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Level 1/2
20 min

Daily Pranayama Practice

Kundalini | By Kia Miller on Jun 23 2012
Energize yourself with this simple but effective practice of pranayama. This is a wonderful daily practice.

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Energize yourself with this simple but effective practice of pranayama. This is a wonderful daily practice.

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  • Carolina Bocos     May 5th, 2013
    can I do this practise while pregnant in my second term?
    thanks
    • Kia Miller     May 6th, 2013
      Thanks for the question Carolina - no breath of fire in your second term, so long deep breaths instead. No hold on the end of the exhale when you are present. Otherwise all good!
      Many blessings, Kia
  • fliss austin     Apr 22nd, 2013
    fantastic breath work
  • Gwen Siciliano     Mar 13th, 2013
    Simply awesome, thanx to this wondrous start to the day....
  • Amy Russell     Mar 1st, 2013
    Lovely. Thank you
  • Julia Duffy     Jan 24th, 2013
    Thank you so much for this Kia. Newness and freshness are already stirring from this breath :)
  • Ryoka Elton     Jan 8th, 2013
    Blessings and thank you for sharing this beautiful practice x
  • Kimberly Porth     Dec 14th, 2012
    Hi Kia.... This is a favorite to do every day when I get up!!! I'd love to
    See many more pranayama classes in the que... Just to mix it up!!
    Thanks!!!
    • Kia Miller     Dec 17th, 2012
      More pranayama coming soon! Blessings, Kia
  • Gretchen Kolsky     Oct 19th, 2012
    Thank you Kia Miller! Erica Jago recommended your practice for me. I have injured myself and am on bed rest. Any recommendations for meditation/breath practices that require no movement and that can be done lying down would be so appreciated. Thank you for giving me an extraordinary resource for myself at such a critical time....you are phenomenal! I send gratitude and blessings. -Gretchen
    • Kia Miller     Oct 20th, 2012
      Dear Gretchen,

      I would recommend an Iyengar style pranayama. Lying down, a slight lift to your chest if you can (perhaps a pillow under your chest and head. Then practicing long deep breathing. I would also recommend doing a Yoga Nidra practice - deep relaxation. Email me directly through my website www.kiamiller.com and I can get you some recordings to practice to. Blessings, Kia
      • Gretchen Kolsky     Oct 20th, 2012
        Kia,

        Thank you is not enough! I am so grateful for your guidance, suggestions and support. You are a wonderful teacher and human being.

        Gretchen

        ps - I contacted you through www.kiamiller.com. Thank you a million zillion.
  • Andrea Taylor     Oct 19th, 2012
    Kia, I am becoming a real fan, practicing with your limited set of classes here at Yogaglo. I have not quite memorized all your instructions and comments in this one, but almost, though each time I hear them, something new is pointed out, or I am reminded again of something. They still work for me in other words. I have been consistently practicing fire breathing, and I am having some amazing shifts in my mental/emotional body with Kundalini, and with your supportive friendly manner. You are very healing.
    Have a namaste!
    • Kia Miller     Oct 20th, 2012
      Andrea I am so happy you are having success with this practice and are feeling the transformational power of this kind of breath work. Sending many blessings, Kia
  • Joannah Underhill     Oct 18th, 2012
    Loved it! Thank you Kia. A beautiful practice and very well led.
  • Andra Wochesen     Oct 8th, 2012
    This was really nice - I've never done it before but feel more more centred and grounded than when I started. Thank you.
  • Chelsea Cunningham     Sep 21st, 2012
    Thank you Kia! I needed that. I feel alert, calm and at peace. Kundalini is what made me first fall in love with yoga. Now, I am an interdiscplinary yoga instructor, and it's always nice to come back to my Kundalini roots. :) Namaste.
  • Cynthia McCabe     Sep 12th, 2012
    loved this! great way to start my day. Is there a name for the pursed lips breath? Loved it!
    • Kia Miller     Sep 12th, 2012
      Hi Cynthia, no other specific name for the pursed lips breath!
  • Ann Brumby     Sep 11th, 2012
    Thank you that was excellent! I know breathing properly changed my life. I was doing the opposite all my life (deep breath into the chest, collapsing my diaphragm) and I had been doing yoga for a couple of years. I thought I was doing it correctly and when it was finally caught by a teacher, and I was shown, everything changed. I thought I was going to pass out for the first couple of days it was so different than I was used to. If I might suggest for a future class you breakdown how to breath properly as once I found this out about myself I found that most of my friends and relations where not breathing correctly either. Also, how to do breath of fire correctly. I think that can be difficult to grasp too and wow when done properly it will make you soar.
    Thank you! Satnam!
    • Kia Miller     Sep 11th, 2012
      Sat Nam Ann! Glad you like it! Yes, I will do a new breath series encouraging all to breathe properly! Blessings, Kia
  • Andrea Taylor     Sep 4th, 2012
    Dear Kia,
    I have been doing this practice via yoga glo with your leadership (and without when the internet here is down) nearly every day for three weeks now. Can this pranayama breath build up too much energy?
    • Kia Miller     Sep 4th, 2012
      HI Andrea, if you are doing this pranayama in the morning and then going about your day, it should be energizing you in a good way. If you are feeling too activated by it, then cut the breath of fire part down to just 3 minutes and see how that goes! Many blessings, Kia
  • Natasha Singh     Aug 14th, 2012
    Thank you so much. I feel completely energised...ahhh needed that x
  • stephanie haid     Aug 1st, 2012
    hi kia, i love this; thank you....is it ok to breathe in and out through the mouth?
    • Kia Miller     Aug 6th, 2012
      HI Stephanie,
      Thanks for your question..
      Do you have a medical reason why you cannot breathe through the mouth? In this particular pranayama sequence you are supposed to breath through your nose. It has a different energetic effect if you breathe through your mouth. Blessings, Kia
  • Courtney Marie     Jul 25th, 2012
    Definitely energizing! I did it first thing in the morning, and I feel not only awake but so very much alive and centered. Thank you.
  • Leilani Smiler     Jul 12th, 2012
    Day3/40 did this while the bath, supporting me while experiencingT.O.M breath of fire was my 1 to your 3, felt steady rhythm after the 5min. I found the long breath in through the pierced lips and out through the nose presented more an awareness of co-ordinating with body andmy exhale is so much shorter, although i try to slow it down without needing to take a big gulp of air after! The last 2min BOF I felt the fire within
    my solar plexus down through to my bicep. 20mins went quickly ;) thank you for this teaching ;)
  • Rowena King     Jul 2nd, 2012
    Brilliant breath practice from one of the best teachers out there right now.Thank you Kia :)
  • Shona Andrew     Jun 30th, 2012
    I was suspicious... I tried Kundalini practice on Yogaglo before and found it pretentious. This was different, amazing to feel so different with just breath!
  • Kelly Gilmore     Jun 27th, 2012
    Thank you Kia. I am new to Kundalini. love the focus on breath but feel like this is a level 2/3 not 1/2. Will keep practicing it.
    • Kia Miller     Jun 27th, 2012
      Thanks Kelly. The breath techniques do require some level of mastery to do for a long time. Good idea to build yourself up doing a couple of mins of breath of fire, then resting with normal breath for a minute, then another couple of mins of breath of fire etc. Once you get in the swing of it you will feel the power of the breath beginning to move stuck energy. Blessings, Kia
  • Linda      Jun 26th, 2012
    this is a great way to start my morning. but, i am confused between breath of fire and kalabati (?spelling) from what i have been reading there is a distinction but im not clear a tutorial would be great.
    • Kia Miller     Jun 27th, 2012
      Dear Linda. Thanks for the question. I will be offering a tutorial on this. Kapalabati - or skull shining breath is actually slower and a little more forceful (or stronger may be a better word). Breath of Fire tends to be faster (building up to about 3 pulses of the belly/ second) and more shallow. Think of Breath of Fire as a light pulsing in your belly with equal inhale and exhale. Kapalabati is stronger and slower. Hope that helps as a basic distinction for you. Blessings, Kia
  • Andressa Nóbrega     Jun 25th, 2012
    Wonderful!
  • Keri Sheerin     Jun 24th, 2012
    Kia,Thank you so much! Love from TahoeKeri