Pranayama - The Art of Yoga Breathing. When the Breath wanders, the mind is unsteady, but when the Breath is still, so is the mind still.
" - Hatha Yoga Pradipika Breathing is life. It is one of our most vital functions. One of the Five Principles of Yoga is Pranayama or Breathing Exercise which promotes proper breathing. In a Yogic point of view, proper breathing is to bring more oxygen to the blood and to the brain, and to control Prana or the vital life energy. Pranayama Yoga also goes hand in hand with the Asanas. Pranayama - What is Yoga Breathing? One of the Five Principles of Yoga is Pranayama or the science of breath control. Pranayama - Importance of Breathing Breathing is the only means of supplying our bodies and its various organs with oxygen which is vital for our survival. Pranayama - Stages of Breathing in Yoga Each cycle of breathing which is usually thought of as merely inhalation followed by exhalation, may be analyzed based on its four phases or stages. Pranayama - Arrested and Resting Breath Bhraman Pranayama. Pranayama. Prāṇāyāma (Sanskrit: प्राणायाम prāṇāyāma) is a Sanskrit word meaning "extension of the prāṇa or breath" or "extension of the life force".
The word is composed of two Sanskrit words: prana, life force, or vital energy, (noted particularly as the breath), and ayāma, to extend or draw out. (Not "restrain, or control" as is often translated from yam instead of ayāma). It is a yogic discipline with origins in ancient India. Etymology[edit] Prāṇāyāma (Devanagari: प्राणायाम prāṇāyāma) is a Sanskrit compound. V. Breath, respirationThe breath of life, vital air, principle of life (usually plural in this sense, there being five such vital airs generally assumed, but three, six, seven, nine, and even ten are also spoken of)[2]Energy, vigorThe spirit or soul Monier-Williams defines the compound prāṇāyāma as "(m., also pl.) Macdonell gives the etymology as prāṇa + āyāma and defines it as "m. suspension of breath (sts. pl.) ".[8] Hatha and Raja Yoga Varieties[edit] Bhagavad Gītā[edit] Medical[edit] How to Do Pranayam.
Steps Bhastrika Pranayam: Bellows Breath <img alt="Image titled Do Pranayam Step 1" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn" onload="WH.performance.clearMarks('image1_rendered'); WH.performance.mark('image1_rendered');">1Breathe in deeply through your nostrils.
First, feel the diaphragm move down, allowing the lungs to expand and forcing the abdomen out; then feel your chest expand with your collar bones rising last. <img alt="Image titled Do Pranayam Step 2" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn">2Breath out quickly through your nostrils. Feel your collar bones dropping, chest deflating, and abdomen shrinking as the lungs collapse.