The Secret to Slowing Your Breath
This simple technique will help you finally master lengthening your inhalations and exhalations.
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The Myth and Magic of Pranayama
We trust our breath to keep us alive, to help us through panic or pain, and support our meditation and yoga practices. But that’s not all it can do. Here's how your body moves with your breath.
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Seasonal Strategies to Stay Healthy This Fall and Winter
Make these part of your daily routine to support immunity as we head into cold and flu season.
How Transformational Breath Helped Me Learn to Let Go
Practicing this form of breathwork made me aware of how much we’re all holding onto—and how important it is to release stuck emotions.
This Doctor Pioneered a Breathing Technique for COVID-19 Patients
How physician Ingrid Yang brought yoga therapy and pranayama to the the frontlines of the pandemic.
Breathe Your Way to a Calmer (and Happier!) State of Being
Bookmark this practice for all of those stressful days.
Day 3: The Relationship Between Pranayama and Asana
Check out Judith Hanson Lasater's author page.
Try This 5-Minute Breathing Practice to Balance Your Body, Mind, and Energy
Check out Lisa Harrison's author page.
Master Class: Rodney Yee’s 3-Step Pranayama Technique for Stillness and Peace
Learn how to get out of the way to access your inner sanctuary (because it’s already there).
Best Pranayama Yoga Pillows
The right prop for Pranayama breathing can enhance and deepen your Pranayama yoga practice. A Pranayama pillow can allow you to take poses deeper and hold them longer. A common way to use this style of pillow is to place it along the length of your spine to support opening your chest for enhanced breathing. When shopping for a Pranayama yoga pillow, look for a pillow that is firm enough to offer support, yet soft enough to be comfortable. Here is our review of four different Pranayama yoga pillows so you can find the right one for you.
Master Class: These 2 Poses Help You Prepare for Pranayama
They won’t tax your muscles or make you break a sweat.
Master Class: How Does Pranayama Help Digestion?
Whether you realize it or not, your gut could use a little help with its flow.
Master Class: What Does “Breathe Down Into Your Feet” Really Mean?
Rodney Yee decodes the common pranayama cue that can leave hardcore anatomists scratching their heads.
Why Rodney Yee Thinks Committing to a Daily Pranayama Practice Will Change Your Life
Learn how master teacher Rodney Yee discovered the power of pranayama to quiet the mind and why it's a focus of every asana class he teaches.
A Nervous System–Settling Sequence (with Self-Reiki!) to Prepare for Sleep with Benjamin Sears
Yoga Journal Influencer Benjamin Sears guides pranayama, seated postures, and a self-energy adjustment to relax the nervous system before bed.
High-Vibe Minute: Try Viloma Pranayama with Denelle Numis
YJ Influencer Denelle Numis teaches the viloma pranayama technique, used to help increase breath capacity. Follow along with her to raise your vibration in a minute's time.
High-Vibe Minute: Denelle Numis Teaches Nadi Shodhana
YJ Influencer Denelle Numis takes you through Nadi Shodhana pranayama, also known as alternate-nostril breathing technique to reduce anxiety and clear the energy channels for balanced prana flow.
Yoga for Stress and Anxiety Breathing Practice
This week, we offer up a quick 1-minute yogic breathing practice that you can do before potentially stressful situations, like public speaking, or flying.
Mom-asana: Finding the Moment with Pranayama
The best remedy for the fast pace of parenthood? Simply taking a deep breath and seeing where it goes.
5 Pranayama Techniques With the Power to Transform Your Practice—& Your Life
In part two of this three-part series on The Science of Breathing, learn how to take advantage of the power of the breath on the mat in various types of poses and with five different pranayama techniques.