Pranayama (Breath Control) in Yoga

40 free videos on technique and tips, each tagged by level

What coaches agree on

  • Get into a comfortable, upright seated position before you begin — cushion, block, or chair all work, and lying down is fine if sitting isn't comfortable for you.
  • Real breath control develops gradually through consistent daily practice over weeks or months, not in a single session.
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  • Before trying to change your breath, take a moment to simply notice it as it naturally is.
Are you breathing deep enough?
Beginner
Are you breathing deep enough?

Reviewer Clean structure -- awareness check, technique, practice count, and grounded benefits. Well taught.

Moderator Entirely and explicitly about Dirga Pranayama (three-part/yogic breath) -- naming it, explaining the belly/chest awareness check, and walking through the practice. This is the sub-skill, full stop.

3.8
Nadi Shodhana, or Alternate Nostril Breathing, is a ... - Instagram
Beginner
Nadi Shodhana, or Alternate Nostril Breathing, is a ... - Instagram

Moderator A complete, specific Nadi Shodhana walkthrough — hand position, which nostril to close, the full inhale-hold-exhale pattern, and how many rounds to do. Exactly the technique, fully explained.

Reviewer Precise, complete, easy to actually follow.

3.6
Puraka (inhalation) • Recaka (exhalation) • Kumbhaka (retention ...
Advanced
Puraka (inhalation) • Recaka (exhalation) • Kumbhaka (retention ...

Reviewer Actually explains the 'why' behind pranayama instead of just another breathing recipe.

Moderator A breakdown of what pranayama actually is versus ordinary breathing -- puraka, rechaka, kumbhaka, the three-part yogic breath. Dead center of breath control as a subject.

3.5
Solar breathing
Beginner
Solar breathing

Reviewer Clear, practical, well-explained breathing technique.

Moderator Entirely a Surya Bheda pranayama tutorial - purpose, hand mudra, nostril technique, practice duration - squarely a breath control lesson start to finish.

3.5
The 3 Best Breathing Techniques for Jiu-Jitsu | Breathe and Flow Yoga for BJJ
Beginner
The 3 Best Breathing Techniques for Jiu-Jitsu | Breathe and Flow Yoga for BJJ

Reviewer Clear, concrete way to teach ujjayi breath from scratch, with a real reason to practice it.

Moderator This is squarely a breath-control teaching video -- the whole segment shown is a step-by-step build of Ujjayi (ocean/victorious) breath, described physically and practically. The BJJ framing is just the use-case, not a distraction from the technique itself.

3.4
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Beginner
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Moderator This is Sheetali Pranayam start to finish -- hand position, tongue roll, inhale through the mouth and exhale through the nose, rep count. Squarely a breath-control technique, nothing else going on.

Reviewer Clear, complete instructions you can actually follow along with.

3.3
10 Minute Balancing Breathwork
Beginner
10 Minute Balancing Breathwork

Reviewer Clear, accessible intro to directional breathing - explains the how and the why.

Moderator 10-min balancing breathwork - directional/belly breathing, balloon breath, talks through nervous-system effects. Pure pranayama, exactly the sub-skill.

3.1
Meditation For Balancing The Nervous System
Beginner
Meditation For Balancing The Nervous System

Reviewer Clear, practical counted-breathing exercise.

Moderator Explicit counted breathing practice (inhale 6, exhale 8) guided throughout - a real, specific breath-control technique.

3.0
Dirga Pranayama Deep Breathing: Belly, Ribs, Chest Guide
Beginner
Dirga Pranayama Deep Breathing: Belly, Ribs, Chest Guide

Reviewer A clean guided round of three-part breath, built up belly, then ribs, then chest. Good for first-timers to follow along, though there's no hand placement, counting or notes on what you should feel.

Moderator A guided round of dirga, the three-part breath: fill the belly, then add the ribs, then the chest, and breathe out through the same sequence. Squarely on pranayama, and it's the foundational yogic breath.

2.9
Yoga For Anxiety and Stress
Beginner
Yoga For Anxiety and Stress

Reviewer Well-taught alternate-nostril breathing, practical and clear.

Moderator Includes an explicit, clearly taught alternate-nostril breathing (Nadi Shodhana) segment mid-video, alongside an asana sequence - a real pranayama technique lesson within a broader class.

2.8
Yoga for Vertigo  |  15-Minute Yoga
Beginner
Yoga for Vertigo | 15-Minute Yoga

Reviewer Clear, calm, accessible breathing instruction.

Moderator Includes a clear mudra + alternate-nostril breathing (Nadi Shodhana) segment explicitly taught step by step, alongside general asana.

2.7
20 minute Yoga for Relaxation 💙 Release Stress & Relax All Levels
Beginner
20 minute Yoga for Relaxation 💙 Release Stress & Relax All Levels

Reviewer Easy to follow and you'll actually walk away with a technique you can repeat on your own.

Moderator This one actually delivers: a sequence built around a named breathing pattern, the '4-3-5' technique (inhale 4, hold 3, exhale 5), practiced out loud for several rounds and then layered with a twist. That's real pranayama content, just wrapped inside a broader relaxation session rather than being the entire video.

2.7
Advanced Pranayama Breath Control Technique | TikTok
Advanced
Advanced Pranayama Breath Control Technique | TikTok

Reviewer Promises a specific, precise breathing ratio rather than vague advice - genuinely more substantive than most breathwork clips.

Moderator This names a specific breath-ratio technique for deepening a pranayama practice - squarely on topic and more specific than a generic breathing-is-good message.

2.6
Pranayama Potion  |  20-Minute Yoga Practice
Beginner
Pranayama Potion | 20-Minute Yoga Practice

Reviewer Nicely cued calming breath - solid, not deep technique work.

Moderator Seated pranayama potion, finding length through spine, deliberate breath in through nose out through mouth, calming the nervous system. Core of the session is breath. Right on the sub-skill.

2.6
Regulate Your Nervous System | 15 Minute Yoga Practice
Beginner
Regulate Your Nervous System | 15 Minute Yoga Practice

Reviewer Gentle but genuinely useful breath-awareness teaching.

Moderator A guided breath-awareness practice - noticing natural breath quality, hand placement to observe chest vs belly breathing. This is genuinely a foundational pranayama/breath-awareness lesson, even without a named technique like alternate-nostril.

2.5
Yoga for Stress & Anxiety - Mental Health Yoga & Breathwork
Beginner
Yoga for Stress & Anxiety - Mental Health Yoga & Breathwork

Reviewer Hands-on multiple breath techniques, clearly demoed - good to learn from.

Moderator Framed as stress and anxiety yoga but the excerpt is heavy on actual breathwork - shoulder-tap twisting breath, breath of joy, dynamic three-in one-out pranayama. Breath control is front and center even though it sits inside a broader therapeutic flow.

2.5
Day 19 - Breath & Body Practice - 30 Days of Yoga
Beginner
Day 19 - Breath & Body Practice - 30 Days of Yoga

Reviewer Honest, gentle breath intro - extend the exhale, keep practicing.

Moderator Day 19, special focus on the breath, synchronizing movement to breath, deepening and extending the exhale. Breath is the explicit centerpiece even if some gentle movement is woven in. On target for breath control.

2.4
Reunite With Your Breath  |  19-Minute Breath Practice
Beginner
Reunite With Your Breath | 19-Minute Breath Practice

Reviewer Soothing breath-awareness session - solid intro, light on technique.

Moderator Adriene, constructive rest, hands on belly, whole thing is breath awareness and conscious breathing. Squarely a breath-control practice, even if it leans toward gentle awareness rather than formal named pranayama techniques.

2.4
Yin Yoga to Release Anger - Liver Meridian Yin Yoga Affirmations
Intermediate
Yin Yoga to Release Anger - Liver Meridian Yin Yoga Affirmations

Reviewer Clear, safety-conscious teaching of a real pranayama technique.

Moderator Opens with a genuine, well-explained pranayama technique - the kundalini 'one minute breath' with equal inhale/hold/exhale counts, scaled for beginners - before moving into yin poses. This is real, dedicated breath-control teaching.

2.3
Day 7 - Synchronize  |  BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey
Beginner
Day 7 - Synchronize | BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey

Reviewer Clear and accessible breath-synchronization teaching, doesn't get into the why but the how is solid.

Moderator Explicitly teaches a pursed-lip breathing technique and breath-movement synchronization (inhale/exhale timed to arm reaches) - the most directly breath-technique-focused of the BREATH series entries in this batch.

2.2
Day 18 - Center  |  BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey
Beginner
Day 18 - Center | BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey

Reviewer Good breath-awareness coaching, though it stays general rather than teaching a specific technique.

Moderator More directly about breath quality than the other days in this batch - explicitly guides extending the inhale and exhale, deepening the breath, and using an audible ocean-sound (ujjayi-style) breath, though it's still combined with a lying-down movement sequence.

2.0
45 min Stress Relief Yoga for Beginners
Beginner
45 min Stress Relief Yoga for Beginners

Reviewer Clean, correct teaching of alternate nostril breathing.

Moderator Opens with a full, correctly explained alternate nostril breathing sequence (nadi shodhana) - real pranayama teaching - before moving into a longer hip-opener/forward-fold flow. The breath segment is genuine and substantial.

1.8
5 Minute Calming Breathwork
Beginner
5 Minute Calming Breathwork

Reviewer Calming and clear, but thin on real technique.

Moderator Guided 5-min breathwork, two-part belly-then-ribs inhale, rib-cage awareness. That is breath control, squarely in the pranayama family, though it is a follow-along calm session rather than named pranayama techniques like nadi shodhana or kapalabhati.

1.8
Prana - Day 6
Intermediate
Prana - Day 6

Reviewer Solid concrete breath cue amid a flow practice.

Moderator Day 6 of a dedicated 'Prana' 7-day journey — includes an actual named breath technique ('horsey lips', a bhramari-style exhale) plus circular breath-syncing work.

1.6
Yoga For Panic And Anxiety | 15 Minute Yoga Practice
Beginner
Yoga For Panic And Anxiety | 15 Minute Yoga Practice

Reviewer Simple but genuinely useful calming breath technique.

Moderator Built around explicit slow inhale/exhale breath patterns for calming panic, repeated as the core technique rather than just movement pacing — a real, if simple, breath-control tool.

1.6
30 min Yoga to Relax & Stretch - NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET
Beginner
30 min Yoga to Relax & Stretch - NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET

Reviewer Good breath-awareness cueing, just brief.

Moderator Opens with real breath-awareness instruction ('breath is our greatest ally' — full guided attention to inhale/exhale sensation) before moving into stretches — a genuine, if brief, pranayama-adjacent segment.

1.4
Day 20 - Pause |  BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey
Intermediate
Day 20 - Pause | BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey

Reviewer Calming, but light on concrete breath technique.

Moderator Part of a dedicated 30-day 'BREATH' journey — today's episode is explicitly framed around pausing and tuning into breath, so it's squarely within the pranayama theme of the series.

1.4
Day 22 - Renew |  BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey
Beginner
Day 22 - Renew | BREATH - A 30 Day Yoga Journey

Reviewer A little real breathwork in here, but it's light and mostly decorative to the flow.

Moderator Part of a series literally titled BREATH, and does use actual pranayama vocabulary (Kumbhaka/breath retention) tied to the movement, but this session is mostly a standing flow with breath as an accompaniment rather than a dedicated breath-technique lesson.

1.3