Day 5 - Ujjayi Breathing - 21-Day Breathwork Challenge

This session is part of the 21-day Breathwork Challenge. If you follow my profile, you can find all the available previous sessions there. You can also find all the other tracks in the playlist "The 21-Day Breathwork Challenge".

Ujjayi Pranayama, meaning victorious breath, is a controlled, slightly constricted, and very steady breathing through the nose, that works out the tongue and back of the throat, as well as the supporting breathing muscles.

You can practice Ujjayi pranayama while sitting or walking, and, when you are comfortable with the technique, you can use it in any type of physical exercise. The main purpose is to train all the assisting muscles of breathing so you have full control over your breath as you train or meditate.

Reviews

Profound! Inge is a fantastic source of wisdom about breath, I keep coming back (I did her course and recommend it highly) as a Yoga Teacher with lots of experience I appreciate Inge‘s teachings and always learn something new. Thank You

Thanks you for this challenge and all the eduction modules. You’re an amazing teacher! Clear with easy instructions.
How do you incorporate this into a daily practice? (20min with meditation using a 4 or 5 second breath sequence? Any increased benefits with a 6, 7, or 8 breath sequence?
Really appreciate all the tine and effort you've put inti sharing your knowledge 🙏

This was all new to me. Maintaining a constant smooth flow of air was a challenge as I was unaccustomed to positioning my tongue at the back of my throat and it wavered a bit. I expect this to improve with practice. Your guidance to do this practice, and steadily extend the time of the inhale and the exhale, was clear. Summarising the three main basics of nasal breathing at the end of the lesson was helpful. Thanks Inge.

This technique is new to me & Inge does a great job describing the process. Even with clear description of the processI I felt uncertain as to whether I was doing it quite right. Even so, after my efforts I still feel a physical benefit of more full, deeper breaths after this practice. 🙏