BYSJ Online Yoga Q&A – February 15, 2025

Our Online Yoga Q&As are a convenient way for folks to get together to ask questions and talk about our practice. They're free for everyone everywhere. Here is a summary of the topics that were discussed with shortcut links:    • BYSJ Online Yoga Q&A – February 15, 2025   We began by discussing the correct technique for Pranayama deep breathing.    • BYSJ Online Yoga Q&A – February 15, 2025   The inhale breathing is slow and controlled, and I can take in as much air as possible, but the exhale always takes longer. So, I'm not exhaling at the right pace. Is that correct?    • BYSJ Online Yoga Q&A – February 15, 2025   In Pranayama, is the six counts keyed precisely to six seconds?    • BYSJ Online Yoga Q&A – February 15, 2025   In Wind Removing pose, with two legs, I can either lift my upper body up to grab my elbows, but then my head is way off the floor, or I can grab closer to the wrists to have my head on the floor and begin to tuck the chin. Which is the better approach for me to improve?    • BYSJ Online Yoga Q&A – February 15, 2025   Bikram talks about "80/20 breathing" and "normal breathing" in his books, and I'm not sure which breathing mechanism I should use.    • BYSJ Online Yoga Q&A – February 15, 2025   In Standing Separate Leg Stretching and Stretching poses, a lot of people cannot straighten their legs. Are there any tips on how I can help them?    • BYSJ Online Yoga Q&A – February 15, 2025   In Kapalbhati breathing, the dialogue says to blow out by the lips, but I often hear teachers say "blow out by the mouth." It seems different to me; what do you think?    • BYSJ Online Yoga Q&A – February 15, 2025   With Half Tortoise pose, keeping hips on heels is upfront in the dialogue, but some studios recommend bringing your hips up to create an inversion and get the forehead closer to touching the floor. How important is getting that inversion vs. keeping the hips on heels and stretching?    • BYSJ Online Yoga Q&A – February 15, 2025   I read in a paper that the first initial resistance in yoga poses to get through is called the "minimum edge," and from there, there are various intensities...