Rule #3: Lunar Breathing

Rule #3 of Gravity Yoga is called ‘Lunar Breathing’, and it’ll be your best friend in no time.

There are some subtleties, but this is the gist: you’ll breathe in through your nose to the count of 4, and you’ll sigh out your mouth to the count of 8.

It can be difficult to breathe for that many seconds, so here’s a trick: constrict the back of your throat while doing it.

When you constrict the back of your throat, your inhale is like snoring, your exhale is like fogging up a mirror, and the whole technique sounds a bit like Darth Vader breathing.

In an average Gravity Yoga session, we’ll take about 10 of these breath cycles (in 4, out 8) per pose.

And if you keep this rule up for the entire class — continuing to breathe into the tense areas of your body — you will see flexibility progress in a matter of minutes (as opposed to weeks with a normal stretch routine.)

As with everything, though, practice makes progress, and you’ll get exponentially better the more time and attention you put in.

That wraps up our rules. Next, explore the safety protocols and contraindications for Gravity Yoga — we don’t want injuries leading to self-doubt and quitting. See you there!
– Ethan ॐ

P.S. ‘Lunar Breathing’ incorporates many of the nervous system hacks you’ll explore later in this tutorial. For now, though, just try a few rounds in “Forward Fold.” You can find that in the practice section.