Reclined Pranayama

it was very relaxing for me , and with full awerness to the all process. How do you bring this kind of breathing to beginners ? is it correct to dvide the process into stages? Amd just after learning to control the breathing, to give the all class? thank you haya

I was looking for a restorative class today, following a rather serious session of medical thai massage (that's what she calls it, my therapist). Then I came across this class and as I have caught myself breathing in a very shallow way, high into my chest lately, not a very good way to breathe, I might ad, I thought this could be the one to try. This was by far the most relaxing thing I have ever experienced! I almost dozed off halfway into it, and the monkey mind is not in the habit shutting down after 15 minutes or so. I have always found the exhalation to be the relaxing and effortless part of breathing and even more so during this practice. I also found myself quite quickly focusing on the breath or what ever else you told us to focus on and that is probably why I felt the effect so strongly. I think I could relax a bit more physically during the interrupted breathing and I will try to make that happen next time. I will definitely practice this again and again and ...well you get the idea :-)

The first days I did this pranayama I felt some strain during the breathing (rib cage that 'locked' somehow) but today it was very free and open. It is good to feel the difference after a couple of days. :-)

This was great. Thank you. My normal breath at the end felt much slower and more shallow. During the interrupted breathing I kept yawning a lot, which I guess is a good sign of relaxing?

Hello Joey! I found the interruption of the out-breath much harder than the in-breath - to the extent that I felt not simply agitated but a bit panicky. I let it go and relaxed again, and found I put my hands on my chest/abdomen before your instruction to do so - like I needed a hug! But the awareness was great. Big love, Claire x

Thank you......a lovely end to my day and yes like you the rest of my body disappered..metta

Thank you Joey , I'm going to practice this for a few days.

Thanks for this class, Joey! It was my first exposure to Viloma. I have tried other techniques where the breath is paused or retained, but I'd never encountered the instruction to relax during the pause, and that was a very new and different experience for me. One question: during pauses on the out-breaths, I noticed a tendency to seal the glottis after the "relax" instruction. Is that to be avoided? My guess is that I shouldn't seal, but if I relax with an open glottis... I just exhale! I'll definitely come back to this practice on my own. Thanks for the introduction to it!

Thanks Joey, really loved this relaxing breathing practic. I often use 3 part yogic breath and alternate nostril breathing with retention but found this a really nice combination that was deeply relaxing at the same time as bringing great awareness to my ribs - especially dominant on my left side today. Will be coming back to this one often. Namaste ?? Kim ??‍♀️