The basics of yoga breathing

Nowadays, many people want to ensure their physical health through yoga exercises, so many people who often exercise yoga want to fully understand what are the basic principles of breathing methods during yoga exercises? In order for you to master the yoga breathing method as soon as possible, take a look at the detailed introduction below. I hope you can ensure a good figure and a healthier body through practicing yoga.

More in-depth and specific techniques are very rich and effective, but they can only be practiced on this basis with face-to-face instruction from a teacher.

Inhaling is to absorb the cosmic energy, which purifies the body and mind and guides people to achieve the truth. It can combine infinite spirituality and finite physiology. Inhale the "breath" of life as gently and slowly as you would quietly sniff the fragrance of a flower, and let it spread throughout your body.

When practicing breathing techniques, one must focus one's consciousness on breathing, just like a mother who cares about her child's every move with love.

Before practicing yoga breathing, the lungs, diaphragm, intercostal muscles and diaphanous muscles must be trained through asanas to allow for rhythmic breathing.

Until the breathing becomes correct and rhythmic, the consciousness remains one with the breathing. Consciousness guides breathing on how to distribute the inhaled air through relevant channels to cells throughout the body. Breathing ultimately leads to the inner self. The function of consciousness is to connect the inner self with breathing and body.

During the inhalation process, the practitioner changes his brain into an organ that receives and distributes energy flow.

When you inhale, do not let your abdomen bulge out; otherwise, your lungs will not be able to fully expand. Neither inhalation nor exhalation should be forced or too fast, otherwise, it will increase the burden on the heart and cause brain disorders.

Exhaling means expelling impure air (carbon dioxide) from the body.

As you exhale, consciously lift your upper chest and let the air out slowly and rhythmically.

Pay close attention to the rhythm of your breathing. You should perform the breathing movements like a spider, moving back and forth without rushing, weaving its web step by step.

Some people take a long time to inhale, while others take a long time to exhale. Just like difficulties and challenges, everyone's blood pressure and blood flow are different. The purpose of yoga breathing is to remove imbalances and obstacles in breathing and blood pressure, eliminate irritability, stop one's own unique thoughts and habits, and free oneself from attachment.

How to inhale

1 Sit in the position that makes you most comfortable.

2 Lift your chest, floating ribs, and navel, and straighten your spine.

3 Lower your head as far as possible to make your neck soft. Then perform the chin bandha mantra.

4 The source of human emotions is located between the navel and the heart. The spine must always be in contact with this source of emotion. The front of the body should also always be in contact with it. At the same time, lift and expand the chest upward and to the sides.

5 During inhalation, do not tilt your chest forward, backward, or left or right as it expands upward and sideways.

6. Do not tense the diaphragm. Breathe the air deeply into the base of your diaphragm. You can imagine that you start inhaling from under your ribs and around your waist. This is the secret to deep breathing.

7 In order to successfully receive the inhaled energy, it is important to be in a passive state beforehand. In particular, it is important to synchronize the rhythm inside the lungs with the flow of incoming air.

8 It's like pouring water into the bottom of your lungs.

9 People with underdeveloped lungs must carefully and gradually increase their lung capacity before their lungs can fully function.

10 The bronchi branch off from the trachea and connect to the peripheral blood vessels of the lungs, where they divide into bronchioles. It is important to observe how the air reaches the bronchioles.

11 Just as water is absorbed by the soil, you should also feel it being absorbed by the cells in your body. While feeling this absorption process, you should also feel that the energy of the universe (prana) is also being absorbed, permeating the body, and bringing a sense of "happiness".

12 The inhaled energy enters the body through the nose and is absorbed by the body's spiritual level. As you inhale, your awareness rises from your navel to the upper chest. The practitioner must always feel that the physical, mental, psychological, intellectual, physiological and other aspects are one with the rising consciousness. In this way, the body, breath, consciousness and the inner God are united.

13 Every pore of the skin should function as an eye or ear for the purpose of absorbing prana.

14 If tension occurs during inhalation, the skin of the hands will become rough. Please observe the skin of your hands to regulate your breathing.

15 During inhalation, do not raise your shoulders, otherwise the upper lungs will not expand fully and the back of your neck will become tense. If you observe carefully, you will find that after the shoulder is lifted, it falls immediately. In order to avoid lifting your shoulders, you can lift your chest beforehand.

16 Relax your throat and place your tongue flat on your jaw, but not touching your teeth.

17 Close your eyes and relax. You need to make your eyes sensitive in advance so that they can look inward. When you inhale, your eyeballs will always be accustomed to turning upwards. You need to pay attention to this.

18 The ears, facial muscles, and forehead skin should also be relaxed in advance.

19 Correct breathing can remove laziness, stimulate the body and mind, and enhance vitality.

Exhalation method

1 Adjust your posture. Refer to points 1-4 for inhalation.

2 Exhale slowly. To do this, the intercostal muscles and floating ribs that are lifted during inhalation must not be allowed to relax. Otherwise, it will be difficult to exhale smoothly and slowly.

3. Start the exhalation from the upper chest. So don't take this part back. Exhale slowly until your navel contracts and all the air is out. At this time, the body merges with the spirit.

4 Before exhaling, lift up your spine and its left and right sides, making your whole body as stable as a tree rooted in the ground.

5. Do not shake your body, otherwise it will disrupt nervous and mental activities.

6 Without pulling your chest in, exhale slowly and smoothly. If the breath becomes rough and rapid, it is because the chest and back are falling back and you are not paying attention to the flow of the breath.

7 During inhalation, the skin of the upper body tends to tense. But as you exhale, relax the skin on your upper body. Don't let the inside of your back sink, though.

8 The skin of the arms and chest should not touch each other under the armpits. But you don't have to stretch your arms outwards, just leave a little space under your armpits.

9 Exhalation calms the nerves and brain, so people become humble and no longer insist on their own opinions.

The basic principles of yoga breathing. I believe that many people who often exercise through yoga have already fully understood the basic principles of yoga breathing. Therefore, after fully understanding it, when you practice yoga by yourself, as long as you adjust your breathing method, you can ensure that you can achieve better results when practicing yoga.