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  06:00

  Prana Exercise (6 mins)

  Prana Exercise (6 mins)

  Prana vayu governs the region of the chest cavity form the diaphragm to the collarbones and includes the lungs, rib cage, and entire upper torso. Linked with the in - breath, the pranic patters is an upward, expansive, centrifugal, opening pattern.

  Working with the pranic pattern during inha...

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  06:27

  Apana Exercise (6 mins)

  Apana Exercise (6 mins)

  Apana vayu governs the lower abdominal and pelvic region within the torso from the navel to the pelvic floor. Link with the out - breath, the apanic pattern is a downward, inwand, cohesive, centripetal force that has rooting and grounding propensities.

  By tuning into the pattern of apana vay...

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  07:40

  instructed First Pranayama Ujjayi: Pa...

  instructed First Pranayama Ujjayi: Pa...

  Uj: upward, expansive
  Jaya: victorious
  Bahya: external
  Antara: internal
  Kumbhaka: retention

  This first pranayama introduces bahya kumbhaka (retention after exhaling) and antara kumbhaka (retention after inhaling). The kumbhaka ratio is approximately 6:4 inhalation/exhalation. This means th...