Emma demonstrates upper body stretches on a full inhale, followed immediately with a full exhale.
Emma demonstrates two-part breath. This is two thirds of a full breath in and out. It’s best to practise this first before a complete inhalation (the three part breath), as you want to make sure you remain relaxed you don’t do the work with your upper chest and shoulders.
Emma demonstrates Battlement Breathing (so called because it is in the shape of battlements). However, you may have come across this exercise before as ‘box’ breathing. It is incredibly relaxing, and helps with breath awareness and control.
Emma Farrell teaches you how to sit comfortably and correctly for breathing exercises suitable for yoga and freediving.
Emma Farrell shows you some basic stretches you can do before breathing practice to aid with flexibility and comfort
Emma Farrell demonstrates short sequence of upper body stretches for all. They can be very useful done at your desk, before a dive session or whenever you feel like it!
Emma Farrell shows you how to breathe abdominally and do a full three part inhale and exhale
Emma Farrell shows you how to perform a yogi diaphragm stretching exercise called Uddiyana Bandha with two variations.
Emma Farrell shows you how to perform Kapalabhati with breath retentions
Emma Farrell shows you how to perform Kapalabhati breathing; a yoga kriya also known as the pumping breath or the shining skull breath.
Emma Farrell leads you through three rounds of Kapalabhati (the pumping breath) with breath retention.
Please watch the videos on how to do kapalabhati first!