Pranayama

Not all yoga practices are suitable for everyone. As with any exercise program, not to harm yourself and to reduce the risk of injury, consult your physician before beginning your yoga practice. Respect your body's limitations and inner wisdom, if something feels wrong or dangerous, please do not do it. ZoyaYoga disclaims any liability from and in connection with descriptions of asanas, pranayamas, any sequences and other content on this website.

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1 Cooling Breath (Sheetali Pranayama )
2 Alternate nostril breathing (Nadi Shodhana)
3 Victorious breath (Ujjayi breath)
4 About Pranayama

Basic Knowledge

  • Yoga Nidra I was very lucky to learn yoga nidra (yogic sleep), a powerful raja (royal) yoga technique of conscious relaxation, during my first stay in India in 2004. I spent a month in a Bihar School of Yoga ashram in Bangalore where...
  • Hasta Mudras   yo   The Sanskrit word mudra can be translated as “to seal, close, or lock up” or “gesture, symbol, expression of”. Mudras in yoga are the combination of subtle physical movements which...
  • Yoga and Hatha Yoga People have different ways of understanding and describing yoga but not many see yoga as a systematic complete discipline that includes practices for the physical part as well as the subtler layers of...
  • Yoga Nidra's 6 NOs NO expectations First of all, while practicing yoga nidra, don't aim at going deep. That is the greatest mistake. Try to be spontaneous, relaxed, and very much at peace with yourself. Even if the brain...
  • Prana The word prana consists of prefix pra which means forward or prior and the suffix na – to breathe or energize, therefore prana literally means primary energy or vital air. Everything in the universe...
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  • WARRIOR II POSE (Virabhadrasana II)       Contra-indications: High blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, diarrhea How to perform: Begin standing, finding your widest comfortable stride with feet parallel to each other. Keeping the...
  • WARRIOR I POSE (Virabhadrasana I)       Contra-indications: High blood pressure, heart problems, knee injuries. How to perform: Start in Tadasana. Turn the left foot 45 degrees out and make as big step forward as possible with the right...
  • TREE POSE (Vrkshasana)       In the Tree Pose (Vrkshasana), the roots, or the standing foot, press down and connect to the earth for support while the branches, or arms, extend towards the sun. This graceful posture...
  • WIDE-LEGGED FORWARD BEND (Prasarita Padottanasana)       Contra-indications: Lower-back problems - avoid the full forward bend. How to perform: Step your feet apart as wide as possible keeping them parallel. Place your hands on your hips....
  • SUPPORTED SHOULDERSTAND (Salamba Sarvangasana)       Contra-indications:  Menstruation, pregnancy, high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, hiatal hernia, neck injury, shoulder or wrist injury, headaches, glaucoma or other disturbances of the...
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