Joseph R. Roberson

In traditional yoga, breath and pranayama are considered central practices, more important than physical asana. This has not translated well into our contemporary value system: breath is undervalued in most yoga styles here. Why? Maybe it has to do with our emphasis on voluntary action, on our ability to consciously control the voluntary muscles of … Read more

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”Breathing exercises are a wonderful way to reduce anxiety, agitation and stress, while promoting relaxation, calm and inner peace… Breathing strongly influences physiology and thought processes, including moods. By simply focusing your attention on your breathing, and without doing anything to change it, you can move in the direction of relaxation. Too much attention on … Read more

Breathing and not breathing is the demarcation between living and not living.  To treasure breath is not difficult. It is like remembering what you had for breakfast, or like seeing your face in the mirror as though for the first time. In yoga, breath is called the bridge between the inner and the outer practices, … Read more