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A common question, often asked 
by students beginning yoga is,

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how should I breathe when I 
practice. First simply keep

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breathing. Try not to hold your 
breath during a pose or while

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moving between them and 
generally, when you expand your

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body, like raising your arms 
overhead, you inhale and when

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you contract like folding 
forward you exhale. Breath

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steadily through your nose and 
hold a posture for about six to

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eight breathes or around thirty 
seconds. Also during more

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intense postures or for those 
poses you hold for a longer

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time. Consciously breathe into 
the area of your body that you

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feel the most. This attention 
will help you soften that area.

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It will improve your 
circulation and stamina and

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increase your sensitivity when 
practicing.