Beginner’s Guide to Yoga Breathing Exercises (Pranayama)

Beginner’s Guide to Yoga Breathing Exercises (Pranayama)

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How to Practice Yoga Pranayama The vast benefits of yoga pranayama, or yoga breathing exercises, are now starting to be discovered by by mainstream society. It is inevitable, to those of us familiar with this profound science, that pranayama will gain equal, if not greater, popularity than the physical yoga exercises (Hatha Yoga Asanas) have done so far. This is because pranayama is absolutely absolutely something everyone can practice, regardless of age age or physical prowess. prowess. If you can breathe, breathe, you can do pranayama. The beauty with yoga breathing is that simple techniques can bestow terrific benefits and that learning and practicing these techniques is something well within reach of us all. Whether you are are a beginner or advanced yogi, pranayama is something you will find to be a powerful tool to help you with your spiritual evolution. That being said, there there are certain guidelines guidelines and recommendations recommendations that you should follow with regard to pranayama practice, and in this article I would like to provide those to you. If you are an advanced yogi, from the point of view of Hatha yoga practice, and you have not done much pranayama, then you should approach this science with the same respect respect as a beginner beginner would. This is because prana, prana, or lifeforce, is the vast energy of atoms, and the body’s capacity to handle such energy should be built built up gently and systematically over time. Rushing pranayama practice can create imbalances in the systems and other problems, that could easily have been avoided if an intelligent approach had been embraced.

Beginner’s Guide to Yoga Pranayama Practice 1. Clothing: Clothing Clothing: Clothing should should be loose, specially specially around the abdomen. abdomen. This will ensure that the natural movement of the diaphragm is not impeded when doing the breathing exercises. 2. Diet: You Diet: You should not have eaten any heavy meal at least 2-3 hours prior to practicing pranayama. pranayama. The stomach should should be empty. It is fine to sip some water though during the practice to stay hydrated, specially when doing heat heat generating generating vigorous exercises. exercises. If your diet can consist of light, fresh food that will help the cleansing process as well. 3. Time: Dawn Time: Dawn is a terrific time to practice yoga and meditation, but this is more so for pranayama pranayama practice. This is because the early morning morning air is fresh and at this time the air contains the most amount of prana. Practicing at this time, time, will bestow benefits benefits faster. Of course, if this is not feasible, no no worries, practice when you can. Here is an article on How to Help You Become an Early Riser . 4. Posture: Always Posture: Always sit with your your back as straight if possible. In addition, keep the chin slightly tucked in so that the back of the neck is aligned with the spine. This will help the the flow of energy up and down the spine and up into the brain region. region. In addition, this will will prevent you from getting dizzy during vigorous exercises.

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5. Illness: Whether Illness: Whether you are a beginner or an advanced practitioner, do not practice any advanced advanced pranayamas while you are unwell. unwell. Do the beginner versions of the breathing exercises or choose easy pranayamas to do instead. It is also fine to stop entirely until you have have recovered fully. fully.

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6. Effort: Again, Effort: Again, regardless of if you are a beginner or advanced yogi you should never never strain when practicing yoga. yoga. This is especially true when doing the breathing exercises. exercises. As indicated above, pranayama, pranayama, which means the expansion and control of prana, deals with the nuclear energy of atoms and progress should be made gently and systematically.

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your breath in or out for prolonged periods of time. If at all you feel uncomfortable while practicing a pranayama, stop, take a break and restart again when you feel ready. 7. Cautions: Don’t practice any heat generating pranayamas while sitting directly under the hot sun. This can aggravate the heat in the system (pitta). Similarly, choose pranayamas according to conditions and state of your health. In other words, don’t practice Sheetali Pranayama if you are suffering from a cold or chest congestion, etc. The following Overview of Ayurveda can be a helpful guide to you on this topic as well. 8. Location: Try to practice is a well ventilated room with plenty of fresh air.

Summary Yoga Pranayama is perhaps the best part of yoga. All the various types of yoga have contributed to this profound science and the following 2 e-books should give you plenty of techniques to incorporate into your daily practice: Free Online Yoga Pranayamas E-Book and Free Online Yoga Brathing Exercises Videos. If you are just beginning your yoga practice, definitely incorporate pranayama into it, if you are an adept yogi and have not indulged in pranayama, then it’s overdue that you take advantage of this warehouse of profound wisdom.

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