by Sherri Koehler | May 27, 2020 | Blog Posts, Practice, Pranayama
Keep checking back on this page, it is slowly expanding into a resource for learning the chants we do together after Yoga in Chairs. What is Kirtan? Kirtan is a form of both meditation and devotional, Bhakti Yoga, practice. It is done through chanting mantra...
by Sherri Koehler | Jun 12, 2018 | Blog Posts, Meditation, Pranayama
Last month Trinity College Dublin released a study* that identifies how the brain functions when prāṇāyāma helps us to focus. The study revealed activity in an area of the brainstem, the locus coeruleus, which produces noradrenaline. This chemical helps us to focus...
by Sherri Koehler | Feb 11, 2015 | Pranayama
Sanskrit: Antara – interior, within Kumbhaka – suspension, holding Holding the inhalation Benefits: Expands the lungs and chest Calms the mind Contraindications: Breath retention is not recommended for those living with glaucoma, untreated high blood...
