
07/21/2025
Are you moving with your breath or breathing on the movement?
In our yoga practice, we aim to maintain sama vritti - an even breath pattern of smooth inhales and easy exhales of the same length and quality (yes, even that inhale as you transition from Chaturanga to Urdhva Mukha Svanasana, “Up Dog” AND the exhale that takes you back to Adho Mukha Svanasana).
But many times we are rushing certain poses or transitions, either because they are very familiar or because very difficult.
Just like skipping the veggies won’t get you a balanced meal, rushing through difficulty won’t doesn’t create a balanced practice. The real yoga practice is learning how to stay with it - maybe with a prop or modification - but you STAY, and that’s how you will deepen your practice, and build strength to move and breathe with EASE!