hatha yoga sequences with breath written out

The inbreath is an expansion, the outbreath is a contraction. When you took a class in 70's or 80's, you wouldn’t have moved with the breath. Be it this or that kind of yoga, they are all based on what Pattabhi Jois started. Now it is practically impossible to think about asana that is static, that does not have movement associated with it. What is particularly important is vinyasa. Marek Łaskawiec: Why do we combine asanas with breath? Wouldn’t it be enough to do asanas separately and then just sit down and do some breathing?ĭG: Our breath is inhibited, we lost touch with it.

But this sound also makes your kid say “What is that?” The sound makes you breathe out more and breathe in more. When we breathe consciously, when we make this sound, we automatically use more of the breath capacity. We barely breathe in, we barely breathe out. When we are breathing properly there is this muscular churn to move, like the breath is a piston in action. I am not sure if this is true but they say that we use only one sixth of our lung capacity. When we are distracted and when we are not in the moment, we do not breath well. And you make sound with the breath because this rhythm is hiding – you do it to overcome its atrophy. That is why you grab on to it as anyone doing a meditation practice of any kind. That is why it is such a great tool for coming up to the present moment. And the breath is this most basic rhythm of life that is taking place in your chest. Everything has this pulse and rhythm – the whole universe. And on these waves you see a jellyfish, which is also undulating. It is like the ocean with its ebb tides and flow, its waves. Breathing is something that is constantly going on. So you have to use what is available to jog yourself into the moment. However, when you start to explore consciousness, you realize that it is a rare event to be in a present moment, that we are always distracted. It is about creating awareness of being in the moment. After the practice he came to me and said: “I understand the flexibility and strength stuff but why do you have to breathe so loudly?” What would be your answer?ĭavid Garrigues: There are different ways of answering this question. Marek Łaskawiec: My son saw me once practicing yoga.

Hatha yoga sequences with breath written out