1.0YogaUOnlinehttps://yogauonline.comEva Norlyk Smithhttps://yogauonline.com/author/eva/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VH2dOmoVKo"><a href="https://yogauonline.com/yoga-practice-teaching-tips/yoga-for-beginners/deepen-your-breath-soothe-your-mind/">Deepen Your Breath, Soothe Your Mind</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://yogauonline.com/yoga-practice-teaching-tips/yoga-for-beginners/deepen-your-breath-soothe-your-mind/embed/#?secret=VH2dOmoVKo" width="600" height="338" title="“Deepen Your Breath, Soothe Your Mind” — YogaUOnline" data-secret="VH2dOmoVKo" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://media.yogauonline.com/app/uploads/2021/04/06034948/deepen_your.webp19201080From our first inhale to our last exhale, our breath is what sustains us, what gives us life. The process of breathing is unique in that it is one of few automatic bodily functions which we can consciously modify. If we lose awareness of our breath, the Autonomic Nervous System is there to keep it … Continued