This
ancient art of breathing can cure nearly all diseases. The following
breathing exercises are a gateway to healthy life and help you to
realise your inner self.
1. Bhramari Pranayama for throat
In
this pranayama the breathing sounds like a humming bee. To do this, sit
in a relaxed posture and close your ears with your thumbs, place your
index fingers on the temple and close your eyes with the other three
fingers. Slowly inhale through your nose and hold it for a few seconds.
Keeping your mouth closed, slowly exhale by making a humming sound.
Repeat it 5 times.
2. Anulom-Vilom Pranayama for eye sight and heart diseases
This
pranayama is all about deep breathing and has no sound as such. For
this exercise sit in a comfortable position, close your right nostril
with your thumb and slowly exhale from the left nostril. After exhaling
slowly and steadily inhale through the same nostril. Do the same process
with your left nostril with your ring finger and exhale through the
right nostril. Repeat this process for 2-5 minutes.
3. Kapalbhati Pranayama for reducing belly flat
This
pranayama is all about forceful and active inhalation and exhalation,
where you have to inhale normally and exhale forcefully. During
exhalation the stomach muscles should be moved fiercely (pulling it
closer to your back). Do this breathing exercise for 2-5 minutes.
4. Ujjayi Pranayama for snoring issues and thyroid
Start
this breathing exercise with normal inhalation and exhale completely.
Bow your head down blocking the free flow of air and inhale as long as
you can. Hold back for 2-5 seconds. While exhaling, close your right
nostril with your right thumb and breathe out through your left nostril.
You can repeat this exercise for ten to twelve times.
5. Bhastrika Pranayama to strengthen your lungs
This
breathing exercise starts with deep breath-in where we expand our
stomach. The air is completely breathed out with strength, sucking your
stomach towards the backbone. During inhalation, your stomach should be
extended to the maximum. Do this exercise for 1-2 minutes and do take
rest.
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