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Author: Gurutej Kaur Gurutej
Kaur was the founder and codirector of the 3HO Yoga Center in Toronto,
Canada. She has taught kundalini yoga, pre and postnatal yoga, and yoga
for women and children for over 29 years in the United States, Canada,
and Europe. Currently, Gurutej teaches in Los Angeles, where she is cofounding
Golden Bridge, a new health and healing center. |
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The Sanskrit word pranayama means “to release life energy from its bounds.” When practiced correctly, this powerful form of yogic breathwork has the ability to reveal the intricate web of your thoughts, physiology, and energetic patterns – to quiet your mind and heighten receptivity – and to open you to “the intrinsic radiance of Being.” On Yoga Breathing, Richard Freeman, director of the Yoga Workshop in Boulder, Colorado, invites you to learn the essential principles and techniques of pranayama, including:
Every breath you take, teaches Freeman, can serve as a guiding thread
into the depths of yoga – a place of freedom and immediacy of awareness
that begins on the practice mat and gradually extends into each moment
of your life. Yoga Breathing distills the secrets of this essential inner
work into two complete home practice sessions designed to guide you, breath
by breath, to greater vitality and health.
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