5 Deep Breathing Exercises Of Pranayama

Each breath you take is a chance for you to release, to let prana flow through you, and to develop compassion in the heart and health. To breathe well is to live well. How often do you consciously feel your breath? When you occasionally do, doesn’t it feel amazing? Feeling the pranic energy going in and out of your body is an incredible experience. Here are 5 ways of doing it. Check them out.

First of all, let’s find out about the yogic science of breathing called Pranayama.

What is Pranayama?

Pranayama are breathing exercises which clear the physical and emotional obstacles in our body to free the breath and so the flow of prana – life energy. Through regular and sustained practise of pranayama you can supercharge your whole body!

You can control the life energy within you through Pranayama and attain a healthy body and mind. The yogic sage Patanjali mentions Pranayama in his text ‘Yoga Sutra’ as an ideal means to attain Samadhi, the highest state of meditative consciousness. It takes energy into your body and flushes out the waste from your body and mind. The Pranayama process involves retention of breath in the body along with inhaling and exhaling. Retention of breath helps in increasing the energy of your body and distributing it throughout your body.

Sounds exciting and powerful, isn’t it? Read on to find out how to do it.

Deep Breathing Exercises Of Pranayama

If you are stressed out then pranayamas can be a solution to calm your mind, just find a silent place and start practicing. It just takes barely 15 minutes to do that.

1. Alternate Nostril Exercise (Anulom Vilom)

It is also known as the Anulom Vilom pranayama in sanskrit. This breathing exercise includes breathing from alternate nostrils. This exercise cleans nostrils, nadis, and sinus. It is also helpful in the activation left and right side of the brain simultaneously.

How to do:-

Focus on your breathing, close your right nostril with your thumb and inhale slowly, fill your lungs with air. Remove your thumb and using your ring finger close your left nostril and exhale. Repeat this process for up to 20-30 times then relax.

2. Skull Shine exercise (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

Kapalbhati is the sanskrit name of skull shine exercise. It called skull shine exercise as it improves the blood circulation and purifies the blood, therefore resulting in the natural glow on the face and forehead.

If you have a week immune system then this exercise helps you to boost your immune system as well.

How to do:-

Sit in an erect position and focus on your breathing. Inhale deeply with both nostrils and fill your lungs to the fullest. Now with the help of your stomach muscles, exhale the air with a burst. Do this exercise for two minutes then relax.

3. Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows breath is also known as the Bhastrika Pranayama in sanskrit. This exercise warms up the lungs and respiratory system, it throws the toxic air out from your body. Bellows breath is also helpful in common cold and cough.

Doing this asana daily also improves the digestive system.

How to do:-

Sit in lotus pose and focus on your breathing. Inhale and exhale deeply to settle your lungs, now speed up the process to inhale and exhale. Remember that the power should come from your diaphragm. Do this exercise for 2 minutes the stop.

4. Chanting Breathing (Udgeeth Pranayama)

When you feel stressed out do this asana for 5-6 six times. A single session of Udgeeth Pranayama energize the whole body and gives the calmness of mind.

How to do it:-

Sit and keep your back straight. Close your eyes and feel your body look yourself from tip to toes. Now slowly inhale and fill your lungs with air. Wait for 3 seconds and then release the air by chanting the word OM slowly. Feel the aura of OM in your body. Repeat this exercise for 5-6 times.

5. Bee Breath (Bhramari Pranayama)

Bee breath is also known as Bhramari Pranayama. Bee breath is helpful to reduce stress and calms the mind. This pranayama boosts the strength of throat, it is also helpful dissipating anger. Bee breath induces sound sleep.

How to do:-

Choose a comfortable position. Keep your back straight and focus on your breathing. Place your thumb on the cartilage between your cheeks and ear, place the ring and middle finger on your eyes. Inhale deeply, hold it for 3 seconds then exhale the air by making a humming sound.

Feel the aura in your body. Repeat this exercise for 5-6 times.

Breathing is a normal everyday occurrence. Until it is taken away from us, we don’t understand its importance. It feels traumatic when you block your nose and mouth from breathing for a few seconds. Breathing provides the life energy that your body needs. Do it right with the breathing techniques mentioned above to awaken your body. Get started!

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