Pranayama Exercises for Health

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Pranayama Exercises

Types of Pranayama Exercises (Yoga Breathing Practices)

• Yogic Breath (Diaphragmatic Breath or Belly Breathing). This is the foundational exercise that all beginners should start with to learn yoga breathing.
  

• Dirga Pranayama (Three-Part or Complete Breath). This is a foundational pranayama for beginners to strengthen and expand on the practice of diaphragmatic breathing. The Three-Part breath improves breath awareness and lung capacity.
  

• Ujjayi Pranayama (Victorious Breath or Ocean Sounding Breath). This is the foundational breath for ashtanga and vinyasa styles of yoga. It is both calming and invigorating and improves focus and concentration.
  

• Sama Vritti Pranayama (Equal Breath). This basic breath focuses on having your inhalations and exhalations the same length. It is balancing and deeply relaxing and good for beginners.
  

• Nadi Sodhana Pranayama or Anuloma Viloma (Alternate Nostril Breathing). This intermediate practice involves breathing through one nostril at a time. It is a powerful way to bring harmony and balance to the energy pathways.
  

• Bhramari Pranayama (Buzzing Bee Breath). This beginner-friendly breath uses sound helps to block out distractions and soothe the nervous system.
  

• Udgeeth Pranayama (Chanting Breath). This practice uses the Om mantra to clear the mind, remove negative thoughts, strengthen the lungs and improve mental focus.
  

• Kapalabhati Pranayama (Breath of Fire or Skull Shining Breath) – This advanced exercise should only be attempted after mastering the above practices. It strongly boosts energy and is cleansing to the nasal passages and head.
  

• Bhastrika Pranayama (Bellows Breath). This is a more intense version of the breath of fire and should only be learned from an experienced teacher.
  

• Sit Cari Pranayama (Hissing Breath). This is a cooling breath that creates a hissing sound as you inhale through your teeth.
  

• Shitali Pranayama (Cooling Breath). This is a cooling breath that involves inhaling through your curled tongue.
  

• Chandra Bhedana Pranayama (Left Nostril Breathing). This is a cooling breath that is similar to Nadi Sodhana.
  

• Surya Bhedana Pranayama (Right Nostril Breathing). This is a warming breath that is the opposite of Chandra Bhedana

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Marichi's Pose (Marichyasana)

What is Marichi's Pose?

Marichi's pose, or Marichyasana, is a pose dedicated to the sage, Marichi, who was the son of Hinduism's creator god, Brahma. It's a seated posture in which one leg is outstretched and the other bent. The yogi wraps the outer arm around the leg, clasping the hands behind the back, and folds into a forward bend.

Instructions

• Sit with your legs outstretched, then exhale and bend your left knee. Place your left foot near your left buttock.

• Inhale and reach your left arm around your left leg. Clasp your hands behind your back.

• Exhale and twist to the left, then fold forward.

• Breathe while holding the pose.

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