breath work
noun
variants
or breathwork
: conscious, controlled breathing done especially for relaxation, meditation, or therapeutic purposes
Yoga is a 5,000-year-old physical and philosophical discipline from India that joins the mind and body together through breath work, or pranayama, and postures, or asanas.—
Hilary E. MacGregor
Hilary E. MacGregorSome general principles of breathwork are: make your breathing slower, deeper, quieter, and more regular whenever you think about it; deepen the exhalation phase of breathing by squeezing more air out of the lungs at the end of each breath … and keep your attention on the breath more of the time.—Andrew Weil
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
For Stem, the preparation, which also included breath work and music therapy, provided a safe container for her journeys.
—Natalia V. Osipova, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The organization also hosts various classes including yoga, breath work, mindful meditation, mat Pilates and step aerobics at their studio, the WalkGood Yard, in Arlington Heights.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
In addition to its wines, the estate hosts breath work sessions, ecstatic dance, concerts, craft fairs, and yoga classes that draw a steady procession of devotees throughout the year.
—Chop Choppish Shop, Air Mail, 14 Mar. 2026
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breath work
noun
variants
or breathwork
: conscious, controlled breathing done especially for relaxation, meditation, or therapeutic purposes
Western practitioners believe yoga's deeply relaxing breath work allows the body's healing abilities to take over.—Norine Dworkin, Psychology Today
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