BHRAMARI PRANAYAMA

YOGA WITH CHIRAG

  I am writing this article to give some useful advise about different type of breathing systems in YOGA.

We all are working for long hours every day.
Seating long hours in front of computers or
standing long hours for our job is tiring.






So in today's article I am sharing one breathing exercise which is useful to improves breathing.
These breathing exercise calls PRANAYAMA in YOGA which is helpful to remove mental stress and gives many more benefits.

Best time to do Bhramari PRANAYAMA is between 5:am to 7:am

Lets see how we can do these PRANAYAMA 

• Bhramari Pranayama (Humming be breath):

1. Sit in a comfortable meditation asana, preferably padmasana or siddha/sidha yoni asana with

    the hands resting on the knees in jnana or chin mudra.

2. Close the eyes and relax the whole body.

3. The lips should remain gently closed with the teeth slightly separated throughout the practice.

    This allows the sound vibration to be heard and felt more distinctly. 

4. Raise the arms sideways and bend the elbows, bringing the hands to the ears. 

5. Use the index or middle fingers to plug the ears or the flaps of the ears may be pressed without 

    inserting the fingers.

6. Bring the awareness to the centre of the head, where ajna chakra is located, and keep body

    absolutely still. 

7. Inhale through the nose.

8. Exhale slowly and in a controlled manner while making a deep, dteady humming sound like         
    that of the black bee.

9. The humming sound should be smooth, even and continuous for the duration of the exhalation.

     The sound should be soft and mellow, making the front of the skull reverberate. 

10. At the end of exhalation, the hands can be kept steady or returned to the front of the skull 

     reverberate. At the end of exhalation, the hands can be kept steady or returned to the knee and

     then reaised again for the next round. The inhalation and exhalation should be smooth and 

     controlled. This is one round.

    Benefits:

•  Bhramari relives stress and cerebral tension, and so helps in alleviating anger, anxiety               
  and improves the voice.

•  Bhramari induces a meditative state by harmonising the mind and directing the                         
  awareness inwards. 

•   The vibration of the humming sounds creates a soothing effect on the mind and nervous         
  system.   

    PRACTICE NOTE:

•  Inner retention should be gradually increased as it helps in increasing                                   
  introversion and concentration.
•  Do not strain when performing kumbhaka; One or two seconds is sufficient at                           
  first
•  The duration may be increased gradually as the technique is mastered. 

         YOGA is not just an exercise. It is ART OF LIVING :)

         Send me your questions and suggestions please @ pondachirag@gmail.com 

                                                                                                   ARTICLE BY - Chirag Ponda