Thinking about the discomfort of sitting is the single largest distractor when learning pranayama practices. Find a way to sit that you can hold without effort, focusing your mind instead of the benefits of your breath.

Learn how to breathe with an accentuated sound and how to use that as a tool to remain present in your practice and body while building inner heat.

Counting each breath may seem simple, but this video shows you how to use it as a tool to drop out of your critical thinking mind and into the physical body. This is the pranayama that every beginner should get to know well.

Break down the details of flowing with your breath to find a tool that keeps your present in your practice and your body.

A sigh seems simple, but often we are too shy to really get into the cleansing breath! Learn how to be brave with the sighing breath and clear stale energy from the body on the way.

Learn how to practice this calming breath that soothes the nervous system and helps to connect us with our truest inner nature.

Learn how to flutter the lips to let go of tension, anticipation, frustration and any self-consciousness.

Break down the many layers of om to find a sound that resonates with every cell of your body: clearing the stale energy and replacing it with all the good stuff!

Learn how to use alternate nostril breathing to settle the mind and emotions while helping you to remain present in the physical body.

Learn how to use the invigorating and liberating lion's breath to draw up stale energy from deep within you and to let it go.

Practice using short, powerful exhales and passive inhales to cleanse the body and calm the mind.