Viloma Breath For Focus And Calm

This is the first layer of viloma breathing. It is a segmented inhale practice that guides you to draw breath in gently, step by step.

“Vi” means against, and “loma” refers to the natural direction — so this technique invites you to move softly "against the grain," awakening deeper awareness and spaciousness.

This upward-flowing pranayama cultivates clarity, uplift, and an inner steadiness that feels both grounding and expansive.

This practice offers many benefits, including building lung capacity and refined breath control. It encourages calm, focus, and mental clarity, while helping to ease anxiety and lift low energy. It also awakens pranic flow upward, supporting motivation and confidence, and cultivates presence and steadiness before meditation or energetic work. Please remember that while this practice is supportive, it does not replace professional medical or mental health care.

Transcript

Hey everyone, It's Danny and welcome to Valoma Pranayama. So veloma we break it into two parts of ve and loma So, The translates to against. And Loma is direction or grain. So specifically when we're talking about the direction of hair. So you think about when you stroke a cat, You normally go with the direction of the hair. What happens when you go against the grain or when you're stroking your dog? So it feels a bit strange. It feels a bit uncomfortable, A little bit funny. So with this breathing technique, We're going to segment the breath into three parts. So as the name insinuates, We're going to feel a little bit strange, A little bit uncomfortable and awkward as we do this, Not very intensely, But it will feel a little bit different. So we break it into three parts and I will guide you through these three inhalation parts. We'll be breathing in for a couple of seconds with a pause in between, And then we'll exhale fully through the nose. So this whole practice is breathing in and out the nose and when you're ready find a comfortable seat and we'll begin. Making sure the spine is nice and long with the crown reaching towards the sky. Take a full deep breath in. And release through the nose. And then together we breathe in for one, Two, Three, Pause. Breathe in for one, Two, Three, Pause. Breathe in for one, Two, Three, Hold. And let the breath go. Breathing in for one, Two, Three, Pause. Breathing in for 1, 2, 3, Hold. Breathing in for 1, 2, 3. And exhale completely. Inhale, One, Two, Three, Four. Inhale one, Two, Three, Four. Inhale, One, Two, Three, Hold. Exhale completely. Inhale 1, 2, 3, Pause. Inhale 1, 2, 3, Pause. Inhale, One, Two, Three. Pause at the top. And then exhale, Release the breath through the nose. Empty the lung. Inhale. Inhale. Or Inhale. And really. Inhale. Or Inhale. Paul. Inhale. All. And release. Inhale. Home. Inhale. Oh. Inhale. All. Ah, Never mind. Vrilla. Soften. Three rounds, Cue your own breath in your own time. Breathing in for two to three seconds, Holding, And adding on. Three times until you get to the top. Hold for a moment at the top, Feel the buoyancy and then exhale through the nose. Let your whole body relax. Maybe closing down the eyes for the remainder of the practice. Do one row more around wherever you are. Continuing here for a few more rounds, So if you're ready to complete the practice we'll bring the hands to the heart together as one. So hopefully you're feeling a little bit more clarity, A little bit more focus. This also boosts confidence and expands to our lung capacity as well. So we're thinking clearer, Sharper, Less brain fog and more in tune and aligned. Omnibowing from my heart to yours. Namaste.