Pranayama Technique - Breathing

BENEFITS of PRANAYAMA TECHNIQUE:

Starts the relaxation process

Expands the lungs and bronchial trach

Helps relieve blood pressure

Relieves irritability

Exercises nervous, respiratory and circulatory systems

TIPS:

Keep the shoulders relaxed and down

To increase focus imagine tracing a line along the ceiling backwards as you exhale, and forwards as you inhale

Try to expand the lungs fully – imagine opening the lungs to both sides to the front and to the back

Keep the elbows above the line of your sternum

In a 90 minute yoga class - this is the beginning. Let your breath take over. Listen to every word that the instructor says. A good instructor will guide your every movement. Go gentle on this first exercise. You have a long way to go. You should feel a gentle perspiration by the end of the two sets with no pain or cramping in your neck and spine.

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