You know I like to keep it fresh with y'all. And since I'm not having the easiest time getting off the ground this week, I'm gonna turn you on to your breathing while we hang with a seated practice. (See the video demonstration below.) How I am loving the feeling and movement of the breath, big and full, empty and light, up and down, in and out, energizing and quieting. Sitting or hibernating, 'tis the season to go inside and feel the vibrations of Love.

Here's a toast to your life and some of my favorite breathing, or pranayama, practices. Prana, the force of life inside and around you, is that which is infinitely everywhere. And ayama means to stretch or extend. So friends, breathe into infinity!

You come into this world on an inhale and your last breath will indeed be an exhale. So yogis, since our lives are measured by the number of breaths we breathe, let's make the breath more conscious, deeper, wider, happier, more ecstatic and more chill, too These practices will lift you, open you, and calm you. Breathing is our sweet elixir. It's our truth serum and reflects the truest thing about who we are. A wonderful way to feel the breath is by chanting Om. Om is the sound of creation and the three sounds that comprise it-- A U M --merge together into Om-ness or Oneness!

So we'll chant Om, then shapeshift into Sufi Circles, Breath of Joy, Kappalabhati, Kundalini Camel Rocks, an energizing Tibetan breathing exercise my amazing yogini sister Kimberly taught me when I was still doing hip hop at the gym, and we'll end with the divine balancing breath Nadi Shodana, or alternate-nostril breathing.

Fall in love with your life and with each and every Inspired breath that you've been given!

BREATHE and feel the blessing,  Ahhhhhhh Uuuuuuu Mmmmmmmm.

Power to the Prana Playlist:

Don't Forget to Breathe,  Bitter Sweet
Air I Breath ( Kid Logo Remix),  Badmarsh & Shri
Every Breath You Take, The Police
Breathe Me (Mylo Mix),  Sia
Speak to Me/Breathe ( In the Air) Dub Side of the Moon ( Reggae Version of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon)
Breathing Light,  Nitin Sawhney
Breathe,  Bliss



Dana Trixie Flynn is co-creator of Lotus Flow Yoga and co-director of the school and center at Laughing Lotus Yoga in New York City and San Francisco. She is known for her raw and generous energy and for re-awakening asanas and creating mass celebration.