ujjaji pranayama

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Hello everyone,

 

i'm paul.

i'm the new guy.

 

it's nice to have found this site. i'm new to the

practice of ashtanga. I live in portland,or and have

recently returned after having been abroad for 5 years

in asia and india.

 

anyway, my practice now consists of primary series 1

and some of 2. it's going well and the body has

responded quite well to the study.

 

I have become aware of the breath, or should I say, my

lifelong habit of barely breathing. the first 30

years of my life I didn't know how to breath. I have

a question about the spontaneous engaging of ujjaji

pranayama. Upon the inhale, where does the tongue

naturally lay? I feel like i'm forcing the tongue to

recede into the lower jaw. also, is there any nose

closure or nasal retention at all? when the nose does

close slightly it feel unnatural and hampered.

 

on a side note, a teacher told me the India habit of

side head bobbing and the distinct accent of Indian

spoken english lends itself to the breathing of

ujjaji. I never thought of this, but when I practice

it, it really makes sense.

 

anyway, it's nice to be in this group and I hope

someone can help with the above question.

 

toodles, paul.

 

 

 

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