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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/yw-breath-of-fire/">The Yoga Life: Breath of Fire</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted November 11, 2007 at 02:00 PM by Valerie Cerami</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Breath of Fire (Agni Prasana) Description Practiced seated, Breath of Fire actually “fires-up” your nervous system, stimulating glands (and thus, purifying the blood). The technique creates pressure (through the contraction and expansion of breathing muscles) to massage and “fire-off” nerve centers within the body. In tandem with the in-and-out pattern of breath, this is a convex and concave alternation of the back (stimulating the vertebrate).&nbsp; Benefits Breathing (in general) can be used as a tool to effect us in myriad ways. Breath of Fire is both a cleansing and energizing breath. It clears the mind and brings us to self-awareness, as we heed attention to the rhythmic pattern of inhaling and exhaling with intention. Improves overall circulation throughout the system. How To Sit comfortably (cross legged or in…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/yw-breath-of-fire/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/yw-breath-of-fire/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/yw-breath-of-fire/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/yw-breath-of-fire/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-fitness/">her-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-motivation/">her-motivation</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/the-yoga-life/">the-yoga-life</a><br /><br /> </P>