The breathing of yoga is an important part of yoga practice, and it is also the key to whether yoga practice can receive benefits.
Breathing is a link between physical and spiritual contact, and proper yoga practice must begin with breathing exercises rather than postural techniques.
However, the utilitarian ideology of this era makes it too easy for people to ignore internal training and become superficial.
Therefore, the practice of asana flourishes while the breathing method is ignored, which is a serious directional error.
Inspiration is the acquisition of cosmic energy, which purifies the body and mind and guides people to reality.
It can combine infinite spirituality with limited physiology.
Like quietly sniffing the fragrance of a flower, inhale the “breath” of life as gently and slowly as possible, and spread it throughout your body.
During breathing, the consciousness must concentrate on breathing, just as a mother cares for her child’s every move with love.
Before performing yoga breathing, one must exercise the lungs, diaphragm, intercostal muscles, and diaphragm through postural exercises in order to perform rhythmic breathing.
Before breathing becomes correct and rhythmic, consciousness is always integrated with breathing.
Consciousness guides breathing in how to distribute the inhaled breath to the cells of the body through relevant channels.
Breathing ultimately reaches the inner self.
The function of consciousness is to connect the inner self with the breath and body.
Bad breathing patterns can easily be seen.
Are you breathing through your mouth? Try the following 6 tests to see if your daily breathing has these 6 small problems? Lie down with one hand on the chest and the other hand on the abdomen.
When breathing, if the hand on the chest fluctuates but the abdomen does not, then you are in chest breathing mode.
A slight fluctuation of the chest is acceptable, but too much fluctuation is not good.
Lie down with short breaths and put your hands on your lower ribs.
“When inhaling, you should not deliberately exert force, and your lower ribs will naturally expand.
When exhaling, your lower ribs will retract inward.”.
If your ribs do not expand or contract during breathing, your breathing is too short and shallow, even if your abdomen is undulating.
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Overbreathing Lie down and take a few minutes to allow the body to enter the frequency of natural respiration.
Then, on the next natural exhalation, see how long it takes, compared to the next inhalation, to see which one is longer.
Normally, the exhalation should be slightly longer.
Otherwise, you are hyperventilating.
In the second test, try shortening your breathing.
If it puts pressure on you, you may also be hyperventilating.
You can ask someone to help you time it, which will make it more objective.
Holding your breath has a common bad habit: hold your breath after inhaling.
To see if you have done this, observe the transition between each inhalation and exhalation.
People who are accustomed to holding their breath may feel stuck after inhaling, making it difficult to initiate the next exhalation.
Especially when exercising.
To improve this situation, you can consciously relax your abdomen at the end of your inhalation.
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The correct mode of reverse breathing is shown in the figure.
Reverse breathing means: when inhaling, the diaphragm is lifted upward toward the chest; As you exhale, the diaphragm sinks toward the abdomen.
Lie down with your hands on your abdomen.
When exhaling, the abdomen should slowly sink, and when inhaling, the abdomen should protrude upward.
If your situation is the opposite, it is reverse breathing.
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It is easy to see whether the side faces and bones for mouth breathing and nasal breathing are useful for mouth breathing.
If you’re not sure, ask your friends and let them know when they find you breathing through your mouth.
Are you breathing correctly? Yoga breathing method is as important as asana practice.
In addition to helping with asana practice, from the perspective of modern medicine, rhythmic breathing regulation can alleviate asthma and help treat stress related diseases, such as daily anxiety and depression.
Below is a list of commonly used breathing patterns in yoga compiled by yoga practitioners.
Let’s follow the editor and take a look at it.
Key points of the Holy Light Breathing Method: Inhale through the nose until you feel your lungs filled with gas, and then slowly and naturally inhale, Feel the diaphragm sinking, expand the lungs to stretch the abdomen outward, feel the expansion of the chest, and finally lift up the clavicle.
Key points of bellows breathing method: Breathe through the nose, feel the diaphragm move downward, expand the lungs to stretch the abdomen outward, expand the chest, and finally lift the collarbone.
Quickly exhale through the nostrils.
Feel the sinking of the clavicle, chest adduction, and contraction of the lungs and abdomen.
The process of exhaling should be much faster than the process of inhaling – like a rapid exhaust.
Repeat the action.
Complete this action correctly, and as you inhale and exhale, you will feel the expansion and contraction of your chest.
Repeat for 5 minutes.
Through practice, accelerate your breathing.
Note: Beginners should start slowly and avoid strong breathing, but over time, this can become a fast breathing technique.
Alternate Nose Breathing Close your eyes.
Pay attention to your breathing.
Close the right nostril with your right thumb.
Gently press the wings of the nose with your thumb to prevent airflow from entering and exiting.
Inhale slowly through the left nostril.
Let air fill the lungs.
First, feel the diaphragm sink, expand the lungs to stretch the abdomen outward, expand the chest, and finally lift the collarbone.
Move your thumb away from your right nostril.
Place your right hand under your nostrils to keep your lungs full of air.
Close the left nostril with the ring and middle fingers.
Many people find it easy to close any nostril with the same hand, depending on which nostril you want to close.
You can also change hands if your arms are tired.
Slowly exhale through the right nostril.
Feel the sinking of the clavicle, chest adduction, and contraction of the lungs and abdomen.
After completing exhalation, keep the left nostril closed.
Inhale through the right nostril.
Let air fill the lungs.
The closed nostril opens the left nostril.
Slowly exhale through the left nostril.
This process involves alternating nostril breathing.
Lasts 15 minutes.
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