I'm Talissa and I'm here with you to explore pastika pranayama or the yogic breath of fire.
So I invite you to find a comfortable seated position squaring off the hips,
Squaring off the shoulders,
Keeping the spine upright and aligned,
Maybe visualizing a straight line from tail to crown as you lift the energy up.
And we'll work on deep belly breaths to begin with,
To focus in,
To hone in on our own body,
Becoming aware of where our breath goes,
Observing how our body moves in this rhythmic pattern with our undulating breath.
So on our next exhale,
We'll exhale all the air out of our lungs using the top of our abdominal muscles to squeeze out the rest of that air.
Upon inhaling,
We'll start with the diaphragm and we'll lead it into our chest as we take full deep inhales and we'll follow this regular pattern as we center ourselves,
Become more present,
Work on our yin part of our body,
Which is the inside,
In order to attract the yang,
Which is the outside.
I invite you to take this affirmation and ingest it as if it was your own.
I want to be seen,
Loved,
And appreciated.
Now with this breath technique,
It helps remove accumulated toxins from the body and it helps oxygenate each cell and atom of our body,
Which replenishes.
So for this yogic breath of fire,
We'll take rapid diaphragm breaths.
We'll hold the breath for three seconds and then we'll slowly exhale completely and we'll do this three times.
So when you're ready,
We'll have one hand on our chest,
One hand on the top of our belly,
Just above the belly button,
Which is where our diaphragm is,
And for ten breaths,
We'll only breathe through our diaphragm,
So we only want to feel that bottom hand moving.
Exhale and one,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight,
Nine,
Ten.
Hold here for three,
Two,
One.
We'll slowly exhale,
Completely and thoroughly,
And again we'll do ten more rapid diaphragm breaths.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight,
Nine,
Ten.
Hold.
Three,
Two,
One.
Slowly exhale,
Completely and thoroughly.
Last round.
Again,
Rapid.
One,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight,
Nine,
Ten.
Hold here for three,
Two,
One.
Begin to exhale slowly.
And come back to a regular deep breathing pattern.
Maybe we still have our hands on our belly and our chest,
Feeling that full exhalation as we use the top of our abdominal muscles to squeeze the rest of the air out of our lungs,
Then replenish with fresh air as we inhale,
Starting from the diaphragm,
As it leads up to the chest.
We continue to bring that energy upwards.
This breathing technique strengthens the lungs.
It treats allergies,
Asthma,
And tonsillitis.
As we energize every atom of the body,
We allow that stored energy to flow through as we now observe ourselves,
Our body,
The way we feel.
With each inhale,
We notice any tension throughout our body,
And with each exhale,
We release as we soften our muscles,
Our fascia,
Our tendons,
Just a little more each time.
We're connecting with the best versions of ourselves.
I now invite you to sit with yourself for just a moment as we observe the feeling from head to toe.
Thank you so much for allowing me to guide you today.
Have a wonderful rest of your day.
Thank you.
