The ancient yogis understood the power of the breath. A dip in my health a few years ago, made me acutely aware of just how deep this wisdom runs. What I learned in the process of healing myself transformed my understanding of pranayama.
I practice pranayama daily, usually the energising techniques that give you a buzz, and leave you feeling blissed out afterwards, like Tummo, and Breath of Fire.
In 2019, inexplicably I started to wheeze. I’d be breathless after mild exercise. I felt my energy levels drop, and I had trouble concentrating. I initially put it down to the perimenopause and persisted with my daily pranayama.
Pranayama oxygenates?
When I trained to be a yoga teacher, we of course studied pranayama. We
