Yoga to Relax
The wonderful science of Yoga Breathing Exercises or Pranayamas is really worth learning as it has a wide range of applications, with deep relaxation being just one of these great benefits. Wonderful breathing exercise is called Bhramari Pranayama.
This breathing exercise is excellent for promoting deep relaxation and capable of activating the Third Eye Chakra as a bonus, which is the seat of intuition and psychic powers.
If your mind is overactive, you are constantly worrying and anxious, your nerves are buzzing, and then it is time to turn to this exercise. This technique will calm your mind down, sooth your nerves and give you a great sense of peace and tranquility within.
Benefits of Bhramari Breathing Exercise for Deep Relaxation:
- Helps promote deep relaxation.
- Helps reduce stress and reduce anxiety.
- Helps promote sound sleep and fights insomnia.
- Helps open the Third Eye to bestow intuition and Psychic Powers.
- Helps reduces anger and irritation.
- Helps promote peace and tranquility.
As with all yoga breathing exercises you should start out gently and slowly build up from there. With Bhramari, you can start with 1-2 minutes and build up to 15 minutes.
Step by step Instructions for Bhramari Yoga Breathing Exercise:
Bhramari means bee, and this Pranayama uses the humming sound of a bee to work its magic.
- Sit up straight then elongate your spine upwards, lengthen your neck and subtly bring your chin back and in like a soldier at attention.
- Now close your eyes and relax yourself deeply. Specially relax all the muscles of the face and forehead.
- Take 5 long deep breaths through the nose to relax and calm you further.
- Now close the flaps of your ears with your index fingers and bring your awareness to the center of your forehead. This is the location of the Ajna Chakra or Third Eye.
- Next inhale deeply and then make a slow humming sound like that of a bee (exhalation will occur naturally as a result of the sound).
- Keep the sound soft and consistent and feel the vibrations created reverberate in your forehead region.
- Once you have exhaled completely, inhale again deeply through the nose and repeat the process. Continue on with the pattern for the duration of the meditation.
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