vibe yoga

so in this clip, katie and i are going toshow you an exercise of pranayama or breathing exercise called uji. during uji breathing,we're also going to focus a little bit on meditation for woman in their third trimesterof pregnancy. so, katie, sitting in a nice soft cross legged pose, go ahead and sit upnice and tall, relax the backs of the hands on the knees. and for our uji breathing, you'refirst going to remember that three part breath, breathing from the belly through the ribs,up to the tops of the lungs on the inhale, and exhaling through the nose, lying everythingto relax. so just start your uji breath, go ahead and inhale deeply. and as you exhale,it's like the word, haaa, or ha, but you're whispering it with your mouth closed. so you'reusing the back of your throat to keep the

breath, and make a little sound that helpsto anchor the mind. so inhaling deeply, and as you exhale. and again inhaling deeply.so in your uji breath, the inhale and the exhale go completely through the nose, relaxingthe jaw. and as you inhale deeply, you're going to draw the breath through the belly,the ribs, and the chest, and as you exhale it's like whispering the sound, haaa. so youuse the back of the throat to kind of use those muscles to keep the breath, and it soundslike this; inhaling deeply, and exhaling. go ahead and inhale again, and exhaling. wonderful.so it's almost like a darth vader sound on the exhale, maybe the sound of wind movingthrough trees. and then when you're ready, go ahead and place the hands on the belly.and as you inhale deeply, continue that uji

breath. and on the inhale, i want you to thinkto yourself, my baby is growing, and as you exhale, and i am strong. on the inhale, mybaby is growing, and on the exhale, i am strong. so continue that meditation through your ujibreathing to warm up for your practice today.