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Just as a balloon drops when the heated air is released, so can we deflate and lower our heat through sitali pranayama.

Zitalikaroti शीतलीकरोति : (v) cool
Whether it’s a hot day or a hot room, a heated conversation or an agitating situation, you can choose to apply pranayama to change your experience. In doing so through sitali pranayama you will feel calmer, cooler and more clear minded.

As with every aspect of yoga, our practices become part of us and we learn to naturally apply them when new need them. Practice cooling your energy so when you really need to, you can release heat and lower yourself down.

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This week we practice the cooling breath: sithali or sikkari. The technique you use depends upon your ability to curl your tongue. The air travels through it or your teeth to create a cooling effect.

This pranayama practice can be applied to cool your body, thoughts, energy or emotions when heated. Drawing in sips of cool air calms your systems and can help you to shift from heated and fiery to cool and collected.

Tahoe’s dry air creates a more noticeable impact as we apply this practice. As cooler temperatures settle in we can align with the seasonal change by applying this pranayama.

After saluting the sun this group settled into savasana while the clouds cleared and enjoyed the rays as they rested.

Usually, things work out when you practice yoga. This bachelorette party had planned for paddle yoga, but when we shifted the session to their location because of cool temps and wind, they lucked out and got a detoxifying practice on the deck.

We’re always willing to adjust and modify to make sure you revive the practices you need. Trust us to guide you and suggest the best time and place and you’ll have a yogic experience.

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When you become nervous your breathing shifts. If you have the skills to direct your breathing you can reduce the physical and mental results of that feeling.

As with all skills, pranayama requires practice. The more we do so, the more the practice becomes a part of us. While intention and focus is still necessary, the skills itself becomes more natural.

Continue your practice of anulomaviloma. You might not notice that it has become a part of you until you really need to apply it.

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Lake Tahoe Yoga’s Chief Experience Curator, and Jensen Smith, are preparing to swing their way onto the stage during Dancing with the Tahoe Stars on October 10.

Jenay is the most recent Chair of the Tahoe Chamber and enjoys volunteering in the community to support local youth.

You can cheer Jenay and Jensen at Bally’s or by watching the live stream. Text to vote to help them win the mirror ball trophy.

Support them and Tahoe Arts Project by donating using the link below.

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That chill in the air can cool you to your core. Pranayama techniques can help you to shift the temperature of your body and steadiness of your breath. As you become more adept at directing your breathing you’ll also become more aware of how energetic shifts change your physical experience.

Viloma pranayama is intentional direction of breath that flows against the norm. Anuloma goes against. We use our hands and fingers to retain and direct breath. The combination of the two can help to clear blockages in the sinuses so air and prana can move more easily. In doing so we can learn to maintain balance in energy and body.

Cameron booked our Yoga on the Beach class. Due to a temperature drop and high winds, we asked him and his partner to join us indoors.

While we can’t replicate the view of the lake and the feeling of being outdoors while inside, what we can and do is guide the practice in the same way; with intention and attention. That is how we earn five stars on our reviews. We consistently do our best to offer you the best experience through authentic practices.

Join us for traditional RajaHatha practices guided simply, intentionally, consistently and with attention to your needs.

Thank you for joining us and the great review, Cameron!

Viloma: opposite, inverted, reversed

Before learning to breathe opposite of what is familiar, we learn to direct our breath with effort. The commonly practiced pranayama of ujayii develops your ability to slow and control the movement of each breath as it enters and leaves your body. This practice includes intentionally quieting and directing each breath.

Viloma pranayama is the slowing of your inhales and pausing. Rather than breathe all the air in with one single pull, you sip the breath in 2-3 second intervals. Thus, increasing the duration of each inhale and extending the duration of each inhalation.

You can practice this using kumbhaka: close your mouth and close one nostril at a time using your fingers as you breathe in. Observe how it feels to slow your breath down and sip it in over time. Imagine the air moving the hairs in your nostrils upward, then returning to neutral with each pause.