I am a certified Yoga Teacher with the KHYF and I like this article but one correction is that a complete breath starts in the upper chest and then moves to the abdomen. It does not make sense to fill from the bottom of the lungs as the air comes in from the top so fill from the top down as you would fill a container with gas. This breath also complements poses, filling the chest first in a back arch is completely in tune with the movement, extending the abdomen allows the back to arch near the completion of the pose. Conversely the abdomen should be released first on exhale as this also complements poses on exhale such as a forward bend.
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I am a certified Yoga Teacher with the KHYF and I like this article but one correction is that a complete breath starts in the upper chest and then moves to the abdomen. It does not make sense to fill from the bottom of the lungs as the air comes in from the top so fill from the top down as you would fill a container with gas. This breath also complements poses, filling the chest first in a back arch is completely in tune with the movement, extending the abdomen allows the back to arch near the completion of the pose. Conversely the abdomen should be released first on exhale as this also complements poses on exhale such as a forward bend.
November 16, 2009 - 9:24amThis Comment
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