Ujjayi: Ocean Breathing

Ujjayi: Ocean Breathing

I don't know about you, but I love the ocean—sparkling water, salty sand, smooth stones, sand-dollars—and the sound of waves as reassuring and life-affirming as heartbeats.

Although it is not as wonder-full as being at the ocean, or practicing Ujjayi on a beachpracticing Ujjayi brings the ocean to one's moment wherever one is. Wherever whenever I practice Ujjayi, the infinite ocean laps at the shore of my being in a way that those seashells I listened to as a child only hinted.

If you haven't yet had the pleasure, you may be wondering, what is Ujjayi (pronounced oo-jai)?

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