Practice · Breathwork
Pranayama & breathwork
Yogic breathing practices — the art of working with the breath to steady the body and mind. Each is explained step by step, with benefits and cautions. Filter by level, duration or goal.
- Alternate Nostril BreathingAlternate Nostril Breathing (Nadi Shodhana) is a calming, balancing pranayama in which you breathe alternately through e…BeginnerUnder 10 min
- Bhastrika (Bellows Breath)Bhastrika (Bellows Breath) is an energising pranayama of forceful, equal inhalations and exhalations through the nose, l…IntermediateUnder 10 min
- Bhramari (Humming Bee Breath)Bhramari (Humming Bee Breath) is a deeply calming pranayama: you exhale slowly while making a soft humming sound like a …BeginnerUnder 10 min
- Box Breathing (Equal-Ratio Breath)Box breathing is a simple, steadying technique in which you inhale, hold, exhale and hold again for an equal count — lik…BeginnerUnder 10 min
- Chandra Bheda (Left-Nostril Breath)Chandra Bheda (Left-Nostril Breath) is a cooling, calming pranayama: you inhale through the left nostril and exhale thro…IntermediateUnder 10 min
- Kapalabhati (Skull-Shining Breath)Kapalabhati (Skull-Shining Breath) is a cleansing practice of short, sharp exhalations from the belly with passive inhal…IntermediateUnder 10 min
- Sectional Breathing (Yogic Breath)Sectional breathing teaches you to breathe into three areas in turn — the abdomen, the ribcage and the upper chest — bef…BeginnerUnder 10 min
- Sheetali (Cooling Breath)Sheetali (Cooling Breath) is a cooling pranayama: you inhale slowly through a curled tongue (or, in Sheetkari, through t…BeginnerUnder 10 min
- Sitkari (Hissing Cooling Breath)Sitkari is a cooling pranayama practised with the teeth lightly together: you inhale through the gap in the teeth so the…BeginnerUnder 10 min
- Surya Bheda (Right-Nostril Breath)Surya Bheda (Right-Nostril Breath) is a warming, energising pranayama: you inhale through the right nostril and exhale t…IntermediateUnder 10 min
- Ujjayi BreathUjjayi is a calming, warming pranayama made by gently narrowing the throat so the breath makes a soft ocean-like sound. …BeginnerUnder 10 min
- Yogic Breathing (Foundations)Yogic breathing (the complete or three-part breath) is the foundation of all pranayama: a slow, full breath that fills t…BeginnerUnder 10 min