Month: October 2014

“To overcome an obstacle or an enemy” is the attitudinal quality engendered through the practice of Ujjayi Breath. Have you ever noticed how, whenever you need to marshal yourself to hoist something heavy, or when you need laser focus to accomplish a task, that your breath automatically takes on a deep, sonorous tone? That is spontaneous … Read more

Ujjayi: Breathing Flowers Footage shot in Satya Hall at Pura Vida Yoga Retreat in Costa Rica several years ago. Just a long shot of these beautiful flowers and a bit of wind, a person walking past occasionally. To spice things up I tried speeding it up and then copying and pasting the speeded-up footage over … Read more

Expand your enjoyment of yoga practice with Ujjayi (Victorious) Breath and other games. Ujjayi is often referred to and incorporated, but is rarely taught beyond “make your breath sound like Darth Vader.” This is a basic technique many practitioners use without ever learning it in any detail. Besides Ujjayi, we will explore other ways to … Read more

Join us this Saturday at Sky House Yoga in Silver Spring, Md., for the second in our 6-part series on Breath. Details and registration here.

Ujjayi Breath There is a specific mental quality or heart quality or attitude that is engendered by Ujjayi. Sometimes when I am teaching I notice anxiousness in my body. I have the urge to escape, to disengage. I find myself separating myself from the students, averting my eyes, not looking directly into their eyes. This … Read more

This is not my creation; I simply found it on YouTube and placed it here. Some of the details may be questionable, but it is helpful to see the breathing process visualized as a whole instead of looking at the various parts one at a time.