Upaya Yoga, Goa

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Welcome to Upaya Yoga

7 Types of Pranayama and How to Practice Them?
There are many elements to yoga practice, but breath is one of the most important. Breath can be
your anchor in difficult times or practices. Although the practice of pranayama is sometimes
described as breath regulation, it is more than that. This practice focuses on enhancing awareness of
your breath, your body, your thoughts, as well as the present moment. It helps with mindfulness.
So, what exactly does Pranayama mean?
Pranayama is the fourth limb of Patanjali’s Ashtanga system.
In order to understand Pranayama, you need to understand Prana first. Prana is the energy that
means life, differentiating the living from the dead. Our bodies need Prana for our physical existence
as we cannot survive without it. When Prana becomes weak or imbalanced, we start to experience
fatigue, a loss of direction, negative or low energy, and a negative mindset. It may also be the
underlying cause of any disease.
Pranayama is a Sanskrit term meaning "life force" or "vital energy" and "yama" meaning "control."
Pranayama is the practice of expanding vital energy, or Prana, by regulating and bringing awareness
to the breath.
When you regulate and bring awareness to your breath, you acquire physical, emotional, and
spiritual benefits. During Pranayama practice, you inhale, exhale, and hold your breath in a specific
sequence while regulating the timing, duration, and frequency of each breath.
The practice of Pranayama is used in both meditation and in different yoga practices. If you're a
beginner looking to learn more about Pranayama before getting started, this is your free guide to
Pranayama techniques and benefits.
How to Practice Pranayama
- You need to sit in a comfortable position with an erect spine in a well-ventilated room or an area
with fresh air.
- When you're starting out, the duration of your practice can be 5 to 10 minutes, and then you can
eventually increase it to 45 minutes to an hour.
- Practice Pranayama on an empty stomach before breakfast in the early morning or 5 hours after a
meal.
- Before starting, free your mind of stress, fear, and anxiety and keep your facial muscles relaxed
during practice.
- Take at least 20 minutes to relax before moving on with the day
- Practice regularly, at least once a day to get optimum benefits.
Read more in the next post

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Your journey to self transformation begins now💙

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🧘 Workshop Alert!🧘✨Journeying into the Self!✨

Conscious Connected Breathwork & Sound Healing Circle_with Suha_

The full moon is around the corner brimming with a host of energies! I invite you to ride these energy waves through an expanded state of consciousness anchoring on our breath. We will engage with each other and more importantly, our own inner selves - delving into the multiple hidden and open layers of self.

During the Full Moon Conscious Connected Breathwork Circle, i will hold a safe space for an intimate journey of exploring yourself.

The process will be a combination of *guided meditation, dynamic movements, conscious connected breathwork, expressive art therapy, and sharing* - _Accompained with Drum beats and Singing bowls_.

Curious? Have Questions about the process? Feel free to reach me (Insta) or Whatsapp/phone *+919985493251* if you'd like more information.

*Details*:
Saturday, 30th September 2023
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
at Upaya Yoga, Arambol (next to SYL resort)
Rs. 1000

*Limited seats, please register in advance.*

What does Yoga mean to you?

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You’ve got 99 problems, but you go to yoga to forget them all.
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🧘‍♀️🧘What are yoga backbends?
👉Yoga backbends are one of the main categories of yoga poses.
👉 Practicing backbends open up the front body, increase your hip flexibility, and improve the mobility of your lumbar and thoracic spine.

🧘 Tips for safe yoga backbends
• Root down through your hands, feet, legs, or hips for a strong foundation.
• Draw the limbs toward the midline for a strong core.
• Engage Uddiyana Bandha (belly lock) by pulling the navel in and up.
• Reach your tailbone away from your head.
• Relax the shoulders down your back.
• Keep the neck long.
• Work on creating an even arch over the entire spine.

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