Pranayama (breathing exercises) are excellent. The Kumbhaka or "breath holds" are very good. However, the longer breath holds are not safe for people with respiratory conditions and, generally, are really for people in the shape of professional athletes. Some of traditional Hatha Yoga is also really meant for people in very very ideal shape. There are movements within Hatha Yoga...of "Gentle Yoga" and Yoga at the office desk called "Chair Yoga." When people start out, it is really best to go with a very easy, gentle form. It is not supposed to be like Western exercise, done with will and power. It is supposed to be gentle and peaceful, in harmony with the body. here are some breathing exercises from the Hindu Yogi Sri Chinmoy: Excerpt: 2. Becoming aware of the breath When you sit down to meditate, try to breathe in as slowly and quietly as possible, so that if somebody placed a tiny thread in front of your nose it would not move at all. And when you breathe out, try to breathe out even more slowly than you breathed in. If possible, leave a short pause between the end of your exhalation and the beginning of your inhalation. If you can, hold your breath for a few seconds. But if that is difficult, do not do it. Never do anything that will make you physically uncomfortable during meditation. 3 Breathing in peace and joy The first thing that you have to think of when practising breathing techniques is purity. When you breathe in, if you can feel that the breath is coming directly from God, from Purity itself, then your breath can easily be purified. Then, each time you breathe in, try to feel that you are bringing infinite peace into your body. The opposite of peace is restlessness. When you breathe out, try to feel that you are expelling the restlessness within you and also the restlessness that you see all around you. When you breathe this way, you will find restlessness leaving you. After practising this a few times, please try to feel that you are breathing in power from the universe, and when you exhale, feel that all your fear is coming out of your body. After doing this a few times, try to feel that you are breathing in infinite joy and breathing out sorrow, suffering and melancholy. www.srichinmoycentre.org/meditation/copy_of_meditation_exercises/breathing_exercises (In 2007, Sri Chinmoy was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Sri Chinmoy conducted meditations at the United Nations for about 30 years and at the US Congress for about 20 years.)
You can do variations. In and out the nose. In and out the mouth. In through the nose out there the mouth... double breath (in belly then in chest) etc
Push your belly out when you breath in. This relaxes the diagram and massages the organs inside. You want to activate your parasympathetic system which reverses cortisol production -stress hormones. It feels odd in the beginning to push the belly out when inhaling. Look at your belly go out, then you are doing it right.
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Thank you for this lovely clear explanation. You have a very calming influence and a beautiful soul. ❤ 🤗 🙏
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That's an excellent presentation. Thank you!
Dr Patel ...my guru(teacher) so pleased to see you here❤️🙏🏾
Thank you so much! I loved your energy and how well you explained the whole thing!
Thank you for this practice. I'm mourning for a very important person in my life and this really helped to alleviate some for the mental fog 🙏🏾
Excellent teaching on the benefits of breath work Chopra. Thank you
Pranayama (breathing exercises) are excellent. The Kumbhaka or "breath holds" are very good. However, the longer breath holds are not safe for people with respiratory conditions and, generally, are really for people in the shape of professional athletes.
Some of traditional Hatha Yoga is also really meant for people in very very ideal shape.
There are movements within Hatha Yoga...of "Gentle Yoga" and Yoga at the office desk called "Chair Yoga."
When people start out, it is really best to go with a very easy, gentle form. It is not supposed to be like Western exercise, done with will and power. It is supposed to be gentle and peaceful, in harmony with the body.
here are some breathing exercises from the Hindu Yogi Sri Chinmoy:
Excerpt:
2. Becoming aware of the breath
When you sit down to meditate, try to breathe in as slowly and quietly as possible, so that if somebody placed a tiny thread in front of your nose it would not move at all. And when you breathe out, try to breathe out even more slowly than you breathed in. If possible, leave a short pause between the end of your exhalation and the beginning of your inhalation. If you can, hold your breath for a few seconds. But if that is difficult, do not do it. Never do anything that will make you physically uncomfortable during meditation.
3 Breathing in peace and joy
The first thing that you have to think of when practising breathing techniques is purity. When you breathe in, if you can feel that the breath is coming directly from God, from Purity itself, then your breath can easily be purified. Then, each time you breathe in, try to feel that you are bringing infinite peace into your body. The opposite of peace is restlessness. When you breathe out, try to feel that you are expelling the restlessness within you and also the restlessness that you see all around you. When you breathe this way, you will find restlessness leaving you. After practising this a few times, please try to feel that you are breathing in power from the universe, and when you exhale, feel that all your fear is coming out of your body. After doing this a few times, try to feel that you are breathing in infinite joy and breathing out sorrow, suffering and melancholy.
www.srichinmoycentre.org/meditation/copy_of_meditation_exercises/breathing_exercises
(In 2007, Sri Chinmoy was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Sri Chinmoy conducted meditations at the United Nations for about 30 years and at the US Congress for about 20 years.)
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This was wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. 🙏
Thank you for the information. It is very simple and eye opening .
Amazing video ❤️
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Thank u for the reminder🦜
Thanks for helping to spread the word!
Thank for such great techniques using breath🙏🙏
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Great video! Thank you 🙌
Thanks god I'm quit meditation and pranayama
Awesome video. Loved it 🙏❤️
Thank you for this video!
Do you breathe in and out through the nose or in through the nose and out through the mouth? Thank you
You can do variations. In and out the nose. In and out the mouth. In through the nose out there the mouth... double breath (in belly then in chest) etc
lovely!! :)
What do you mean by soft belly? Like try not to use your belly when you breathe?
Push your belly out when you breath in. This relaxes the diagram and massages the organs inside. You want to activate your parasympathetic system which reverses cortisol production -stress hormones. It feels odd in the beginning to push the belly out when inhaling. Look at your belly go out, then you are doing it right.
Why my nerves in face and head getting hot while doing breath exercise....
Are you Yogananda sister? :p
Me encantaría que las traduzcan en español!
¡Hola Monica! Gracias por tu mensaje. La experiencia de meditación de 21 días con Deepak Chopra y J Balvin está disponible en español. Para esta experiencia especial de meditación, hemos invitado a J Balvin a unirse con nosotros y ayudarnos a llegar a tantos meditadores de habla española como podamos. Haz clic aquí para registrarte en segundos y comienza a meditar hoy: bit.ly/deepak-meditacion Si prefieres el móvil, descarga la aplicación 21-Day Meditation Experience y regístrate en segundos para empezar a meditar. Namasté.
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