This relaxing visualisation and breathing technique helps to extend the exhale which lowers the pulse rate and reduces energy. Great for anxiety or during challenging times and a great one for during labour and birth too

Focusing on the breath is one of the best ways to focus the mind, and sooth the nervous system. Use this breathing meditation regularly to learn the power of the breath

This short breath focus breath technique evens out the breath with holds and focuses the mind whilst we meditate

Kapalabhati or Skull shining breath is a fiery breath pumping the diaphragm to help raise your energy. here we do 3 rounds with breath holds between as a pre-curser to a short 5 minute meditation at the end where we watch the normal breath. Never strain or hold the breath longer than the need to breath in naturally and be careful if you have any health conditions which might be impacted.

Yogis know that the breath is not limited to the lungs. We use the breath to move energy through the whole body. In this short guided meditation we feel the whole body breathing

Join Lisa from Sole 2 Soul Yoga for this 30 minute session where she explains some of the benefits and science behind effective breathing, and guides you through two practices. Firstly slow, mindful 3 part breathing, and then Kapalabhati which is an energising technique to raise the energy. There are dozens of different breath work techniques designed to help you harness the power of the breath for good health and to influence the nervous system and clarity of mind but these two give a good introduction to how transformational breathing can be for your well-being.

3 part breathing is one of the key yoga breaths to fully utilise the lungs and increase energy, relax the mind and body - we breath into the diaphram (belly) , the ribs (side, back and front) and the top of the lungs (collar bones and shoulders) to realise how wonderful full controlled breath can feel .

Skull Shining breath or kapalaphati is an energising breath to help purify the energy channels and the lungs by exhaling forcefully and passively inhaling.

Single Nostril breathing helps equalise the energies in the body, relaxing and concentrating the mind