The Sanskrit term means pranayama yoga breathing exercises that lead to the concentration of prana (energy contained in the breath within the body). Etymologically, pranayama means "control of the mystic power of breathing ', where mystical energy prana, life force or power present in the breath, and yama: control, or better yet, consciousness. Pranayama is power management, the different energy states of health, consciousness and emotion.
As the mind follows the breath, the key to controlling the mind is in control of breathing. The phases of breathing are: inhalation, air-retention, exhalation and retention of air. To suspend the breath must be trained properly and can be dangerous if done outside the yoga class without supervision. The purpose of these suspensions are outside or inside a change in metabolic activity, the balance of the nervous system or emotional control.
Most people do not breathe correctly as it does surface, or vice versa (get the stomach in breathing, reducing breathing space rather than expand it.) From the techniques taught in class and regular practice can improve the quality of life, promoting health and vitality. Open the range and creativity of emotions. Control the states of mind, develop concentration. Promote a sense of connection. Air is the guru!
The two most popular methods of yoga practices are long and deep breath and breathing fire. There are also others that rely less alternate respiration measured as the cannon, segmented, lions, hissing, Sitali, sitkari or vatskar. Briefly introduce the two most used below. This presentation does not replace in any way the practice in class, but rather aims to be a complement to the training of practitioners. Mindfulness
Aperture
attention should be directed to the sense in using the diaphragm, the membrane formed mostly by muscle fibers that separates the chest cavity from the abdominal, until you feel the natural rhythm of pranayama and natural flow of prana takes over breathing.
deep and prolonged breathing
This technique uses the full capacity of the lungs to fill with air the three chambers of these: abdominal or lower-and middle-clavicular pectoral or higher. You could say that three breaths at a time, starting when inhaling from the bottom up and exhale in reverse. At the end of exhalation the abdomen retracts contracting the navel point in the direction of the column.
To check how do we carry a palm to the abdomen and the chest and watch carefully as the breath again and palm push. To synchronize and even inhalation and exhalation can mentally and silently count to accompany each of the parts of respiration.
Breathing deep and long is often taught first because it helps you become aware of the full distension and contraction of the diaphragm, which helps breathing fire after it achieve more natural.
Sitting in the easy posture (or even lying on the floor) to make a long deep breath and fill the abdominal cavity first inhaling the air down, and then pressing a conscious air to the lower areas. The bow slightly forward to support the palms on the knees, then stretching his arms and pressing the palms on the knees to the lower body, will cause the chest cavity is opened, so that not only can keep the pressure on the bottom of the lungs but also can feel the lungs and chest filled and, finally, by the slight forward tilt of the column top of the lungs are filled, all without the need to open up the ribs or shoulders.
Once the lungs are filling this form, keep the air slightly for a moment and press the shoulders back and chest expands forward to feel the full length and the pressure on the diaphragm. After
entire diaphragm contracts starting from the upper chest to the abdomen, so that in this way air is expelled.
Breathing in this way several times through the nostrils, the energy flow of consciousness (the feeling of prana) through the diaphragm can be felt from the press down and the relaxation of air into the lower regions of the lungs, where most of the circulating blood and then filling up in the areas of the chest from back to front and towards the top of your lungs.
pressure in the lungs in all areas also generates power in all the nerve endings, thus affecting the entire body by breathing and the pressure on the nerves. Once
Long Deep Breathing is done in the manner described here, the concentration in the muscles of the abdomen, chest and shoulder areas to be involved in respiration begins to decrease as they begin to feel the natural movement of the diaphragm.
Breath of Fire (Agni-Pran)
Fast, rhythmic and continuous breath-invigorating and cleansing, performed through abdominal cramps two to three cycles per second, driven from the point of the navel and solar plexus rapidly contracting the diaphragm as you exhale.
Once we could feel the diaphragm during deep breathing and sustained several ways to begin the practice of breathing fire, during which air is inhaled and pumped out in a very rhythmic, as if you were using a bellows, without feeling any tension in the muscles of the abdomen, chest, rib cage or shoulders, which remain relaxed throughout the breath, to look like you can continue the pace of breathing indefinitely with little effort.
With every breath one expands and contracts a little faster, without even having to expand and collapse completely, we feel a rhythm, and let the rhythm take control.
could be compared to an old locomotive, where the wheels slowly move until it is increasing the level of steam and speed, and then the locomotive moves forward almost effortlessly, with every breath sounded like a locomotive going.
Breath of Fire Agni-pran of kundalini yoga is not the same as 'bhastrika', which is a form of rapid breathing, light and rhythmic, often taught as one of the pranayama of Hatha yoga. Nor
Breath of Fire is the same as 'kabalabati', which is a powerful breathing, which makes use of the contraction of the abdomen and rib cage (by the root key with each expiration), where the simple made to relax the rib cage takes the air back to the lungs, without inhaling, and forces air out again (also in a rhythmic way.)
The kabalabati is very powerful and beneficial, and although it is used in many kriyas of kundalini yoga is not the same as breathing fire.
Breath of Fire will entirely charge the nervous system, causing the secretion of glands and blood purifying. When done in certain positions and certain movements, which are made for contracting (in) or expand (relax) pressure on the nerve plexus and glandular centers, those areas are vitalize and energize.
Sources: Wikipedia, Hispayoga and KRI .-
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