How to breathe while practicing yoga

Nowadays, people's living conditions are getting better and better, and everyone pays more and more attention to healthy living. Most women choose to practice yoga in their leisure time. Yoga can not only help us maintain a slim figure, but also enhance our temperament and keep us healthy. There are many things to pay attention to when practicing yoga. If the method of practicing yoga is incorrect, it will affect the effect of the practice and may also have the opposite effect.

People can breathe independently from birth. Breathing is an innate ability of ours. So when practicing yoga, we should also learn to breathe. Adjusting our breathing can help us practice yoga more smoothly. Breathing is very important to yoga. Let’s take a look at how to breathe when practicing yoga.

The principle of inhalation and exhalation

Principle 1: Inhale when you expand, and exhale when you contract or twist. For the forward bend, inhale as you stretch your arms upward, and exhale as you fold your body in half and bend down to the ground.

Principle 2: Emphasize the asana of a certain part of the body, and take a few deep breaths while staying in the posture. For example, when doing the Downward Dog pose, push your hips up to the top, support your body with your hands and feet on the ground. When viewed from the side, the pose looks like a triangle. Take four deep breaths here at this point, strengthening the stretching of the muscles in your back and legs.

Principle 3: Breathing can be faster during difficult movements, and deeper during postures that emphasize balance. If we compare Shoulder Stand and Tree Pose, of course the breathing in Shoulder Stand will be more rapid, while the breathing in Tree Pose will be more gradual.

Breathe according to your own situation

For beginners, it is not easy to just remember the key points of the asanas. It is good enough if you can pay attention to breathing. But if you are an experienced yogi, please pay attention to your breathing in each asana, especially it is best to combine each movement with abdominal breathing. Because deep and slow breathing allows you to inhale more oxygen and relax your body. When facing more difficult asanas, please challenge them with deep breathing.

Remember, flexibility in yoga is partly innate, but much more of it is a combination of body, mind, and breath. Although flexibility is not the most important thing in yoga, it is an indispensable practice. Breathing is one of the most important parts of yoga. Please practice it anytime and anywhere. You will experience its powerful effects by slowly exploring it.

Breathe, breathe, the focus is on inhaling and exhaling. Practice breathing according to the breathing principles introduced above, and then you can practice yoga better. Yoga is the healthiest way to exercise the body. It will not bring us harm from rapid exercise, and there will be no rebound or sudden fat growth. Therefore, yoga has become a leisure fitness sport that more people like.