Yoga enthusiasts seek guidance on incorporating breath into poses and movements and share frustrations with inadequate instruction.
Summary
- Proper breath guidance enhances pose success and deepens practice.
- Flow instructions require explicit breath cues for beginners to follow seamlessly.
- Recommending YouTube instructors offering detailed breath guidance.
- Understanding the breathing dynamics in movements helps clarify when to inhale and exhale.
15 Years of Yoga Experience
“Been at it for 15 years, I find myself out of sync frequently, don’t sweat it. In general, arms going up, breath in, arms going down or folding forward, breath out. All the little things that make a pose ‘perfect’ are just things we work towards and try to be cognizant of.”
Clarity in Breath for Flows
“This confused me at first too. And I was talkin to a teacher about it, literally asking for him to be more explicit with breaths during flows, just like what you want. He told me that for flows, generally speaking, forward movements are exhale and backwards movements are inhales. Think about what’s happening to your lungs when you move, and it should make sense. Like, are your lungs experiencing pressure? Then it’s prob an exhale
After that I never got confused again.”
YouTube Recommendations
“Charlie follows does the breathing guidance on YouTube”
“I think 5 parks yoga might be a good start. It’s pretty fast paced”
Specialized Instruction
“You are specifically looking for instruction in vinyasa yoga.”