A Yoga Studio｜一間瑜伽課室

28/06/2026

(English👇🏼)早兩日教呢個呼吸練習，落堂有同學問：「乜要用個肚呼吸架咩？咁咪大肚腩？唔係喎，Coffee話要收住個肚㗎喎⋯⋯」

我靜咗幾秒之後蝦蝦蝦 🦐咗幾下，然後答：「唔夠膽話人哋教嘅嘢唔啱，不過呼吸短促，甚至用條頸嘅肌肉透氣就唔健康嘅！」此時𨋢到，睇嚟下堂要講解多少少為乜要練腹式呼吸。

退一步講，「收住個肚」唔算錯，只係呢句太convenient ，例如做動作時應該「收丹田」，呼吸仍然在肋骨360度圍住的地方；因為腹部唔係「一塊肉」，而係由不同部分構成，死命「縮埋個肚」反而限制咗呼吸都唔奇。瑜伽老師***包括我***，在大課堂沒時間講太多細節，所以學生問啱一條問題，我哋先知道你哋kick住喺邊個地方，先知道自己條cue出咗問題。多謝問問題的同學！🙋🏻‍♀️

【腹式呼吸法】

節奏:
- 鼻哥吸氣，約4拍
- 輕輕用口吹出吐氣，約6拍

覺知:
- 吸氣時感覺肋骨擴張，胃腩漲開，確認有在訓練橫膈膜- 練習到位時可伸延覺知到背部，360度環迴感受
- 趴在地上感覺更直接，也可以朝天躺平把手放在胃腩兩旁

變化:
- 獅身人面式：有效伸展胸腔和腹部，兩者皆為幫助呼吸的肌肉群
- 注意不要聳肩縮膊，如下腰感覺不適，請回到趴低的姿勢練習

👃🏻 Diaphragmatic Breathing (Belly Breathing)

Rhythm:
- Inhale through the nose for 4 counts
- Exhale through the mouth for 6 counts

Awareness:
- Feel the expansion of the rib cage and belly when breathing in, treat it as a “hello” from your diaphragm saying that it’s working
- As the practice deepen, you can also feel the back rising and falling

Variation:
- Sphinx Pose will gently open the chest and stretch the abdomen, which will help us breathe better
- Don’t shrug your shoulders, relax the neck
- If you feel strained on the lower back, please practice laying down on the floor

11/06/2026

Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.- Yoga Sutras 1.2

瑜伽是平靜心識的波動。- 《瑜伽經》第1章第2節

The practice is never about physical movement, but through a state of stillness, our oscillating mind will finally come to rest.
瑜伽的練習從不限於體位法，而是透過靜止令跳動的腦袋休息。

A still mind will connect us to our peaceful self.
平靜的腦袋會讓人心回歸平靜之境。

Yoga | Union
Citta | Mind
Vritti | Fluctuations
Nirodhah | Stopping, controlling

02/06/2026

29/05/2026

(廣東話👇🏼 ）Vinyasa is hard because it’s too fast? Hatha is hard because teacher said 5 breaths to you seems like 12? Yin is boring because there’s no joy when the stretch is intense? They said focus on the breath will calm the monkey mind but never works? Literally how to relax in a yoga class? Why yoga?! Yoga why?!

I may (or may not) have the answers for you. 🙃

We tend to like things that we are good at, and say no to things we can’t do well. That’s normal. You don’t have to like everything. Here I’m only suggesting that if you understand the breathing principles, you will do better in a yoga class. And maybe, you will start to enjoy yoga! 🤓 (Obviously I’m hosting a workshop, details below 👇🏼)

即係呢，我雖然識煮嘢食，但以前會覺得焗麵包唔啱我，因為材料分量要「準確」唔係我風格（我係直覺型），但自從我上咗兩個麵包班，明白咗發酵個原理，條方程式就慢慢唔再限制住我（因為原來唔需要100%準確都焗得出麵包）。我相信做咩都係，只要明白個原理，你就有能力freestyle。瑜伽個「底」其實唔係柔軟度，係呼吸，幾時吸幾時呼有個原理/原則，明白咗就無咩style難到你，有興趣嚟workshop同我研究下嗎？

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24/05/2026

A yoga pose should be stable, comfortable, breathable. And if you want to know how to breathe well in a yoga class? Come join our workshop on the mechanism of breathing.

sthira - steady.
sukham - comfortable.
asanam - posture.

Wanchai Yoga
灣仔瑜伽
Breathing exercise
呼吸練習
Pranayama Meditation
調息 打坐 冥想

23/05/2026

🕉️ Ceci 老師星期五開班🎉
🕉️ Anna 老師轉咗星期三呼吸練習, 星期六 Wheel
🕉️ Workshop 繼續招生，歡迎問問題先決定參唔參加

18/05/2026

(Cantonese in comments section) 🕉️ Think about how we were born with the ability to breathe naturally but were never taught how to breathe properly - and breathing is actually the string of life - taking it for granted don’t seem wise.

Despite the majority of humans don’t really care, there have been groups of pioneers experimenting, documenting, preaching and studying on how the breath affects us physically and mentally, from spiritual traditions dating back over 3,000 years. Maybe it’s worth the time to learn about their findings?

Relax, we’re not going to get woo-woo (or we might) just yet. Let’s start with facts and basics that you can actually apply in daily life.

▶️ In this 3-hour workshop you will learn:

1. ancient science vs modern science of breathing
2. how does the breath affect our health
3. difference between breathing in yoga class vs in general
4. what is “good breathing”?
5. is mouthbreathing wrong?
6. find out your breathing pattern
7. explore different breathing techniques (yogic & scientific)

▶️ You will walk away with:

1. a toolkit that is essential for most life situations
2. better knowledge on this thing that determines your wellbeing
3. hopefully doing better in yoga, and in the office too 🤓

[ How to breathe well?
3-hour workshop on the essential tool for your wellbeing ]

Date: 28/6/2026 (Sun)
Time: 2PM-5PM
Tuition: $780 (A Yoga Studio members 10% off)

18/05/2026

Do you have a “all or nothing” personality? I do. Also trying not to every day.

I used to think either I do a full set of intense pranayama practice, chant at least 108 times, or I better not do it.

Truth is, for majority of us, we can do difficult things and give up easily; or we can do easy things and stick to it.

Admitting I don’t have what it takes to be “special” is another humbling realization.

If you are like me, and you want to build a sustainable breathing practice, my suggestions are:

1. Often is good enough. Commitment sounds terrifying. (Trust me I know.) So don’t tell yourself you need to do everyday, but since you know it’s the right thing to do, you’ll probably be willing to do it as often as you can.

2 Don’t complicate the breath. Do what you know and good at. Simple breathing is the best kind of practice. (Fancy techniques you can do it with your teachers.)

3. Be nice to yourself. We don’t live in the Himalayas. No days are the same. Hormones, stress levels, foods, life events all at play. (E.g. no breath of fire 🔥 during periods.)

4. Remember how it feels afterwards. I count on those feelings to encourage myself when I get lazy. (I am still lazy.)

I think these things apply to anything in life. It is not setting the bar low to make myself feel good, it is setting myself up for greater success - mindset shifts, behavior changes.

If you want to start building a sustainable breathing practice, you should join our upcoming workshop -

[ How to Breathe Well
3-Hour Workshop on the Essential Tool for your Wellbeing]

17/05/2026

A student once told me her chiropractor said she “didn’t know how to breathe”, she asked me for advice. Here’s my take on this:

First of all she of course knows how to breathe 😅, she’s born with it, but she may lack breath awareness and a little bit of skills.

One of the repetitive things you’ve heard in a yoga class is probably “deep breath in to your belly”, anatomically it is impossible because your lungs are not in your belly, and I often find students having a “wrong” interpretation on deep breaths.

If we take a big gulp of air and the breath finishes in 1 second, does it make it deep? Obviously the answer is no. A better idea is to focus on length, not depth. Let’s do 2 simple things about this.

1. Start With Asana Practice
Most of us work in front of the computer and the byproduct is tight shoulders and chest. These muscles are linked to our breathing, and even the diaphragm is a muscle. Asana practice helps us remove muscle tensions, once the body is relaxed, it is easier to breathe well.

2. Focus on exhaling

Short breaths imply nervousness. Exhalation lowers blood pressure and heart rate, as a result calm down the nervous system. By exhaling longer, we can trick the brain to relax. We don’t want to force ourselves to breathe more, slow breathing automatically gives more depth.

It takes some practice to build breath awareness, and if you are interested in learning more about this essential skill, you should sign up for our upcoming workshop “How to breathe well”. I will share more in the coming posts.

How to breathe well?
3-Hour Workshop on The Most Important Thing For Survival

Date: 28/6/2026 (Sun)
Time: 2-5pm

11/05/2026

Our monthly meet up just to chill and do some yoga. DM to book your mat. 🌝

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