Yoga - Unity - Breathing techniques
WHAT IS YOGA?
Firstly I would like to ask you If You feel alive. I mean it seriously. Can you breathe…? Don’t take this for granted. Please check it. I am coming to the point of Why the breath is /most/ important. You breathing, so you are still alive.
Right now the only things which are in your experience are your Body, Mind, Emotions, and life energies. So, these
are the fourth dimensions (realities) in your life.
Body,
mind, emotion, and energy.
So, whatever you wish to do with yourself, it must be on
these four levels. Everybody is a combination of these four. The question is how
profound & precise is this combination, what kind of recipe You will mix.
Yoga as the Ultimate Union
Yoga simply means to be in perfect tune - balance.
With
the practice of yoga, your body and mind can be kept at the highest possible
peak.
“When you
experience everything as one in your consciousness, then you are in yoga.”
All of us are
alive, all of us are human beings. But all of us do not experience life to the
same intensity, because our pranic energies (Life energies) are not the
same.
The whole process of yoga is to take you
from something that you know and take the next step into the unknown.
We have made this yogic science almost like physical
science.
Shifting from Individuality to Unity.
To start with, you work with the body, then you move to the
breath, then to the mind, then to the inner self. Pranayama is a great exercise. Please follow the explanation from Himalayan Yogi - Swama.
PRANAYAMA INTRODUCTION
Purify the Five Elements of Your Being
Introducing you to the basic methods - techniques of Pranayama.
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Prana is
vital energy and ayama is control and extension of the Pranic energy. As the
way to awaken the kundalini, regular practice of Pranayama can lead to
spiritual awakening and self realization.
Great introduction by Swami Ramdev
1//
BHASTRIKA (BELLOW'S BREATHE)
Bhastrika Pranayama is an excellent breathing exercise. It keeps the
body healthy and mind happy. Heart and brain patients must practice getting
miraculous results. Depression, migraine, parkinson’s disease, paralysis are
completely cured, which is impossible by medicines.
While ‘inhaling’ make a vow and focus in your mind as if all
the divine powers, purity, peace and joy, all that is good in the universe
around you is entering inside your body and that you are getting filled with
the divine powers, the mind is becoming pure and pious.
Keep both the eyes
closed and mentally chant the mantra “OM” . Pranayama
done with this kind of vow in mind imparts, give a special benefit.
watch
video – explination
BENEFITS:
· This
is the best breathing exercise for the lungs. It makes the lungs healthy and improves
strength. It directly affects all respiratory systems of body and cures all
lungs related problems.
· Cold,
flu, sinus, asthma are completely cured.
· Thyroid,
tonsils and all throat problems are completely cured.
· It
is very helpful to cure all heart diseases like angina, arteries blockages, etc
.
Highly
recommended for Brain diseases like Depression, Migraine, Parkinson’s Disease,
Paralysis, etc.
· Helps
to remove impurities of blood. Vata (wind/spirit/air), pitta (bile) and kapha
(phlegm) are balanced so as to make body healthy.
After pranayama, food should NOT be consumed at least for 20
minutes, so as to countdown the body. Though very little amount of water can be
taken if needed any time.
2//
ANULOM VILOM
The left nostril represents the energy of the moon
which symbolizes peace and has a cooling effect. Anulom vilom should begin from the left nostril. Then close the left nostril with the
second and third fingers and open the right nostril to ‘exhale’ but slowly
(Rechaka).
While doing this pranayama, mentally repeat the mantra
“OM”.
It is helpful for meditation and unites the body with
spiritual powers to gain maximum possible benefits.
We start in muladhara chakra. Reach a state of
no Thought , you will see where it will lead you. The darkness of life vanishing, all presures
vanishing, and you see you superb being. Practice this pranayama for 10min.
everyday
watch video - explanation by Swami Ramdev
Cures:
Regular practice of this Pranayama purifies all innumerable
Nadis (channels) of the body - 'nerve,
blood vessel, which makes the body healthy, clean
and strong.
·
Arteries Blockage of heart are dissolved and
the arteries become clean, making blood circulation uninterrupted. If this
Pranayama is practiced for three to four months regularly, 30% – 40% of
blockages in the arteries are removed preventing the heart attack.
· Astma, heart problems,
· Negative
thinking turns to a positive approach to life. It increases enthusiasm and
spirit, the Sadhaka becomes fearless and feels blissful.
3,
KAPALBHATI PRANAYAMA
‘Kapalbhati’ is a Sanskrit word. ‘Kapal’ means forehead and
‘Bhati’ means light. It refers that by this breathing exercise forehead becomes
luminous and lustrous, which means all diseases disappear and body becomes
pure, healthy and happy.
It is very easy to practice for everyone. The primary thing
is to breathe in normally and breathe out forcefully so as to influence the
organs of the abdominal area.
A new practitioner should try for 3 – 5 minutes
per day.
Cures:
Kapalbhati primarily affects the stomach, pancreas,
liver, spleen, intestine, prostate and kidney to function more efficiently.
These
are very significant parts of the human body. Any disease of these organs, which
can not be controlled by any medicine is surly cured by the regular practice of
kapalbhati.
watch video - explication by Swami Ramdev
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF_Kj6vFPd8
4//
BAHYA PRANAYAMA
Bahya Pranayama
should be practiced after Kapalbhati. ‘Bahya Pranayama’ should be
practiced initially 3-5 times per day and increased up to 21 times maximum.
Cures:
·
All urinary and prostate problems are cured.
·
It is wonder remedy for gas, constipation and
uterus problems if practiced with ‘tribandha’.
·
It is good for ‘Diabetes’ as well.
·
Hernia will be completely cured with regular
practice
watch video –
explanationby Swami Ramdev
5 // Bhramari Pranayam
Practice this 11 to
21 times daily, but do not strain yourself, take a break whenever you need. Sit
in a suitable relaxed posture like Padmasana (lotus pose) or Vajrasana (thunderbolt
pose). Cover your ears by pressing tragus with the help of thumbs of your
hands. Place your index fingers on the forehead and let the remaining 3 fingers
close your eyes. Inhale through both the nostrils, taking a real slow deep
breath.
Keep your mouth closed and begin slowly
exhaling, making humming sound of a bee like “hmmmm”.
While
practicing Bhramari keep reciting “OM” mentally and concentrate your mind on
Agnya Chakra (between eyebrows).
Benefits and Cures
The pituitary gland is a tiny
organ, the size of a pea, found at the base of the brain. As the “master gland”
of the body, it produces many hormones that travel throughout the body,
directing certain processes or stimulating other glands to
produce other hormones.
·
Excellent breathing exercise for meditation, the mind
concentration enhances.
·
Mental tension, agitation, hypertension, migraine,
paralysis, high blood pressure, and heart diseases are positively affected.
·
Helps to cure migraine and paralysis.
·
It has an immediate positive effect on the ears, nose, eyes and
mouth.
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