more calm.

The studio offers three 45 - minute classes, with each one varying by degrees of intensity: the 1st ° is a low - impact, yoga - inspired class that focuses on mobility and breath; the 2nd ° is a circuit - based class that targets the full - body with cardio and core moves; and the 3rd ° is a high - intensity HIIT exercise equipped with dumbbells and the trusty battle ropes.

Start to inhale and exhale slowly; focus on drawing the belly in and out with the breath; option to add a tiny pull out on the band; exhale, draw the belly in toward the spine, and at the same time pull the band apart just an inch; inhale, release the breath, and release the pull on the band; repeat for 1 to 2 minutes; focus on maintaining proper body alignment.

After sitting for a while, and after sharing silent loving kindness with others, focus full attention on the object of attention — for now your breath.

Diana enjoys teaching an upbeat class with focus on strength, breath, and releasing everyday tension.

Then approach the following seven poses with an even breath and a commitment to focus solely on the current posture.

Try focusing your attention on your breath during asana practice, inhaling and slowly exhaling through your nose — making an ocean - like noise with each inhale and exhale.

Expect a strong focus on anatomical alignment and moving with the breath.

Focus on your breath and allow yourself to breathe with ease yet more deeply in a relaxed way.

Once you can maintain your balance, focus on the rise and fall of the breath, filling the back of the lungs as you inhale; release the diaphragm, chest, and throat with each exhalation.

As you flow through each movement, focus on your breath and try to match each movement with your breathing.

At the risk of any yogi that is reading this article being forced to absolutely cringe, I would roughly define kundalini yoga as a form of yoga that involves intense breath work, plenty of quick muscular contracts, meditation with your eyes closed, and an intense, tantric - like focus on moving energy up and down your spine.

First, Fern Olivia gets you out of your non-stop mind chatter and connects you with your lower chakras in a juicy Kundalini breath + meditation session focused on sexual power, navel strength, and harnessing creative energy.

The poses are held for about a minute with focus on alignment and breath.

She brings high energy to her heat - building classes, focusing on moving with the breath.

Try this simple meditation with Nadia Narain of London's TriYoga to focus on the breath and settle the mind.

Kundalini Yoga differs from other traditional approaches, in that the focus is on rapid, repetitive movements (called Kriyas), coordinated with «breath of fire» breathing practice.

Vinyasa Flow is a fluid yoga practice based on the Ashtanga system of yoga, focusing on the integration of body movements with the breath in a continuous flow.

Also on strengthening muscles and working with the breath to calm the body and build a foundation of focused breathing for use in labor.

Instead of struggling with the mind directly, hatha yogis focus on pranayama (breath) and bandha (locks) to stop their breath and the movement of vital life force, which, in turn, stops their awareness from moving.