Pranayama is combination of two words 'Prana' and 'Ayama'. Prana means Breath and Ayama means extent.
🫁 Prana is the vital energy requires for coordination of each organ within a body the continuous flow of prana in the subtle nerves ( Nadi) in the body is important for a person to remain disease free.
🫁 Pranayama is control and smooth flow of prana by the control of inhalation and exhalation through yoga exercise.
🫁 This exercise done through proper regulation of inhaling, holding the breath and exhaling.
🫁 You can do Pranayama practice with several of the Asanas ( Postures) for improved benefits.
🫁 By proper practice of pranayama all disease are eradicated.
🧘♂️ Some instructions for proper practice of pranayama and types
🫁 A good place, suitable time and moderate food is necessary.
🫁 One should not attempt in crowd, a capital city, in a forest but the place should be calm and clean.
🫁 One should start practicing pranayama in vasanta and Sharad ritu. If you start in other season it leads to illness.
🫁 Ideal time to perform pranayama are morning, Mid afternoon, evening and Mid night.
🫁 During the first stage of pranayama one should take food consisting of Milk and Ghrit.
🫁 Consume food in moderate quantity.
🫁 Eat Rice, Barley, Wheat bread, Green gram, Black gram Etc.
🫁 Eat green leafy and fresh vegetables.
🫁 Half of the stomach should be filled with food, one quarter with water and one quarter should kept empty for practicing pranayama.
🫁 Avoid eating Spicy ( Katu), Sour ( Amla), Salty ( Lavana) Roasted things.
🫁 Avoid Curd, Alcohol, Over ripened Jack fruit, pumpkins, Berries, vegetable stems, Gourds Etc.
🫁 Kumbhakabheda, Surya bhedana, Ujjayi, Sheetali, Shitkari, Bhastrika, Bhramari, Murccha, Plavini are some types of pranayama.
( Kumbhakbheda Pranayam )
🫁 One can perform according to disease or on regular basis after knowing proper posture and Rules of this pranayama.
🧘♂️ How to do pranayama ?
🫁 Sitting in Padmasana ( lotus pose ) posture and then fill the air ( Puraka) through left nostril ( close right nostril with thumb) and then close the left nostril with Ring finger and hold breath for some time ( Kumbhaka) .
🫁 After that exhale the air slowly through the Right nostril ( Rechaka).
🫁 Then drawin the air through the Right nostril slowly then perform Kumbhaka ( Hold the breath for some time) as told you earlier and exhale through the left nostril.
🫁 By practicing alternatively, the whole of the collection of Nadi ( Subtle Nerves) become clean, free from impurities after three months and over.
🧘♂️ Benefits :-
🫁 Pranayama tones up the stomach, the liver, the bladder, the small and large intestines and digestive system.
🫁 Removes the sluggishness from the body and kindles gastric fire.
🫁 Constant practice of pranayama strengthen the nervous system.
🫁 Mental disturbances like Anxiety, Stress, Fear, Lust for sex, Disappointment and other mental problems can calm down and one can capable of concentration.
🫁 Regular practice of pranayama rouses spiritual power. Induces good and sound sleep.
🫁 Pranayama helps a person to remain positive always and negative thinking comes to an end.
🫁 If one can practice pranayama on regular basis. He / she requires less breathing per minute that helps to live a long and healthy life. Like a tortoise it take 5 breath per minute and lives for 400 year.
0 Comments