If you’ve ever tried a breathing exercise and thought, “There’s no way I can breathe in or out that long,” this episode is for you. I talk with Prasad Palacharla, Yoga Chair at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, about why long breaths can be difficult and how techniques like Ujjayi breathing can help slow and control the breath.

Then I simplify what we learned and we start building our cheat sheet.

HANDS-ON CHEAT SHEET

Slow Down Your Breath
Inhale → like smelling a flower
Exhale → like blowing through a straw

RESOURCES

Belly Breathing Exercise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZczCUyvBVw

Beginner 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2jGGY0lzr0&t=8s

Thanks to Prasad Palacharla for sharing his time and experience.

Learn more about yoga classes at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago:
https://www.htgc.org/yoga

View Photo with Prasad

Hosted by: Peter Deuschle, founder of Hands-On Meditation
Intro Voice Over: Matthew Hall
Theme Song: “Manual Focus” by Peter Deuschle
Videos: HandsOnMeditation.com

Welcome to the Hands-On Meditation Podcast, where we explore your questions and comments to make meditation and breathing exercises easier to understand.

I’m Peter Deuschle, founder of Hands-On Meditation. Mindfulness doesn’t come easily to me either, so we’re in this together. We’ll talk with friends and experts in the meditation community, simplify what we learn, and create a practical Hands-On Cheat Sheet you can use in everyday life.

Hosted by: Peter Deuschle, founder of Hands-On Meditation

Intro Voice Over: Matthew Hall

Theme Song: “Manual Focus” by Peter Deuschle

Videos: HandsOnMeditation.com