What is Pranayama ?????
Pranayama is a art of breathing. Our Lungs play a key role in
breathing. Our Lungs are divided into lobes .Our lung capacity is approximately
5800ml. Each breath we will exhale or
inhale only 500 ml of air. So, we are
not using our lungs to their fullest
capacity. Even after complete expiration approximately 1200 ml of air
remains in our lungs . So we can make use of 4600 ml of lung capacity for
breathing.
Patanjali is an Indian Ayurvedic physician developed a scientific
breathing practice called Yogabhyasa. Maharshi Patanjali proposed a theory
called Astanga Yoga. He was introduced 195
yogic principles in eight divisions.
1. Yama[
social discipline]
2. Niyama[
individual discipline]
3. Asana[ body
posture]
4.
Pranayama[
expansion of vital energy]
5. Prathyahara[
withdraw los senses]
6. Dharana[concentration]
7. Dhyana
[mediatation]
8. Samadi[Self realization]
The art of breathing in yogabhyasa is called Pranayama prana means gas , ayama means journey. Deep
breaths in Pranayama helps us to reduce breathings per oxygen from 20-22 to 15
. Because of these deep breaths more amount of oxygen available to brain and
tissues of the body will be more active. I t is very important to practice
pranayama regularly to make our life healthy and active.
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