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These studies have found that practicing slowing your breath and practicing control of your breath:</p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6470305/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reduce the rate of cardiovascular disease by very slow breathing at 1 breath/min for 20 min.</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.nchpad.org/1263/5964/Inclusive~Yoga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Releases tension throughout the entire body</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.bibliomed.org/mnsfulltext/28/28-1476538333.pdf?1625338806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reduce anxiety and stress</a></li><li>Teach you to chill the f*** out.</li></ul>\n\n\n\n<h2>How to do Ujjayi breathing</h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Inhalation and exhalation both flow through only our nose in ujjayi breathing. My <a href=\"https://fillyourcupwithrach.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">online yoga instructor</a> taught me this audible breathing technique as follow:</p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Sit up in a lotus, half-lotus, or whatever upright sitting position you&#8217;re comfortable with.</li><li>Keep your mouth closes and breathing rhyme will slightly deeper than normal pace. Think deep snoring vibes.</li><li>As you breathe in through your nose, constrict your throat slightly to feel the air tickle the back of your throat.</li><li>Consciously follow your brother into your diagram which is controlling your breathing. </li><li>Exhaling the breath with the same restriction and duration as the inhale, making another softly, audible, snoring-like sound. </li></ol>\n","date":"July 1, 2021","featuredImage":{"node":{"localFile":{"childImageSharp":{"gatsbyImageData":{"layout":"fullWidth","backgroundColor":"#080808","images":{"fallback":{"src":"/static/39e859948a932b4824acf98e918a1a00/bb8ee/neon-breathe.png","srcSet":"/static/39e859948a932b4824acf98e918a1a00/0dee1/neon-breathe.png 750w,\n/static/39e859948a932b4824acf98e918a1a00/8beaa/neon-breathe.png 1080w,\n/static/39e859948a932b4824acf98e918a1a00/bb8ee/neon-breathe.png 1200w","sizes":"100vw"},"sources":[{"srcSet":"/static/39e859948a932b4824acf98e918a1a00/a66aa/neon-breathe.webp 750w,\n/static/39e859948a932b4824acf98e918a1a00/65dd5/neon-breathe.webp 1080w,\n/static/39e859948a932b4824acf98e918a1a00/edb28/neon-breathe.webp 1200w","type":"image/webp","sizes":"100vw"}]},"width":1,"height":0.5625},"fluid":{"src":"/static/39e859948a932b4824acf98e918a1a00/ee604/neon-breathe.png"}}}}},"travelJournal":{"location":null},"dateGmt":"2021-07-01T22:12:03","excerpt":"<p>Science backed benefits of practicing Ujjayi breathing. 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