How to: Ujjayi Breath with Diana Christinson of Pacific Ashtanga Yoga?

Ujjayi breath is like taking a deep, smooth sip of your favorite drink, but you do it through your nose and throat, making a soft sound, just like when you're blowing out birthday candles.

Ujjayi breath helps you stay calm and focused during yoga. It's like having a gentle friend who reminds you to breathe in and out slowly as you move from one pose to the next.

Imagine you're drinking through a straw, but instead of a soda or juice, you're breathing in air. That’s inhaling, you pull the air in through your nose, making a soft sound like wind blowing through a narrow tunnel.

Then, when you breathe out, it's like letting that drink slowly slide down your throat, you push the air out through your nose again, still making that soft sound. This is exhaling.

Diana Christinson from Pacific Ashtanga Yoga teaches this breath so you can feel strong and peaceful during yoga, just like how you feel when you take slow, deep breaths before a big hug or after a long day at school. Ujjayi breath is like taking a deep, smooth sip of your favorite drink, but you do it through your nose and throat, making a soft sound, just like when you're blowing out birthday candles.

Ujjayi breath helps you stay calm and focused during yoga. It's like having a gentle friend who reminds you to breathe in and out slowly as you move from one pose to the next.

Imagine you're drinking through a straw, but instead of a soda or juice, you're breathing in air. That’s inhaling, you pull the air in through your nose, making a soft sound like wind blowing through a narrow tunnel.

Then, when you breathe out, it's like letting that drink slowly slide down your throat, you push the air out through your nose again, still making that soft sound. This is exhaling.

Diana Christinson from Pacific Ashtanga Yoga teaches this breath so you can feel strong and peaceful during yoga, just like how you feel when you take slow, deep breaths before a big hug or after a long day at school.