How to adjust breathing when you are a beginner in yoga?

Practicing yoga can relax the body and mind, promote blood circulation, and make the body more beautiful, so yoga has become a favorite of women, and now more and more people are joining the army of yoga practitioners. In fact, people who have just started practicing yoga should not rush to practice yoga poses. The key is to adjust their breathing first, because this will help them relax their body and mind and make the exercise more effective. So, how should beginners breathe correctly?

1) Exhale

Start by sitting or standing in a relaxed position with your spine and head perpendicular to the ground and your arms hanging naturally or resting on your legs. Start by exhaling slowly, using the contraction of the abdominal muscles to expel the gas out of the abdominal cavity. When the abdominal cavity is completely recessed into the body, begin to slowly contract the ribs. The contraction of the ribs can expel the remaining gas in the body out of the chest cavity until all the gas is exhaled.

2) Inhale

Now we enter the cessation phase, where we stop breathing while the abdomen and chest are completely depressed, and hold for about 2-3 seconds; then we enter the inhalation phase, which is the opposite of exhalation. We first relax our ribs, let the gas slowly fill your chest cavity, and inhale as much as possible to expand your chest to the maximum extent. Continue to breathe in gently, slowly relax your abdomen, and your abdomen will gradually bulge. At this point, we have completed the entire yoga breathing process.

3) Hold your breath

After a gradual period of time (this takes about a month), begin to prolong the time of exhalation, inhalation, and breath holding. When you first start practicing, hold your exhalation and inhalation for 5 seconds each, and holding your breath only takes 2 seconds. Then, after a period of gradual practice (which takes about a month), begin to prolong the time of exhalation, inhalation, and breath holding.

Note:

1) You need to adjust the time of exhaling, inhaling and holding your breath;

2) When practicing correctly, your body will sweat slightly, especially on the top of the head. Don't worry, it means your body is entering a good cycle. The toxins in your body are slowly being discharged with the yoga breathing method, and your body is being purified.

People who have just started practicing yoga should first adjust their breathing. If they practice yoga with correct breathing, they will get twice the result with half the effort. So you can practice the correct breathing method according to the editor's sharing. Don’t underestimate this breathing exercise, breathing is also a kind of yoga practice!