How to breathe while doing yoga?

As we all know, breathing is very important when practicing yoga. There are several ways to breathe, and you must find a reasonable breathing method. If the breathing method is wrong, yoga will not be effective, and you may even feel very tired. We need to remind everyone that yoga breathing is not a normal physiological activity, but must be controlled psychologically. Only when breathing is correct can blood circulation be promoted. Let's learn the correct breathing method for yoga.

How to breathe while doing yoga?

1. Abdominal breathing:

Breathe from the bottom of your lungs, and you will feel only your abdomen expanding while your chest remains relatively still.

2. Chest breathing:

Breathe through the upper and middle part of the lungs, and you will feel your chest expanding and contracting while your abdomen remains relatively still.

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3. Complete breathing:

Among them, the complete yoga breathing method combines abdominal breathing and chest breathing to achieve the best breathing effect. After practicing for a period of time, this breathing method should be applied to daily life, especially when you are angry or nervous, which can quickly calm your emotions.

Complete Yoga Breathing: It includes three parts: exhalation, inhalation and breath holding.

1) Exhale

Start by sitting or standing in a relaxed position with your spine and head perpendicular to the ground and your arms hanging naturally or resting on your legs. Start by exhaling slowly, using the contraction of the abdominal muscles to expel the gas out of the abdominal cavity. When the abdominal cavity is completely recessed into the body, begin to slowly contract the ribs. The contraction of the ribs can expel the remaining gas in the body out of the chest cavity until all the gas is exhaled.

2) Inhale

Now we enter the cessation phase, where we stop breathing while our abdomen and chest cavity are completely sunken, and hold this position for about 2-3 seconds; then we enter the inhalation phase, which is the exact opposite of exhalation. First relax your ribs, allow the air to slowly fill your chest cavity, and inhale as much as possible to expand your chest to the maximum extent. Continue to breathe in gently, slowly relax your abdomen, and your abdomen will gradually bulge. At this point, the entire yoga breathing process is completed.

3) Hold your breath

After a gradual period of time (this will take about a month), begin to prolong the time of exhalation, inhalation, and breath holding. When you first start practicing, hold your exhalation and inhalation for 5 seconds each, and holding your breath only takes 2 seconds. Then, after a period of gradual practice (which takes about a month), begin to prolong the time of exhalation, inhalation, and breath holding.

Note:

1) You need to adjust the time of exhaling, inhaling and holding your breath;

2) When practicing correctly, the body will sweat slightly, especially on the top of the head. Don't worry, it means that the body is entering a good cycle. The toxins in the body are slowly being discharged from the body with the yoga breathing method, and the body is being purified.

When practicing or meditating, the time should not be too long. Choose a very suitable posture, or a posture that you feel comfortable in, maintain the posture without moving, calm your mind, and the practice can also be done while walking.