Pranayama: A Beginner's Guide to Breath Control in Yoga

By Theo Lalvani

Yoga breathing exercises have the ability to quickly increase our energy, release stress, improve our mental clarity, and improve our physical health.

Mastering yoga is a direct path to priceless mental health prospects. However, breathing through yoga is the ignition key that enables you to be a Master of Yoga. You will be able to master more than just having a stable mental relationship with yourself and further your self-confidence.
Controlled breathing puts yoga in the same category as life. If we cannot breathe, we cannot live, and if we cannot control our breath, we cannot do yoga. Before making the peaceful bow or Namaste gesture at the end of a yoga exercise, we first need to master the breathing patterns. Therefore, it's time to position our yoga mats on the floor and learn something from this breathtaking yoga experience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Creek Ridge Publishing
• Release date: Sep 11, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393048299

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Pranayama

A Beginner's Guide to Breath Control in Yoga

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1: Importance of Breath Control in Yoga

Breathing and Length of Life

Subtle Energy Channels

Prana and Pranayama

Breath and Sound

Mind, Prana, and Breath

Chapter 2: Introducing the Seven Chakras

Chakra History

Chakra 101

Chapter 3: Taking Your Breath Away with 5 Pranayama Techniques

Breathing in Asana Practice

Relationship Between Twisting Yoga Poses and Exhalation

Chapter 4: Pranayama Breathing - Easy Hacks

A Quietened Mind

Three Baby Steps into Pranayama

Basic Breath Awareness

The Cooling Breath

How To: Sitali Pranayama

How To: Sitkari Pranayama

The Long Exhale

Conclusion

Introduction

What is yoga? Think of a panda. It is black, white, and Asian. This description makes it impossible to give it a specific definition. If we take the word yoga and replace it with the word panda, we will get the same meaning – it is impossible to give it a specific definition. In the current modern world setting, fitness is no longer an item on people's bucket lists. It is a lifestyle that forces you out of your comfort zone if you want any practical benefits. Some fitness experts will suggest weight lifting, squats, planks, push-ups, jogging, and deadlifting. However, when yoga steps in, it bundles all these workout suggestions and creates its existence.

Moreover, the difference between yoga and regular workouts is that it requires you to channel more of your mental strength than physical strength. Anything mental comes from the spiritual realm. Therefore, we can now define yoga as being spiritual in order to tap your mental strength to overcome an intense physical activity.

This definition gives us access to the yoga universe. The only challenge left is how to maintain consistency. Yoga does not care about your body weight or physical fitness; it’s only concern is your desire to achieve mental toughness. But to initiate this toughness, you need two things, a yoga mat and