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Breathing
Inhaling the fresh oxygen from the outer world and
exhaling the carbon di oxide out of the body is called
as breathing.

BREATHE

AIR – in the atmosphere (raw material)
Breathe – when the air enters the nose (process)
Prana – vital force or energy (when the breathe fulfills
its purpose and converts into energy)

Breathing organs & tools

Nose
Pharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Lungs
Bronchi
Bronchioles
Alveoli [air sacks]
Capillaries or Blood vessels
Blood

Diaphragm
The lungs are elastic and expand when the diaphragm
contracts during inhalation.
The diaphragm is the prime mover for inhalation and
exhalation.
It divides the thoracic and abdominal cavity.
Contracting the diaphragm also gently massages the
abdominal organs.

What’s wrong with the way we
breathe?
Our breathing is too shallow and too quick.
Shallow breathing does not exercise the lungs
enough.
We are not taking enough of oxygen and are not
eliminating sufficient carbon di oxide.
Oxy – starved
Toxin – build up

Reasons for shallow breathing
Our breathing follow our movement.
The increasing stress of modern living makes us
breathe more quickly and less deeply.
We get too emotional too easily.
Less physical activity.
Too much of working indoors.

Bad breathing becomes apart of
our life.

The effect of shallow breathing
Increased disease - decreased vitality.
We use only one tenth of our total lung capacity

Yoga and science
The ancient yogis knew the importance of correct
breathing and developed various techniques not only
to increase health and life span but also to attain
super conscious states.
Scientists also believe that a lot of people who have
heart disease are really suffering from improper
breathing.

Systems in-directly affected by
Breathing
Nervous system
Muscular system
Skeletal system
Endocrine system

Systems directly affected by
Breathing
Respiratory
Circulatory
Cardiac
Digestive
Excretory

IMPORTANCE OF BREATHING

PHYSICAL LEVEL

MENTAL LEVEL

Benefits of Deeper breathing…
physical
Increased purification of blood
Decrease in Toxins
Increase Digestion
Decrease Waste
Improved Nervous System
Improves functioning the glands, producing chemical
requirements of the body
Improves Lungs capacity & resistance
Reduces Heart load & makes Heart live longer
Controls Weight of the body
Regulate Heat & cooling System of the body
Improves Health & reduces weakness
Oxygen to brain & mind relaxes

Benefits of Deeper Breathing…
Mental
Increases thought power
Increases Imaginative power
Calms the mind
Analyses the subject before us
Removes fatigue
Removes lethargy
Removes monotony
Removes depression

Diseases of bad breathing
Lungs…Asthma, Bronchitis
Heart….blockage, Attack
Digestive…Diabetes,
Excretory… Constipation,
Blood…cancer, high cholestrol
Brain…Tumor, stroke, haemorrage,

Factors influencing Breathing
Food
Clothing
Shelter of Stay & work
Culture of birth & parents
Emotions
Activity
Pollution

WAYS TO IMPROVE BREATHING
Reduce Food levels, so that v get extra space

B aware about ur postures of sitting, standing &
sleeping…there shud not b congestion or contractions
in the lungs by bad postures

Practicing Breathing Exercise

Removal of waste
Through bowel – 3 %
Through urine – 7 %
Through skin – 20%

Through breathing –
70%

With proper breathing we can learn to -

Objective of breathing
practices
To normalize the breathing rate.
To make the breathing slow, uniform, continuous
and rhythmic.
Bringing into action all the lobes of the lungs for full
utilization.
Developing awareness of breathing through the
movementsof different parts of the body.

How yoga helps ?
Proper breathing is the most important part of yoga.
Which leads to better health, sounder sleep, less
disease, a clearer mind and more cheerfulness.
It slows the aging process and helps us feel light and
supple.
Improves the blood circulation.
We can literally breathe away ills, tension and fatigue
if we breathe properly.
Proper breathing is the doorway to meditation.

Animals which breathe slowly
live the longest
Human being – 15 – 20 /min 80yrs
Dog – 120/min 8 – 10 yrs
Rabbit – 150/min 5 – 6 yrs
Elephant – 5/min 100 – 150 yrs

Tortoise - 2 – 3/min 150 – 200 yrs

PANCA KOSA - 5 LAYERED EXISTENCE OF HUMAN BEINGS

MANOMAYA KOSA
MEDITATION &

VIJNANAMAYA KOSA Devotional Session

Lectures & Counseling
PRANAMAYA
KOSA
ANNAMAYA KOSA PRANAYAMA
Breathing Practices
Kriyas & PET

ANANDAMAYA KOSA
KARMA YOGA

Prana-Ayama
Energy-Management
The Act or the Art of the
Self – energising Force
embracing the body
with
extension,
expansion
& control

 Prana, the basic life fabric of the entire creation
manifests itself in Pranayama Kosa in five major forms
–
 Prana, Apana, Samana, Udana, and Vyana
The seat of the
Prana  Chest
Apana Anus
Samana  Navel
Udana  Throat
Vyana Moves throughout the body

 The term Prana in Sanskrit means a continuous
movement which characterizes all these five Pranas.

 We use the definitions of these terms directly from
Prasnopanisad.

Since the same term
Prana is used at two
levels of
manifestation, we
use the term
‘Varistha Prana’ (the
main Prana) for the
basic life fabric.

Varistha Prana

Apana Samana Prana Udana Vyana

 There are a hundred and one
main Nadis (channels or tubes
for Prana) in the Pranamaya
Kosa.
 In each one of these there are
100 brahches which have 72,000
nadis each.
 And through all these flows the
Vyana.
 Vyana governs the sense of
touch and the flow of impulses
in the nerves.

 We have a total of 350,000 nadis throughout the body. Fourteen are
principal nadis; three are the main nadis.

Ida
 Also known as Chandra Nadi (moon energy) Begins at the root and
ends in the left nostril and is associated with right brain activity -
feminine energy, nurturing, intuitive and introspective.

Pingala
 Also known as Surya Nadi (sun energy) begins at the root and ends
in the right nostril and is associated with left brain activity -
masculine energy, active and strong.

Sushumna Nadi
 Agni (fire) - Central Channel located in the spine and runs from
Mulandhara chakra to Sahasrara chakra -connects all the chakras. It
is the power that guides us consciously or unconsciously to higher
awareness - the path toward enlightenment.

The chakras are the subtle energy centers of
the body. Like pinwheels, the
chakras spin at the speed of light, emanating
the colors of the spectrum, each
resonating with a particular frequency.
These colors combine to form the auras
that surround each of us, connecting us with
each other and with the cosmos.

There are crucial points of energy that
we use, whether consciously or
unconsciously, to affect reality and
allow us to fully experience and realize
events that unfold before us.
These focal points are called Chakras.

 There are seven Chakras in the human body, which
are located along the spinal cord of a human being
and they have unique attributes and characteristics.

 Mooldhara, Swadhistana, Manipura, Anahata,
Vishuddha, Ajna, and Sahasrara.

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