{"id":80276,"date":"2020-08-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yogapedia.com\/2020\/08\/10\/how-to-practice-lions-breath"},"modified":"2020-08-20T19:26:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T14:55:01","slug":"how-to-practice-lions-breath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yogapedia.com\/2\/8385\/breath\/breathing-techniques\/lions-breath","title":{"rendered":"How to Practice Lion’s Breath"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor's Note: This article was originally published December 3, 2016. It has been updated and republished August, 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n

Chances are you've practiced lion's breath<\/a> in one yoga practice or another. It's a powerful pranayama or breathing technique that helps to release stress and tension. Lion's breath is practiced most commonly in lion pose<\/a>, or simhasana<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Simha <\/em>means “lion” in Sanskrit<\/a> and, according to B.K.S. Iyengar<\/a>, it is dedicated to the man-lion incarnation of Lord Vishnu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Practicing simhasana and its accompanying lion’s breath is a great way to scare off your inner demons and inject some humor into your yoga practice.<\/p>\n

Lion’s breath can be done in any asana by beginner and advanced yogis alike. Although it is traditionally done in tandem with it’s namesake pose, it is also commonly practiced seated in vajrasana<\/a><\/em> (thunderbolt pose<\/a>). On days when I need a little extra boost, I'll do lion’s breath in downward-facing dog<\/a> to blow off steam.<\/p>\n

How to Do Lion’s Breath<\/h2>\n