Yoga Breathing [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Richard Freeman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2002

Wh The Sanskrit word pranayama means "to release life energy from its bounds." When practiced correctly, this powerful form of yogic breathwork has the ability to reveal the intricate web of your thoughts, physiology, and energetic patterns-to quiet your mind and heighten receptivity-and to open you to "the intrinsic radiance of Being." On Yoga Breathing, Richard Freeman, director of the Yoga Workshop in Boulder, Colorado, invites you to learn the essential principles and techniques of pranayama, including: How to identify and observe your "internal breath" * Dristi gazing/breathwork to tap into your body's central energetic axis * Ujjayi breathing to free prana (your life energy) "The tree of breath" practice Specific guidance for lying and seated pranayama, and much more. Every breath you take, teaches Freeman, can serve as a guiding thread into the depths of yoga-a place of freedom and immediacy of awareness that begins on the practice mat and gradually extends into each moment of your life. Yoga Breathing distills the secrets of this essential inner work into two complete home practice sessions designed to guide you, breath by breath, to greater vitality and health.

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The Sanskrit word pranayama means "to release life energy from its bounds." When practiced correctly, this powerful form of yogic breathwork has the ability to reveal the intricate web of your thoughts, physiology, and energetic patterns, to quiet your mind and heighten receptivity , and to open you to the intrinsic radiance of Being. Includes: How to identify and observe your internal breath. " Dristi gazing/breathwork to tap into your body?s central energetic axis, and more... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated; Unabridged edition (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156455984X
• ISBN-13: 978-1564559845
• Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 0.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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83 of 83 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the inner art of breathing and living, May 11, 2003

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david dewulf (Belgium) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoga Breathing (Audio CD)

Only after listening 15 minutes something inside seemed to shift, a peacefull stilness came naturally...the instrucions are so profound...probably the best on pranayama available...after CD 1 my posture found a natural new balance.
Even after 10 years of experience with Qi Gong,Tao , mindfulness meditation, yoga and Mind/Body Medicine I feel as a beginner with the depth of this CD.
What I really like is the mindfulness approach: not forcing anything but rather creating space through listening: listening to the breath ( allowing it s true nature to unfold) as a first step to also listen to the sensations and feelings ( connected with patterns of thought and images in the mind)that arise...it is about giving space and freedom to what is there and yourself; exploring and allowing the essence of yourself to open...
I highly recommended it...

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars So pleasantly surprised, January 29, 2007

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Deborah M. Pierce "Deborah IAm" (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Yoga Breathing (Audio CD)

My son sent this after a heart attack and I was afraid it would be too overwhelming. With a little adjustment I would not miss my 20 minutes every day with this wonderful addition to my life. It has raised my consciouness immensely. I consider Yoga Breathing and my son a true blessing. Thank you Richard Freeman with the absolutely heavenly voice.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything by Freeman is excellent., January 24, 2009

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A "Ilia" (Greece) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yoga Breathing (Audio CD)

Yoga Breathing.The Yoga Matrix
Everything by Freeman is excellent. You can get it without hesitation. That goes also for his Yoga Matrix.
He is serious, honest, clear, well balanced, pleasant to listen to. His undouted knowledge and feeling for what he teaches, makes it effortless. Moreover he speaks with a warm voice, clearly & simply, well timed, with nice pauses, making difficult topics accessible even to beginners. He does not linger on a subject too long, so it is easy to concentrate. As a teacher I appreciate his teaching. If you want to go deeper on subjects you will have more reading to do.