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Ujjayi Pranayama | Ujjayi Breathing | Ujjayi Breathing Technique | Ujjayi Breathing Yoga | Shvasa

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asana pranayama meditation

In this practice

Key teachings

Mindful breath control through throat constriction
Internalizing and meditative practice of breathwork
Integration of breath with physical movement (asanas)

Ideal for

Individuals seeking stress reduction and mental calm
Yoga practitioners looking to deepen their breath control
Those interested in meditative breathing techniques
Anyone looking for a breath technique to use during physical yoga practice

Lesson

Instructions

Ujjayi Pranayama | Ujjayi Breathing | Ujjayi Breathing Technique | Ujjayi Breathing Yoga | Shvasa Hello and Namaste! Welcome back to Shvasa’s Online Yoga Training. Ujjayi breathing is also called ocean’s breath and also called victorious breath. When you do this practice, it’s deeply internalizing, meditating, and also calms your mind and body and this is the only pranayama breathing technique that you can do while you are moving your posture or while doing your yoga practices. This breathing exercise can also be used to some extent as a healing practice. It has a profoundly relaxing effect at the psychic level.

Ujjayi is classified as tranquilizing pranayama and it also has a healing effect on the body. This practice soothes the nervous system and calms the mind.

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Steps

Ujjayi Breathing (Ocean's Breath/Victorious Breath)
Slight throat constriction on inhalation and exhalation
Controlled and slowed exhalation for calming effects

Benefits

Calms the mind and body
Soothes the nervous system
Deeply internalizing and meditative practice
Profoundly relaxing effect at the psychic level
Can be used as a healing practice

Ujjayi Breath Prana Yoga Nidra Asana Ama Ujjayi Pranayama

Transcript

ujjayi breathing it's also called ocean's breath okay so when you do this practice uh it's deeply internalizing it's deeply meditative it also calms the body calms the mind and this is the only pranayam practice of breath work that you can do while you're moving in your postures or moving in your asana practice okay i'm just going to show you a round or two so when you inhale you slightly constrict your throat when you constrict it when you inhale you make this sound and when you exhale keeping that constriction you exhale and it sounds like the waves of an ocean [Music] okay if constricting it on the inhalation is too much for you just inhale naturally and just constrict on the exhalation constrict the throat okay so when you constrict the throat the exhalation automatically slows down and this is what makes the breath more calming and more meditative

Practice summary

Level: beginner
Duration: 2 minutes
Equipment: yoga mat
Target areas: respiratory systemnervous systemmindthroat
Energy: calming

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