{"id":162,"date":"2009-02-23T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T05:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/02\/fresh-morning-breathe-your-life-force.html"},"modified":"2009-02-23T05:00:47","modified_gmt":"2009-02-23T05:00:47","slug":"fresh-morning-breathe-your-life-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/02\/fresh-morning-breathe-your-life-force.html","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Morning: Take a Life Force Breath"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sun1.jpg\"<\/span>Why not start your day with an “expanding life force breath?”  Called “ujjayi<\/i>” in Sanskrit, this yogic breath can bring energy and purpose into your morning.  Especially useful for sleepy-heads: making your inhale slightly longer than your exhale really wakes up your body.<\/p>\n

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Why not start your day with an “expanding life force breath?”  Called “ujjayi” in Sanskrit, this yogic breath can bring energy and purpose into your morning.  Especially useful for sleepy-heads: making your inhale slightly longer than your exhale really wakes up your body. 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