Week 5

We begin this week “Putting It Together”, where we flow through Half Sun Salutations, and both versions of Sun Salutations that we’ve learned in our series. Then we discuss and practice Diaphragmatic Breath and the 3-Part Yogic Breath. We end with a guided Savasana, practicing Even Breathing or 1:1 Breathing. Thats’s 3 Pranayama techniques, if you remember the word Pranayama - meaning Energy & Breath Practices.

This week’s homework:

• Continue practicing your 5 Rounds of Half Salutations Daily (ideally first thing the morning!)

• Continue to practice moving through the Traditional Sun Salutation (from last week) and Sun Salutation A

• Work on your 3-Part Yogic Breath

  3 Part Yogic Breath This breath practice helps to increase lung capacity, strengthen the nervous system, and increase concentration. Also helps to release tension in the lower abdomen and neck, where we hold most of our tension, and automatically slows down the breath. 

  3 areas of isolation:

  Abdominal/Belly

  Thoracic/Mid-Chest & Ribs (Diaphragm)

  Clavical/Upper Chest

  Practice Inhaling and exhaling using your hand over each particular area on it’s own

  Once you feel comfortable breathing into the individual areas, then…

  Inhale Belly —> Diaphragm —> Chest

  Exhale Chest —> Diaphragm —>Belly