Breathing Techniques To Practice Daily
3 Breathing Techniques By Pooja Doshi
The 3 breathing techniques below will help strengthen your lungs which I recommend highly especially during this time as we face anxiety and tension which clogs up our lungs. These techniques also help in calming the mind and at the same time make you feel energised. The best time to practice these techniques would be first thing in the morning on an empty stomach.
Technique 1: Kapalabhati Pranayama (Breath of Fire)
This is a great way to jump-start your day when you feel lethargic. To start, take a full, deep inhalation and exhale slowly. Inhale again, and begin exhaling by quickly pulling in the lower abs to force air out in short spurts. Your inhalation will be passive between each active, quick exhalation. Continue for 25–30 exhalations.
Technique 2: Ujjayi Pranayama (Victorious Breath)
Start with focusing your attention on your breath. Inhale through your nose, then open your mouth and exhale slowly, making a “HA” sound. Try this a few times, then close your mouth, keeping the back of your throat in the same shape you used to make the “HA,” as you exhale through the nose
Technique 3: Nadi Shodhana Pranayama (Alternate-Nostril Breathing)
Close your right hand in a gentle fist in front of your nose, then extend your thumb and ring finger. Gently close your right nostril with your thumb. Inhale through your left nostril, then close it with your ring finger. Open your right nostril and exhale slowly through it. Inhale through the right nostril then close it. Open your left nostril and exhale slowly through it. That completes one cycle. Repeat 3–5 times.
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