Ujjayi breath, also known as “victorious” breath, may have been the first type of pranayama (breathwork) you were introduced to in yoga. Although it’s often framed by teachers as a beginner-friendly ...

Yoga Journal’s archives series is a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article about Ujjayi Breath first appeared in the November-December 1996 ...

If you think that everyone who practices yoga is a meditative, calm person who is one with the universe, think again! They get just as pissed with the world as the rest of us, and as an example, check ...

Even though it can seem like yoga is all about doing poses, bending, and stretching, one of the most important aspects of the practice is actually how you breathe. Focusing on your breath, and ...