{"id":850,"date":"2024-10-26T18:19:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T16:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/?page_id=850"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:14:23","slug":"pranayama-breathwork","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/index.php\/pranayama-breathwork\/","title":{"rendered":"Pranayama &amp; Breathwork"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"padding-top:4vw;padding-right:4vw;padding-bottom:4vw;padding-left:4vw;min-height:66vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2341\" height=\"2000\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1042\" alt=\"Breathwork in Koh Phangan Thailand\" src=\"https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/breathwork-cyril-lagel-koh-phangan-1-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:78% 73%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"78% 73%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/breathwork-cyril-lagel-koh-phangan-1-1.jpg 2341w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/breathwork-cyril-lagel-koh-phangan-1-1-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/breathwork-cyril-lagel-koh-phangan-1-1-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/breathwork-cyril-lagel-koh-phangan-1-1-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/breathwork-cyril-lagel-koh-phangan-1-1-1536x1312.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/breathwork-cyril-lagel-koh-phangan-1-1-2048x1750.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/breathwork-cyril-lagel-koh-phangan-1-1-1568x1340.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/breathwork-cyril-lagel-koh-phangan-1-1-1320x1128.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2341px) 100vw, 2341px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dea0276477bcf85c69ab3e1cb36ee053\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4dcb8183c507b25fa9bac151d2051faf\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><strong>Pranayama <\/strong>: What if your breath was the key ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45604763dd5577bc266c2cb1a0f8fd97\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Much more than a technique, pranayama is an art of breath that calms the mind, rebalances the nervous system, and opens the door to meditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e391ba58f391b12bdb3817fc8a38d7fe\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Often overshadowed by postures in modern classes, pranayama is nonetheless one of the most powerful and transformative pillars of yoga. Each breath becomes a tool for purification, vitality, and inner clarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-432b3ddcbd6e0c25aa46552bfe31f326\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Practiced regularly and with guidance, it transforms into a true art of living: a simple yet profound path to recentering, releasing tension, and rediscovering, breath by breath, what is essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c357a927b382aa7e7bd53c3bf5f0cac9\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Pranayama is an essential practice in major yoga schools like Ashtanga and Hatha. It prepares the body, nervous system, and mind for concentration, paving the way for meditation. Yet, in most yoga classes in the West, the emphasis is primarily on postures (asanas), neglecting this fundamental dimension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f61d07730ca5e426077834ec6959692a\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">This is a loss, because pranayama is one of the most powerful and transformative disciplines: through breath, it calms the mind, releases tension, and awakens vital energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1c7fc87ed8fdaccca3bee8177a0dbc58\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><strong>A living art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-feda688ef51e969db51466e6626838fd\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">More than a technique, pranayama is a living art, passed down from master to student for millennia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0c488cb0bbf076bc75916abe7520788e\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">It is not simply about breathing in a certain way, but about learning to inhabit one&rsquo;s breath, to feel the subtle energy flowing within, and to harmonize it with universal energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6b397adc08853ea2a10428e3366f5ab8\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Each breath becomes an opening, each exhalation a liberation, and each pause a gateway to inner silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a3f1b5be2aa757d54da90eabceb6edc7\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><strong>An integrated practice<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c10748667281d398349148b549507e39\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Pranayama is always integrated into a broader path: postures (asana), moral discipline (yama &amp; niyama), concentration (dharana), and meditation (dhyana).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7f9b79cbb04afca9f56a7a165e29c14c\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Pranayama techniques were developed to :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7db264cf22c17998c7e368a8f93845dd\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">\u2022 purify the body and subtle energies,<br>\u2022 strengthen the nervous and vital systems,<br>\u2022 prepare the mind for meditation,<br>\u2022 harmonize internal forces, and promote emotional stability.<br>Even today, pranayama remains a central practice in Ashtanga Yoga, Hatha Yoga, and other classical lineages, offering each breath the potential for profound transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-039d25a8eecb107b67dda18d311bf2d1\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><strong>The roots of Pranayama<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1919d02325769d1270547125c6f1272\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Pranayama is one of the core practices of yoga, passed down for millennia in Indian traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dc553c5e5dcf1fbbcb7a1ddd776e4c21\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">The word pranayama is composed of two terms: prana, the vital energy that flows within us, and ayama, expansion or control. Thus, pranayama literally means \u00ab\u00a0the art of directing and expanding vital energy through the breath.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4810bfedc14a96fd73ffc7ffb088e8e3\" style=\"color:#4a8082\">Foundational texts :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ab51e91de1231456d0ad7ff6a25ef734\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">&#8211; Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (II-49 to II-53): pranayama stabilizes the mind and prepares for meditation.<br>&#8211; Bhagavad Gita (IV-29): union of prana and apana, balance of vital forces.<br>&#8211; Hatha Yoga Pradipika (II-2): \u00ab\u00a0When the breath is unsteady, the mind is unsteady. When the breath is steady, the mind becomes steady.\u00a0\u00bb<br>Gheranda Samhita (V-1): pranayama purifies the body and illuminates the mind.<br>&#8211; Yoga Rahasya: the breath acts on the subtle sheaths (koshas), allowing for a progressive transformation of consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b167d327157941c4f6b468dd14518d50\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">&#8211; Taittiriya Upanishad: Breath is the bridge between body and mind, between the individual and the universal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d93c52d99b16c89bc1f7405e81c7a558\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><br><strong>Tradition &amp; science : a coherence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ea94671c04ba5b637d39c23e83f40911\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">For millennia, the foundational texts of yoga have described the effects of pranayama: purification of the nadis, mental balance, and preparation for meditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5bef03214a5d12c03c19f059c13c4573\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Today, modern science confirms these insights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-68a07c17ab79751d75c8559e38b4af43\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Suspension of breath (Yoga Sutras): linked to the regulation of the autonomic nervous system and the reduction of mental activity.<br>Union of prana and apana (Bhagavad Gita): corresponds to the balance between inhalation\/activation (sympathetic nervous system) and exhalation\/relaxation (parasympathetic nervous system).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-82e43f3471c17c5bc9de9c59c8bc8591\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Purification of the nadis (Hatha Yoga Pradipika): resonates with the modern understanding of gas exchange, the role of carbon dioxide, and heart rate variability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-810624b57900c2fb6388e9e1896f2277\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Breath as a Bridge (Upanishads): This aligns with neuroscience discoveries showing how breathing directly influences the brain, emotions, and consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-72b5b72066858a537bf1b224f5b4ed32\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">This convergence of ancient wisdom and contemporary science illustrates what Eddie Stern and other modern masters teach: pranayama is both a spiritual practice and a science of breath that acts on the body, mind, and energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d74949720b92011d7eed38410c7914c4\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><strong>Tradition and modernity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-655fe8305bd535e91118b2262e49af72\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">It is essential to distinguish traditional pranayama from modern breathwork :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7d580bd4148cdae9f92e141ce87810e\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Breathwork, which emerged in the West in the 1960s, often emphasizes emotional exploration through intense and rapid breathing. It can induce altered states of consciousness or cathartic releases, but remains limited to isolated experiences.<br>Pranayama, transmitted through classical lineages, is a codified and progressive path. It aims to refine and stabilize the breath, purify the nadis (energy channels), balance the nervous system, and prepare the mind for meditation. In short: where breathwork seeks the intensity of an experience, pranayama builds lasting inner stability and a gradual opening to deeper awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-db2ca43aa036d79a7cd3648cb037d9b4\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><strong>The benefits Pranayama<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-83184921777c1a15b61d08ab59b219ce\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">\u2022 Calm the mind: soothe mental fluctuations.<br>\u2022 Strengthen the nervous system: balance between activation and relaxation, resilience to stress.<br>\u2022 Increase vitality: optimize gas exchange, develop energy, and support longevity.<br>\u2022 Balance emotions: promote inner stability, presence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"breathwork sympathetic parasympathetic system\" class=\"wp-image-854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-1.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"breathwork brain activity\" class=\"wp-image-855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-2-1320x990.jpeg 1320w, https:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-2.jpeg 1522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2cbd5199a8653aa54149273e88adeb61\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><strong>What is good breathing ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f8110164c9d7513f22be69879aa2806c\" style=\"color:#4a8082\">Proper breathing is :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-101f0d1771faa796fc433dc42ea5462b\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Conscious: directed and felt at every moment.<br>Diaphragmatic: deep and complete.<br>Regular and fluid: it establishes a calming rhythm.<br>Nasal: filtered, warmed, and energizing.<br>Relearning to breathe this way restores balance and nourishes vital energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-156035ecf103f86c3f2bbf60db0db0ce\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><strong>When to practice Pranayama ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-54d3be81a5041e3311c8e372773c12e9\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">\u2022 Upon waking: to clarify the mind and awaken energy.<br>\u2022 Before yoga or meditation: to center and prepare.<br>\u2022 During the day: to soothe stress in a few cycles.<br>\u2022 In the evening: to calm the mind and promote deep sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67459961bb41455c24788ae723e180b9\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><br><strong>Where to practice ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9846f4471a73a8302004d620efffb4f7\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">\u2022 At home, sitting with your back relaxed, in a quiet place.<br>\u2022 In nature, to connect with a subtle and calming energy.<br>\u2022 In a shala or dedicated space, with the guidance of a teacher. Pranayama is practiced gradually and with guidance, in order to reap all its benefits and avoid any imbalance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8d59a815ae9e34e92b423fa1dba5ea7e\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Pranayama is an invitation to delve into your inner self:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-718b7616cfb09be9c2c5884f8b016301\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">to rediscover natural breathing, connect with vital energy, and rediscover the essence of yoga as an art of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14adb44be8249544cfb1d73d674996fb\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><strong>Why practice with me ?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1746a46039c28f9b67fce51ab2700501\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">With over fifteen years of teaching experience and several decades of exploring breath (freediving, scuba diving, breathing practices), I transmit pranayama as it was taught to me in traditional lineages, with a clear, progressive, and accessible approach.<br>My intention is not to provoke extreme experiences like in some forms of breathwork; I teach a safe and sustainable art of breath: a path to vitality, inner stability, and clarity of consciousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4149a626d2b18dc1c923236768cda2fe\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><strong>My vision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d8465e61289a8c40b6be80cf0391da2b\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Pranayama has been at the heart of my practice since my first steps in yoga. With an unconventional background, ranging from fashion photography to deep-sea diving, I discovered early on the power of breath as a tool for healing and transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6d98b9a39afd7ea503e38a9022a0f726\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">I have been fortunate to receive instruction from several masters, including B. N. S. Iyengar and Dr. H. V. Nagaraj Rao, who shared with me a vision rooted in the Indian tradition of yoga. I also completed a comprehensive three-level pranayama training program with Eddie Stern, Harshvardhan Jhaveri, and Robert Moses, specifically designed for yoga teachers. This demanding training provided me with a solid foundation and a clear structure for teaching breathwork in a way that is faithful to tradition, progressive, and accessible to everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e550e92eaedbc0b2261624d0b2617f3a\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">My path in yoga has always united postures (asanas) and breath. The asanas have given me the stability and strength necessary to explore pranayama more deeply. Conversely, breathwork has transformed my postural practice, imbuing it with a quality of presence, calm, and concentration that only conscious breathing can awaken. Yoga and pranayama are not two separate worlds: they nourish each other and together pave the way to meditation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77c85b4628d389d27e36b6ab54446623\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">Today, my intention is simple: to share pranayama as a living art, rooted in the tradition of yoga but adapted to our modern lives. I wish to offer everyone the opportunity to rediscover breath, energy, and serenity, by exploring how breath can become a true ally in practice as well as in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59294883a616d20ae1a9e4debf68aedd\" style=\"color:#4a8082\"><br><strong>On the reading side, some references :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a0c00d905cfe304de5ee7a1c19f332ff\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">\u2022 Just breathe, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Respire-tout-simplement-potentiel-favoriser-ebook\/dp\/B07DYF3ZV5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dan Brul\u00e9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7afae7a39f2003128a5618525a04f284\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">\u2022 Breathe, The extraordinary power of breathing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Respirer-James-NESTOR\/dp\/2263150854\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Nestor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6ecad7dfc8cc69e349435f4f2647ee9a\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">\u2022 One Simple Thing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/One-Simple-Thing-Science-Transform\/dp\/0865477809\/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&amp;crid=2NTHVPKTJT11L&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.qWyi8mJrcT_izHtiNZWa4MjVsLkfOgqtFGV8MQIbRQ36_FX0SrQUx5VJUnfEt65j-n9UevjM4HwCTFpaWvebqRrWg0TvFfj06GasPr-SJwbXJ3l_k-CmR9IRoSCtt8D4mqiat5hQJKibSvShMtjTJiy15hIcBn--BLQLS5iIny6cxrUdP-jfSJuDvN8b4j2E-AtRGOnNFAHNe8NhlT9MHPNRjG1YubHnaK_GTIjntr06SdTt3N5zs8fATUYoS4n6VnHYo8ya4th3rjYgxYC3hA.-Dp-lPcRM4k9yAVjGVhNVYw6Mllw0H3qrodc0iWTnpg&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=eddie+stern&amp;qid=1728564682&amp;sprefix=eddie+stern%2Caps%2C66&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eddie Stern<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9bb7af1791a1d45f2c6b713fb1b5da85\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">\u2022 Light on pranayama, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/PRANAYAMA-DIPIKA-Bks-Iyengar\/dp\/2283025753\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">B.K.S Iyengar<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e9feb1e09fc18809d4082634fb0bda10\" style=\"color:#6f6f6d\">\u2022 Breathing: Anatomy, breathing gesture, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.fr\/Respiration-Anatomie-respiratoire-Blandine-Calais-Germain\/dp\/2907653989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blandine Calais-Germain<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"860\" src=\"http:\/\/ashtangayogaphangan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/image-662x1024.png\" alt=\"breathwork light on pranayama\" class=\"wp-image-860\" 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