Performing Yoga for healthy mind, body, and soul

Performing Yoga for healthy mind, body, and soul

Performing Yoga for healthy mind, body, and soul. Yoga is a renowned simple technique of today’s modern world to enhance your body and mind functionality to keep it in optimum level. If you are not physically fit enough to do the cardio exercises, even though this ancient techniques definitely help out to mankind protect from severe illness and depression related issue, as well as in simple word has to say “effortless way” to gain overall health.

Always remember that to perform any of this yoga posture (asana) under the guidance of a certified yoga instructor otherwise you will get detriment either of getting benefits. It is all about disciplines and regular practices.

Ultimate 7 Pranayama postures for well being of Mind, Body, and Soul

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Pranayama yoga

What does Pranayama significant? Prana means (life force) “breath” and ayama means “control” Mainly in Pranayama focuses to control on over breath. There are 8 types of Pranayama those are practiced since ancient times by yogis. We are here only discussing 6 types of Pranayamas.

There are lots of benefits; if you are doing Pranayama on daily basis it can be clean our 72,000 nadis (nerves) all over the body. Oxygen depletion problems are well treated by this Pranayamas as well as it’s reducing the risk of asthma symptoms. It’s relief from the mental conditions like- depression, anxiety, insomnia, and lack of concentration, clear mind and reduces the risk of diabetes, promote positive approach toward the life, help out in remove the toxins as of the body and mind.

Keeps your lungs function in optimal level and helps in regulating the proper blood circulations throughout the body.

• Kapalbhati Pranayama

  what is kapalbahti Pranayama kapal means forehead and bhati mean to shine. How to carry out kapalbhati Pranayama? Try to perform in a morning time with natural surroundings, usually, use a yoga mat and Sit in a very comfortable position with a straight spine posture and keep your hand on knees with Gyan mudra. In kapalbhti rapidly doing exhalation process through the nostrils as well as breathing technique of pumping the belly within and out motion. You can use your one hand just before on abdomen to feel the muscles contraction.

You should execute in a set of 40-50 breaths. After completion of one set, you take some rest in between of them and then begin of the new sets.

Kapalbahati benefits.

• Strengthen your abdomen core muscle, Skin glow, Weight Loss, Improve blood circulation.
• Strong Nerves, Enhance immunity power.
• Prevention from stomach disorder and really helpful in hair fall problems.
• Equally beneficial for both men and woman. Boost sexual stamina and sperm count in men and take care of periods of problems in women.

Kapalbahati common mistakes.

• While you are doing kapalbahati always keeps in your mind, don’t do this at a very fast pace. Like-whole body shaking, strange shoulder and head movements easily appear.
• Try to do focus on exhalation. Most of the peoples have a misconception about it if they perform more than 500 strokes or do kapalbahati than they can get more benefits, either of it you get disadvantage or damage to your brain cells.
• The major mistake was done by today’s people. You should not have to practice Kapalbahati Pranayama Yoga solo only, otherwise, it brings imbalance to your body. Although yoga developed for body balancing. Kapalbahati Pranayama mainly activated our Surya nadi. We have both surya and Chandra nadis, we need have to balance Chandra nadi as well. Then, what is the way to complete this Pranayama? The bhramari and anulom vilom Pranayama has to go along with this Kapalbahati Pranayama.
• Kapalbahait Pranayama should not have to perform by any individuals those are suffering from asthma, heart-related diseases, during the later stage of pregnancy and after major surgeries.

• Anulom Vilom Pranayama

what are anulom and vilom? Anulom means with the grain of breath, and vilom means (opposite) against the grain of breath. This Pranayama practice is very simple it is just like an alternative nostril breathing technique inhaling through one nostril and exhaling through another nostril.

Anulom Vilom Pranayama is very easy to practice. Sit in a comfortable position, although you can do this with padmasana. First of all, close your both eyes and just place your hands on your knees holding with Gyan mudra. With right-hand thumb, close the right nostril and start to inhale through left nostril try to fill-out your lungs with air as much you can. And carry out the same procedure with your left nostril. Like – With the help of both middle fingers (Middle and Ring fingers) of right hand gently close the left nostrils and exhale through your right nostril, after during this process inhale lot’s of air and full your lungs through your right nostril. Go over this process for 5 to 10 minutes. You can practice in twofold morning and evening.

          Anulom Vilom Pranayama benefits

• It has the power to change the brain waves and tune in with a proper alignment; almost impact on our brain by way of positivity, turn it ones from negative to positive thinking. Best way to get rid of depression and anxiety. Balancing both the side of the brain left and right hemisphere.
• Strengthen your heart, lungs and nervous system. Useful in keeps up blood circulation in optimum level and clean your nervous system.
• Remove any blockage of arteries within the entire body. Well treated to a headache and migraine problems.

Anulom Vilom Pranayama common mistakes

• Don’t practice Pranayama improperly and own self, if you are doing Pranayama for the first time it’s better to do practice under the guidance of yoga masters and well-trained practitioners.
• Avoid doing practice any Pranayama after consuming meals. You can perform Pranayama at least 4 hours after meals.
• Don’t practice any Pranayama in a moving transportation.
• Try to perform Pranayama with padmasana and sukhasana.

• Bhramari Pranayama

Literally, Bhramari Pranayama derives from the name of black bees (which is commonly found in Indian sub-continent). How to perform? Sit in a plain surface comfortably with padmasana, close your ears with both thumbs (make sure don’t put your thumbs inside the ears) and the right way to do this, just slightly press the ear cartilage to close the ears. Afterward place index finger just above of your eyebrows just nearby your forehead along with, just close your eyes with rest of the three fingers.

Start to do concentration over on third eye chakra and then remain your mouth closed during this process; first inhale through your nose gulp air as much as you can until to fill up your lungs appropriately and exhale through your nose, slowly making a humming sound like a bee with the OM resonance. Repeat this process with 10 to 15 times in one sitting. You can do this in morning and evening time for getting better results.

Bhramari Pranayama Benefits

• Beneficial in hypertension, high blood pressure, and heart blockage.
• Helping to remove negative energies from your body.
• Rejuvenate dead brain cells (mostly we found this kind of symptoms in old age man and generally in Sevier diseases). Although pretty much effective in Alzheimer disease.

Bhramari Pranayama common mistakes

• If you have already any kind of ear-related problems before, then consult your doctors and yoga gurus first.
• Don’t press your eyes and ear cartilage too hard during performing this Bhramari Pranayama.
• Make sure, while performing all these Pranayamas you are doing this with an empty stomach.

• Ujjayi Pranayama (Ocean of Breaths)

What does it mean? The ujjayi word derives from Sanskrit that actual meaning is “Victorious”. Just sit on a plane surface with a straight spine posture, eyes remain closed and try to focus on over breath. The inhalation and exhalation process done through by nostrils only and mouth remain closed during this process. During a long deep inhalation procedure of air intake with a constricted throat at the same time to produce a noise. Hold the breath for a couple of few seconds and then try to touch your chin to your chest without bending your neck. You need to hold on your breath according to your body strength.

When you realize, your body can’t hold the breath that is the accurate time to release your breath with the help of your left nostril during this exhalation process, you should have to keep close your right nostril with your right-hand thumb. It is also known as a hissing breath.

Ujjayi Pranayama Benefits

• Any problem related to your throat Like- Thyroid imbalance, stammering problems, snoring, mucous (Kapha), allergy and useful in throat infections.
• Most valuable in Sleep apnea and treat tonsil without operation.
• Also used to treat emotional imbalance. As well as good for your voice clearance.

Ujjayi Pranayama common mistakes

• Don’t do this in a closed room, reason behind this all gases those are trapped inside the room which is generally produced by electronic appliances but in reality, they are very harmful to the health. Try to perform it in open space basically in natural surroundings to get maximum health benefits.
• Pranayama should have to perform with patients, peoples really inspired by masters and yogic experts and start to imitate them but instead of it, their bodies are not ready for this in beginning, as beginners they hurt themselves eventually. You have to start with the slow pace and gradually increase your speed according to your stamina increases.

• Bhastrika Pranayama (Breath of fire)

Bhastrika significance in Sanskrit is “bellows”. Bellows is such devices which are used for a blow out the air to flame-up by a blacksmith. Many of them are recognizing this Pranayama as a breath of fire. The chest is the key body part which is generally used in this Pranayama.

Ancient deep breathing exercise technique, which is performed with the exact length of timing, throughout the inhaling (4 sec) and exhaling (4 sec) process.

Sit in a plane surface with erect spine and neck, along with holding these postures of padmasana or sukhasana. Both hands keep on knees with any posture like Gyan mudra (meditation gesture) or Vayu mudra (air gesture).

In this process deep long breath of air will be inhaling and exhaling through nostrils and mouth should be keep closed.

Bhastrika Pranayama Benefits

• Expand lungs, in addition, to gradually develop strength and also help to increase the oxygen level inside the body.
• Blood circulates throughout the body very fast.
• Helpful in concentration and increase in body aura level.
• Aids in migration, depression, and paralysis.

Bhastrika Pranayama common mistakes

• Most of the peoples doing it incorrectly like they inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth, some other incorrect way of inhaling through the mouth and exhale through the nose.
• In high BP and heart problems don’t do it forcefully.
• Don’t perform with bending posture of neck and waist.
• Many people confused in between bhastrika and kapalbhati Pranayama. In kapalbhati Pranayama mainly focus over on exhalation (80%) compare than inhalation (20%). But in Bhastrika Pranayama the length of inhalation and exhalation process will remain the same.

• Udgeeth Pranayama (Chanting Breathing)

Udgeeth Pranayama denotes chanting of OM Kaar Breathing. Sit in a plane surface along with the comfortable posture of padmasana and sukhasana. Very important to keep your posture erect from waist to neck. First of all, close your eyelids and start meditating this with a focus on Agya chakra (third eye). Place your both hands on your knees making the gesture of Gyan mudra. Take a long deep breath through your nostrils and exhale through your mouth by chanting of OM in this Pranayama. Chanting of OM (make sure O sound should be longer than M).

Udgeeth Pranayama Benefits

• Very useful in mind related diseases like- depression, stress, and anxiety.
• Beneficially in epilepsy diseases.
• Curing of high blood pressure and improve the digestive system.
• Clean your aura and bring stability, calmness in your mind.

Udgeeth Pranayama common mistakes

• The inhalation and exhalation process should be slow and soft.
• Perform in a natural and open atmosphere.
• Should not perform udgeeth Pranayama eating after meals.

• Bahya Pranayama

Bahya means outer or external it derives from the Sanskrit word (bahya). It is a very simple way to perform this just sits on a plane surface with your closed eyes. Posture should be remaining straight including- back, neck, and head.

Take a long deep breath while inhalation process and same as in exhalation process to breathe out totally (empty lungs) and hold the breath, try to touch your chin to your chest region with your straight head this is called as (throat lock). Along with this pull up your stomach area or muscles in the upward direction this is called as (abdominal lock). And also lift the muscles of below navel area or groin area this is called as (root lock). In Sanskrit, it is known as Jalandhar Bandha (Throat lock), Uddiyan Bandha (abdominal lock), and Mulabandha (root lock). When you perform all bandha in altogether called Mahabandha. You can do this Pranayama up to three to six times in one session.

Bahya Pranayama Benefits

• All Intestinal disorder well treated through by this Pranayama.
• Very useful in curing urinary problems and also prostate diseases.
• Control sugar level in diabetic patients.

Bahya Pranayama common mistakes

• Don’t do this with extra force.
• Avoid doing this Pranayama in High blood pressure and heart diseases. (if you want to do practice Pranayama then consult your professional yoga teacher or instructor)
• Maintain a minimum gap of 4 hours after consumption of meals.

Key Note: – During every Pranayama avoid eating oily foods. Do yoga or Pranayama after 4 hours of consuming meals. Try to execute Pranayama in peaceful and natural surrounding places. Keep some smile on your face and also do it with a positive approach, while doing Pranayama and yoga.

Performing Yoga for healthy mind, body, and soul. Yoga brings happiness cheerfulness and well-being to your life with a little effort.