Three-Part Breath
Dirga Pranayama
Breathwork
Beginner
Three-Part Breath (Dirga Pranayama) is a beginner breath practice. Calms, expands lung capacity, grounds.
How to cue it
- Inhale into belly, then ribs, then chest
- Exhale top-down
- Smooth and full
At a glance
- Drishti
- ClosedWhere the eyes rest.
- Family
- Pranayama
- Level
- Beginner
- Chakra
- Sacral (Svadhisthana)
Counter poses
What to offer after Three-Part Breath to let the body settle.
Good to know
Dirga / complete yogic breath.
Build your class with Three-Part Breath in Cue
Drop Three-Part 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.