by Dawn Browning | Jun 3, 2025 | Breathing for Anxiety, Conscious Breathing, Pranayama
When Anxiety Took Over My Body… The pitter-patter in my upper chest echoed my racing heart, a panicked response to a rapid blood glucose spike. It felt like someone had clenched the skin over my breastbone and is twisting hard, trying to bring me to my knees. What is...
by Dawn Browning | Apr 11, 2024 | Holistic solutions, Pranayama, Self-care, Yoga
Introduction: My Unplanned Journey Embarking on an unplanned journey can often lead to unexpected revelations. I wasn't planning to complete a 2-year program in Pranayama of the Rishiculture Ashtanga Gitananda tradition when I signed up in March 2022. I was even late...
by Dawn Browning | Jul 3, 2023 | Pranayama, Yoga
Pranayama sadhana changed my life…and in unexpected ways. Pranayama is an ancient yoga practice codified in India that focuses on expanding (or controlling) Prana and is one limb of the eight limb path of Ashtanga yoga.1 In this post, we define Pranayama,...
