Return To Center: Ujjayi + Extended Exhale Breath

If you are feeling overstimulated, or need to state shift into a more relaxed mode, this practice is for you! It combines a classic ujjayi pranayama (breathwork) - the slight constriction of the throat, or glottis - with an extended exhale breath - exhaling longer than the inhale. These two practices combined help to reduce stress, promote calm, and overtime, increase vagal tone (or our ability to shift from a sympathetic to parasympathetic state more readily).