The breath counted on its own
Three practices. Take them in this order if you have no reason to do otherwise.
1belly, chest, collarbones, then all threeYogic Breathing
Four sections, ten breaths each. Done lying down, asking for no strength. It is what makes the other two possible.
four sections →2equal in, equal hold, equal out, equal holdSama VrittiSix levels, three seconds to eight, at your own pace. The one to reach for when the breath has gone short.
six levels →3the breath driven out, and the silence afterKapālabhātiTen rates, one opening at a time. A minute of strokes, and then the part that matters, when the breath does not come and you wait for it.
ten rates →