Ujjayi is a practice used in most yoga asana classes, but it's also used in many pranayama practices as well. In this video, you'll learn Ujjayi Pranayama as a seated breathing exercise, a Whiskey Category 4:4:4 practice.
Inhale both nostrils 1-2-3-4
lock your chin and hold 1-2-3-4
Exhale left nostril 4-3-2-1
REPEAT for a total of 10 rounds (inhale+exhale = 1 round)
NOTE ON SOUND: in the video, the mic is almost touching my throat so the sound seems much louder than it is. Your sound should be just slightly audible for you to hear.
QUICK LINKS
00:00 Ujjayi Pranayama - Breathing Exercise
00:14 Svatmarama's Yoga Pradipika
00:24 Pranayama Mudra
00:50 How to Make Ocean Breath Sound
01:47 Jalandhara Bandha aka Chin Lock
02:56 How to Practice 4:4:4 Ujjayi Pranayama
03:30 Guided Practice Demo
DARTH VADER BREATHING?
Have you ever wondered why everyone in yoga breathes like Darth Vader? That technique is called Ujjayi Breathing which means victorious breathing in Sanskrit. The slang term is Ocean Breath or Whisper Breath, and it is created by slightly constricting the back of your throat, your glottis, as you breathe in and out through your nose.
Ujjayi Breathing has two main purposes.
(1) CONTROL. Firstly, it gives you much more control over the breath. In the same way a nozzle on a garden hose allows you to focus the water flow, that throat constriction allows you to focus and control the breath.
(2) VAGUS NERVE. The second reason we make this whisper sound is to stimulate your vagus nerve. Your 10th cranial nerve, the vagus, is largely responsible for your parasympathetic response and when stimulated by breathing, humming, or singing, it has self-soothing effect.
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