A yogi who has mastered this art is not afraid of any force, as he controls all the forces of this world. What is called personality strength is only the natural ability of a person to control his prana. Some people are more lucky, influential and attractive than others. This is due to the power of their prana. They are constantly manipulating prana, but of course unconsciously. A yogi uses it consciously, by effort of will. Some accidentally find unconscious control over prana and use it for nefarious purposes.

The work of prana is manifested in the contractions of the pericardium, when the heart pumps blood through the arteries, in each inhalation and exhalation, in the digestion of food, in the excretion of urine and fecal masses, in the production of semen, milk juice, food gruel, gastric juice, bile, intestinal fluids and salivation, in raising and lowering the eyelids. It operates when we walk, play, jump rope, think, argue, feel and desire. Prana is the connection between the physical and the astral body. When the thin thread of prana breaks, the astral body leaves the physical body. Death is coming. Prana, which was active in the physical body, returns to the astral.

During cosmic pralaya, prana is in a subtle, motionless, indistinct state. When the vibrations arise, the prana begins to move, begins to interact with the akasha and gives rise to various forms. The macrocosm (brahmanda) and the microcosm (pindanda) are combinations of prana (energy) and akasha (matter). Prana moves locomotives, steamships and airplanes, moves the air in the lungs, is the very life of this breath. Now I think you have understood the term prana, of which you had only a vague idea at first.

By controlling the breath, you effectively control all kinds of movements and nervous currents of the body. Breath and Prana Control allows you to easily and quickly control and develop your body, mind and soul. With the help of prana-yama, you can control your destiny and character, consciously bring your individual life into harmony with the cosmic one.

Breathing, controlled by thought under the control of the will, is an enlivening, regenerating force that can be consciously used for self-development, treatment of complex diseases, and many other beneficial purposes.

1. Full yogic breathing.They begin to inhale air through the nose, then release it into the throat (ujjayi), moving to the chest and smoothly into the stomach.To fill the entire volume of the lungs, the air is immediately directed into the abdomen, then into the lungs, and then into the collarbone.Exhalation occurs in the reverse order: clavicle – chest – abdomen.This technique is called dirga pranayama, or three-beat breathing.It combines in one cycle all types of breathing available to a person.
2. Kapalabhati.A breathing technique that cleanses the body of toxins.The technique is based on soft inhalation and sharp exhalation through the stomach with delays.Pauses are necessary to compensate for excess oxygen in the brain.The technique is used in the morning, on an empty stomach.The blood is purified, the brain wakes up.
3. Bhastrika, or “blacksmith’s fur.”This technique is based on intense inhalation and exhalation.Inhalation is performed through the diaphragm, exhalation through the abdomen.Pranayama promotes detoxification, ignites the internal fire (according to Ayurveda, it is digestion), helps to warm the body, and improves the internal organs of a person.
4. Surya bhedana.It is based on breathing through the right energy channel (right nostril).After closing the left nostril, inhale, after a pause, exhale through the left.Such exercises energize, tone, stimulate activity.
5. Chandra Bhedana.Inhale through the left nostril.Lunar energy circulates in the left channel, it calms and cools the body.It is best to practice chandra bhedan before going to sleep or to relax after a lot of stress or overexertion.
6. Nadi shodhana.The purification technique combined Surya and Chandra Bhedan.It is used to balance the energy of the sun and the moon.It is performed as follows: inhalation of the left – exhalation of the right – inhalation of the right – exhalation of the left.One of the varieties is the anuloma fracture: there is a pause after each inhalation and exhalation.
7. SahajaA fairly new direction, formed in the 70s of the XIX century.Breathing exercises performed during meditation.

Breathing gymnastics of any kind improves the body.

• strengthen the cardiovascular system and central nervous system;
• improve the work of the gastrointestinal tract;
• cleanse the blood of toxins;
• strengthen respiratory muscles and lungs, increase their volume.

Breathing techniques cannot be used if:

• there are acute or chronic diseases of the cardiovascular system;
• Do you have high blood pressure;
• there are such diseases as thrombosis, leukemia, hemophilia;
• diagnosed severe TBI;
• detachment of the retina, inflammation of the middle ear or diaphragm defect is observed.

It is also not possible to practice in a state of extreme fatigue, alcohol intoxication, after overheating or severe cooling. During menstruation, soft pranayama techniques are practiced or excluded depending on the state of health.

 

Machinery:

 

Nadi Shodhana Pranayama

 

(Both nostrils alternately)

It consists in alternating nostrils for inhalation and exhalation. Unblocks and cleanses the nadis, which in yogic terms are energy channels that carry life force and cosmic energy through the body. Although there is no clear scientific evidence to support these effects, one experimental study found that practicing this technique for seven days helps significantly balance an overexcited nervous system. And a study of 90 people with high blood pressure showed that Nadi Shodhana can lower blood pressure and improve mental focus.

 

Suitable at the end of a sequence of poses to prepare the mind for meditation.

Sit comfortably. Place your right hand in a relaxed fist in front of your nose, then extend your thumb and ring finger. Gently cover the right nostril with your thumb. Inhale with the left, then cover it with the ring finger. Release the other nostril and slowly exhale through it. Inhale through the right and close it. Release the left nostril and exhale slowly. This sequence represents one cycle. It should be repeated 3-5 times.

 

Kumbhaka (Retention)

 

If you inhale “full force” and then wait 10 seconds, you can inhale a little more. Why? The delay increases the pressure inside the lungs and gives them time to fully expand, increasing their capacity. As a result, the blood, which is then sent to the heart, brain and all muscles, will be more saturated with oxygen.

Suitable… after asanas, to prepare for meditation.

Breathe in “full chest”. Hold the air for 10 seconds. After 10 seconds, inhale a little more. Then hold the air as long as you can. One caveat: For restless people, delays can be difficult. It is better for them to use the simplified option: start with a hold for 3 seconds or until it does not cause stress, and work to increase the result.

 

Kapalabhati Pranayama (Breath of Fire or Breath of the Shining Skull)

 

This quick technique energizes and excites by activating the sympathetic nervous system. In a study using EEG electrodes to measure brain activity, researchers found that Kapalabhati pranayama increased decision-making speed in attention-demanding test tasks. Nevertheless, for people who are prone to stress and who are in conditions of tension – Breath of Fire works only to harm. It’s like pouring gasoline on a fire.

It is suitable … before the beginning of the lesson, if you feel apathy and unwillingness, or to activate brain activity when it is difficult to concentrate.

To begin, take a full, deep breath and exhale slowly. Inhale again, and exhale, rhythmically tensing the lower abdomen so that the air comes out in short bursts. Inhalations remain passive against active, rapid exhalations.

Perform 25-30 exhalations.

 

 

Prana, its types and manifestations

 

This is not simple energy, this is the energy of the subtle world, which creates a living being from one tiny cell. Each spiritual tradition and culture has its own prana, often called differently. In Orthodoxy, for example, it is written about the Holy Spirit, and the Vedic culture calls this phenomenon prana.

 

Life force and energy is manifested in every living organism and creature.

Vedic culture believes that prana has become the very point, the source of life and creation of everything on earth. In turn, it is divided into several constituent elements: udana, samana, vyana, apana-vayu, prana-vayu.

 

Udana is a flow of energy that spreads in the throat, responsible for our voice, the flow of air into the lungs.

 

Samana is a flow of energy that supports and controls digestion in our body.

 

Vyana is a flow of energy that has the distribution function of all the body’s energy.

 

Apana-vaya is the flow of energy that controls and regulates the excretory system of our body.

 

Prana-vayu is a flow of energy that regulates and controls breathing.

When we turn on a computer, we understand that electricity or electric current energy is used for operation.

Same with prana. Vital energy that permeates every body from head to toe, saturating every cell of the body with it.

 

Imagine that in today’s life, filled with electrical devices and gadgets, if the electricity disappears, all our gadgets and appliances will become just a mountain of metal and plastic. The same thing will happen to a person, without controlling prana, your body will simply “swim with the flow” of life and not get real satisfaction and happiness from life. But, having learned to manage and receive it, you will become an absolutely happy and healthy person.

 

The study of prana

Scientists have long been engaged in the study of electromagnetic waves and energy in general. Such a concept as bioenergy appeared. Modern scientists, using understandable words and terms, try to explain to a person what life-giving energy is, where it comes from and how it is controlled. It has been proven for a long time that every cell of the body is filled with a different electric charge. And when the cells of the body begin to interact with each other, the body begins to generate energy that transports ions.

 

Scientists conducted an experiment, a group of willing people measured the strength of the current in different parts of the body. And the most unusual thing is that each person had different indicators at one point. A tired, sad and depressed person had small current strength values, while a happy and satisfied person had many times higher values.

 

What kind of miracle is this?

Scientists were able to measure the energy of each person, but it is not possible to scientifically explain it to the end. One thing is clear – every person has bioenergy. And the happier, healthier and calmer a person is, the more bioenergy he has. And we can also say that the more bioenergy a person has, the healthier and happier he is.

Yoga is a tool that will help to restore energy in the body.

 

Prana or vital energy, where is it?

• Food.As we chew our food, we receive life-giving energy through our tongue.Not the stomach, as everyone is accustomed to think, but the tongue.Yes, the stomach is involved in food processing, digesting food, we get the necessary substances and trace elements for our body.
• But subtle energy can be obtained only with the help of speech.Language helps us taste food.If you want to get as much prana as possible from food, you need to chew food for a long time and carefully.In today’s world, due to haste, many simply swallow food in a hurry and thus deprive themselves of the energy of the subtle world.Another important condition is that the livelier the food, the more energy-rich it is.
• Through the skin.The sunlight that our skin absorbs can also endow us with prana.
• With the help of air.Correct breathing through the nose (not through the mouth) can fill the body with subtle energy.The nose is an important organ, where nerve receptors communicate with the spinal cord and interact to perform the functioning of the organs.If you breathe correctly through your nose, you can be filled with vital energy.It is especially important to breathe in natural air: the smell of flowers, grasses, coniferous or deciduous trees, the smell of meadows and forests fills a person with energy.
• Through mind and meditation.With the help of the mind, we direct and control the life-giving energy in our body.Only in a conscious state can one be filled with prana.If you breathe quickly without awareness, then energy flows simply will not happen.By meditating, you can be filled with the energy of the subtle world

Lack of pranayama

 

Signs:

 

• Problems with the respiratory system;
• Numbness of legs and arms;
• Hypochondria;
• Weak blood circulation;
• Obsession

If you experience these symptoms, you most likely lack prana. Lack of prana leads to: stress, poor quality and insufficient sleep, inanimate food, toxins, negative emotions, use of large amounts of caffeine and nicotine. All this leads to an imbalance in the body and lack of prana. Special yoga techniques will help fill the life-giving energy in the body.

 

How to manage prana?

There are many techniques and practices for managing prana.

 

One such pranayam. With the help of the pranayama technique, you will be able to improve your health, normalize the nervous and digestive systems, balance consciousness, eliminate pain, gain lightness and meaning in life, and find an excellent figure.

 

How to perform the technique with prana?

 

• Practices and techniques can be performed 3 hours after eating.
• You can’t slouch. All exercises are performed only with a straight back.
• You can’t talk. There should be silence during practices.
• Do not jump from exercise to exercise. Gradually adapt your body and breathing to the techniques.
• Classes take place only in a calm mode.
• You can’t be afraid. There is no fear.

How to get prana in everyday life?

 

• Vacation. The main rule is to get enough sleep and adjust the sleep mode. It is important to sleep between 10 pm and 2 am.
• Fresh “living” food. Eat more fruits, vegetables, seeds, juices. Reduce the number of ready-made store products.
• Get rid of negative emotions. Draw, meditate, dance.
• Walking in the fresh air is a must, especially in the forest, parks, and mountains.
• Charging or sports. Physical activity increases prana.
• Drink herbal tea. Mix freshly picked herbs from meadows and fields, brew tea and drink on an empty stomach with honey.

Following the rules will help increase prana and become a healthy and happy person! Remember, health and fullness of energy depends only on you.