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Pranayama

Breathing Exercises

Pranayama is the yogic art of breathwork. Used to support mental qualities of concentration that bring about balance & vitality

Your breath is more than just air, we can use it as a gateway to increase our calm, improve our everyday focus, to learn how to concentrate more fully and how to regulate emotions. Pranayama, or breath control, offers a simple yet practice that we can use in our Yoga practice to reduce stress, improve our general outlook in life and remember that both our body and our mind can work together. 

Why Practice Pranayama?

Incorporating breathwork into your Yoga routine can help:


✔ Reduce stress & anxiety by balancing the nervous system.
✔ Improve focus & mental clarity for better concentration.
✔ Balance energy levels, whether you need relaxation or invigoration.
✔ Support lung health & general vitality through conscious breathing techniques.

Explore Different Pranayama Techniques

Whether you’re new to pranayama or deepening your practice, our guided sessions offer a variety of breathwork techniques to suit your needs—from gentle breath awareness to energizing and balancing exercises.

 

Start Your Practice by Clicking on One of the Practices below

Remember that some days practices will feel good and other days you might want to skip it or try something else. There is no right and wrong, only options. Take a moment to try and breathe with intention by explore our guided pranayama sessions and discover how conscious breathwork might work for you.

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Attending to the Breath

In this pranayama practice you will just start to notice the breath and start to see how it feels in your body. You can practice this as many times as you like and experiment with different seated or lying postures, lengths of practice and depths of your breaths.

< 5 minutes >

Breathing and Counting I

In this pranayama practice you will add counting to the breath work. You will Use your finger tips to keep count of the breaths. Feel free to set a timer and extend this practice by moving from hand to hand. 

< 6 minutes >

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Square Box Breathing

In this pranayama practice you will add a little more visualisation by imagining the torso is a box. As you breathe you will direct your breath to each of the fore corners of the torso or 'box'. You can always use your hands to help you develop awareness.

< 12 minutes >

Orbital Breathing

In this pranayama practice you will imagine the breath moving up and down the front and back fo the body in and orbit. Feel free to set a timer and extend the length of the practice to suit you. 

< 9 minutes >

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QiGung Breath

In this pranayama practice you are invited to use a body scan approach. This is a classical breathing exercise where we imagine our breath gets recycled. You can alter the visualisation to suit yourself and extend the practice if you like. 

< 5 minutes >

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