Box Breath
Sama Vritti
Breathwork
Beginner
Box Breath (Sama Vritti) is a beginner breath practice. Steadies mind, reduces stress, focus.
How to cue it
- Inhale through the nose for a count of four, hold for four
- Exhale for four, hold at the bottom for four
- Repeat for several rounds
At a glance
- Drishti
- ClosedWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Pranayama
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Third Eye (Ajna)
Take care
Avoid long holds in pregnancy.
Counter poses
What to offer after Box Breath to let the body settle.
Good to know
'Equal-ratio breath.'
Build your class with Box Breath in Cue
Drop Box Breath into a sequence, keep these cues beside it, set the timing, then teach the whole class off one screen you can read from across the room. Free to start.
Also from Cue
Printable pose cards
68 cards. 60 poses, 6 breath practices, 2 sun salutations.
- Front is the pose. Back is three cues, drishti, benefits and counter poses.
- Made to test yourself on, for teacher training or your own study.
- Lay them out to build a class, then keep it in Cue.
Instant download. Print at home on cardstock, cut and go.