Welcome to this practice.
Today we'll be practicing Savitri Healing Pranayama,
Time-tested over thousands of years and known to be a healing breath.
We will be oxygenating the body with the inhale,
And on the exhale,
We will be releasing whatever it is that we don't need and detoxing.
So this will be a three-part breath,
Starting with an inhale into the low belly,
Blowing it up like a balloon,
Then bringing it up into the ribs so you can feel them expand,
And then imagine bringing the breath all the way up into the collarbones.
So that will be one long,
Smooth breath in,
And one long,
Smooth breath out.
Our inhale will be for a count of eight,
We will hold at the top for a count of four,
Exhale for a count of eight,
And hold out for a count of four.
Let's begin.
Please come into a very comfortable seated position,
And do your best to stay fully present throughout this process,
And I will be guiding you.
Let's begin with exhaling all of our breath.
And now inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold out for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding out for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold out for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold out for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold out for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold out for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold out for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold out for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold out,
Hold in for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhale for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Hold for four.
For the next few minutes,
I invite you to continue counting on your own.
Inhaling for eight.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Going into our last minute here.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Inhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
Exhaling for eight,
Two,
Three,
Four,
Five,
Six,
Seven,
Eight.
Holding out for four,
Two,
Three,
Four.
And now resume your natural breath.
Notice how you feel.
Do you feel perhaps more calm,
Less pain?
Just take note and enjoy the up-leveled status of Savitri Healing Pranayama.
Thank you for practicing with me today.
Namaste.
I wish you healing.
