Let's get back to the basics. No matter how many breathing cues I give, I can never give enough. Isn't it funny that we have so many things on our minds that we need someone to remind us to breathe?
Life is busy. Just because you don’t have a full hour to dedicate to a
yoga class doesn’t mean that you can’t benefit from yoga. Five minutes of deep
stretches or rhythmic movements paired with energizing or relaxed breathing can
sometimes be more beneficial than a crowded room full of sweaty bodies.
I've decided to break down some of my favorite breathing exercises on a weekly basis in hopes that we can all benefit from them as much as possible.
Enjoy.
Breath of Joy (Energizing)
- From standing, extend your arms out to the sides of the body like one straight line out the shoulders. Turn your palms up and relax your shoulders. Try to make yourself longer laterally starting from the middle of the chest
- Keeping this same open and lifted feeling in the chest, inhale and reach your arms up toward the sky. You may feel like you look like the letter Y.
- Begin to exhale as you bend your knees and fold forward from the waist. Swing your arms down toward the ground and allow them to stretch down & back behind you. I like to think of this like diving into a pool. You can let your torso fall onto your thighs to allow that exhale to reach a little deeper.
- Inhale and swing the arms out the side then up overhead as you rise back up to stand.
- Repeat 10 times.
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