Pranayama Plavini Pranayama admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 When your inner abdomen full with air, you can swim as a lotus leaf in the water. “Plavana” means ‘swim’. Hatha-yoga texts say that plavini pranayama gives possibility for human to stay on the water surface (lay on the water). It’s non usual form of pranayama that can look like… Continue Reading
Pranayama Bhramari Pranayama admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 Quickly inhale and slowly exhale by making loud sound as a humming bee ‘M-M-M-M’. Through this practitioner becomes lord of yogis and his mind merge with bliss. It is bhramari pranayama, sometimes called “humming bee pranayama” because sound that you create while doing this pranayama remembers humming of black bee…. Continue Reading
Pranayama Chaturtha Pranayama admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 Chaturtha pranayama is both a pranayama and a meditative practice. It combines breathing, mantra and chakra awareness. It is a very powerful technique that is not widely taught. The Sanskrit word chaturtha means ‘the fourth’. There are two reasons for this name: 1. The first three types of pranayama are… Continue Reading
Pranayama Chandra Bhedana Pranayama admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 Chandra means “moon”, “bhid” – root, “bhedana” means to penetrate, to pass through something. In Chandra Bhedana pranayama all inhalation happens only through left nostril. All exhalation – through right. Nerve on left side called Ida Nadi or Chandra Nadi. Nerve on right side of nose called Pingala Nadi or… Continue Reading
Pranayama Bhastrika Pranayama admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 The sanskrit word bhastrika means ‘bellows’. Thus the practice can be called ‘the bellows pranayama’. This practice is so called because air is drawn forcefully and quickly in and out of the lungs like the bellows of a village blacksmith. The blacksmith increases the flow of air into a fire… Continue Reading
Pranayama Moorchha Pranayama admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 There are various methods of doing moorchha pranayama. In this topic we will describe two types that are specifically mentioned in the yogic scriptures and which we teach in our ashram. They are both excellent techniques that can bring many benefits at all levels. Practice them yourself and choose the… Continue Reading
Pranayama Pranayama Sheetkari admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 The sound shee or sheet is made during inhalation in this practice. The Sanskrit word kari means ‘that which produces’. Therefore, sheetcari can be translated as the pranayama that produces the sound ‘shee’. In English the practice is usually called ‘the hissing breath’. Shape of mouth 1. Press the lower… Continue Reading
Pranayama Pranayama Sheetali admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 The sanskrit word sheetali means ‘cooling’ or ‘relaxing’. This type of pranayama is so called because it cools down the body and relaxes the mind. In English it is usually called ‘the cooling pranayama’ or ‘cooling breath’. Technique Roll the tongue so that both sides curl upwards and inwards, with… Continue Reading
Pranayama Pranayama Surya Bheda admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 Surya bheda pranayama is concerned with stimulating and awakening energy within the physical and pranic bodies. The practice can be described as a psychic supercharger. The word surya means ‘sun’ and bheda means ‘to pierce’, ‘to awaken’. The sun represents pingala nadi (the pranic pathway associated with energy in the… Continue Reading
Pranayama Pranayama Nadi Shodhana. Stage 4 admin, June 16, 2024June 24, 2024 At this stage in your pranayama practice you should start to practice outer retention. That is it is time to supplement inhalation, exhalation and inner retention (antar kumbhaka) with retention of the breathing process when the lungs are deflated as much as is possible. In sanskrit, this stage is known… Continue Reading