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Aug. 30, 2012 - PRLog -- The ancient yogis advocated the practice of Pranayama to unite the breath with the mind and thus with prana or life force.prana is energy and ayama is the storing and distribution of that energy.

Pranayama is not deep breathing. Deep breathing tenses the facial muscles, makes the skull and scalp rigid, tightens the chest and applies external force to the intake or release breath. This creates hardness in the fibers of the lungs and chest, preventing the percolation of breath through the body.

In Pranayama the cells of the brain and the facial muscles remain soft and receptive and breath is drawn in or released gently, during inhalation each molecule, fiber and cell of the body is independently felt by the mind and is allowed to release and absorb the prana. There are no sudden movements and one become aware of gradual expansion of the respiratory organs and feel the breath reach the remote parts of the lungs.
In exhalation the release of breath is gradual gradual and this gives the lungs cell sufficient time to reabsorb. The residual prana to the maximum possible extent. This allows for full utilization of energy thus building up emotional stability and calming the mind.

Each inhalation activates the central nervous system in to stimulating the peripheral nerves and each exhalation triggers the reveres process. During retention of breath both process occurs simultaneously. puraka is known as inhalation, kumbaka is known as holding and rechaka is known as exhalation.

Pranayama is a complex process composed of all these. It has to be practiced with great sincerity. You cannot achieve Pranayama just like because you have to ready for it.

Author : Prasana ( Yoga Therapist – GuiRes Healthcare )
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