so in yoga breathing is major part, in my tradition "proper breathing" is one of 5 main points of yoga.

in yoga we call it pranayama wich is the different tecniques of conscious breathing and also breath retentions.
prana is the so called life force, or the vital energy, wich is basicly equal to qi in chinese, ki in japanese, the force in star wars etc.

it is said that pranayama is to things if translating
- prana yama: prana controll
we learn how to control this vital energy by breathing with awarness in different ways
- prana ayama: expanding the prana
so by breathing properly we expand the lifeforce within us and we are more healthy and aware.
so these are the effects in our energy body

and of course you have the effects in the physical body with the oxygen boosting, the stress reducing, learning how to use the 3rd lower part of your loungs etc.

but in your breath is very much a help aswell in your challenge when doing asana practice,
by breathing conscious when in a physical challenge you will be calmer and starting to relax rather then stressing up, wich leads to that you can be more gentle but still challenge your unbalances especially when you learn to do a proper length of your exhalation.
in between the asanas mpst people have a tendency to let the mind go and come up to the surface from the dept.
if remembering to breath also in between the asanas you will stay focused, and the less amount of times you let your mind wonder away, the more mentally recovered you will feel after the class.

and when breathing with awarness you will calm down, you will be more aware of your inner feelings and sensations, so this will also help you inthe way that you can change and correct smaller details within your asanas without to big movement since then your physical body will react again and "defend it self" by contracting and stiffen up.

without your breath you would not function, to often do we take our breath for granted, maybe sometimes you should give your total focus on just your breath, your vital lifeforce..

let the breath be your guide to your inner self..

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