Breathing exercise to calm the nervous system A simple breathing exercise to calm the nervous system. Breathe in for 4 counts, out for 7. The longer exhale is what does the work. During inhalation, your heart rate speeds up slightly; during exhalation, the vagus nerve signals your body to slow down and relax. Breathing techniques
The Five Tibetan Rites are a powerful practice for maintaining strength, flexibility and vitality. At our yoga retreat in Cambodia, we often start the morning with the rites since they pair perfectly with yoga and are a great way to get the body warmed up before a class. Our yoga teacher Chiara filmed a video
Pranayama Breathing Practice This is a breathing practice we offer to guests at our retreat, drawing on both ancient yogic tradition and contemporary research. Background Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, written approximately 2,500 years ago, describe a method of Pranayama in which the practitioner simply maintains attention on the breath — observing where it is felt in
Unique to The Yoga Palace is our Techno Pranayama meditation. I created this several years ago because I enjoy electronic music and the hypnotic, euphoric states it can create. Combining this with breathwork made sense — music drives focus and rhythm in the same way it does when you’re running or lifting; the beat gives
At our retreat center in Cambodia, we normally start our morning practice with the Five Tibetan Rites, a practice that originated in ancient Tibet. The series of five repetitive movements, some of them reminiscent of popular Yoga postures, have a rejuvenating and energizing effect and are believed by many to reverse signs of aging. The
