157 Yogic Breathing - The Most Important Part Of Yoga Practice

Today I share a simple 20 minute meditation on the most important part of yoga practice: yogic breathing. This is great for beginners or anyone who wants to deepen the fundamentals of their practice. Yogic breathing may seem really simple - and it is - but It can have profound benefits. The average person breathes 12-20 breaths a minute. These are often shallow and emphasize the upper lungs. Breathing that way creates a Sympathetic Nervous System response - a stress response. Just by how you breathe! With yogic breathing we slow this down and breathe deeper into the lower belly using the diaphragm. As a former singer I learned this is where the power to sustain your breath comes from. This slower, deeper belly breathing also creates a Parasympathetic Nervous System response - a rest and relax response - which was very helpful to come back to throughout the week Ive had with power outages, water being shut off and food shortages here in Texas. I share more about that here and on the Quietmind Astrology podcast (link below). Enjoy this podcast? Leave a review in Apple Podcasts or send me a message on Instagram. Quietmind Yoga Teacher Training http://www.quietmind.yoga/ytt Quietmind Yoga Membership http://www.quietmind.yoga Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeremy.quietmind/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/quietmindcommunity/ Quietmind Astrology (weekly astrology insights) https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Yoga Teacher Training Podcast: https://www.quietmind.yoga/podcasts Thanks for listening! Jeremy