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Learn the different types of waves
To prepare for a wipeout, it's crucial to take a deep, diaphragmatic breath to maximize oxygen intake, helping stay calm and avoid panic. Breathing from the diaphragm (rather than the neck) is more efficient, and practicing yoga can improve this technique. During a wipeout, maintaining calm helps switch from the "fight or flight" (sympathetic) response to a "rest and digest" (parasympathetic) state, which reduces oxygen consumption and prolongs breath-hold time. Box breathing is a useful technique for staying calm and promoting faster recovery after a wipeout.
Always a Student [Yoga Edition]
Activities such as yoga and swimming enhance lung capacity and efficiency.
Jean Charlot (French, 1898-1979). Woman with a Child on Her Back. 1924
Charlot, a French transplant to Mexico, offered a sympathetic view of Mexico's peasantry in woodblock prints (after the new government in 1920 which fought to re-establish a Mexican culture)
@N’orma, Sicily
Yogas Chitta Vritti Nirodha translates to “Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.”
This foundational concept emphasises the importance of calming the mind’s constant chatter, allowing for a state of serenity to emerge.