Pranayama

The Sanskrit word prana translates roughly as “life force,” and–ayama means to lengthen, stretch, or extend. As a practice, pranayama is a specific, intentionally induced pattern of breathing that sharpens concentration and brings inner balance. One of the eight limbs of yoga, pranayama brings you to the doorway of meditation.

This class includes some breath explorations, but it focuses on classic beginning and intermediate pranayama techniques along with some mantra, mudra and meditation practices. The Tuesday morning class is one hour long and the Friday morning class is one hour and fifteen minutes long. There is more time to sit in meditation in the Friday class.