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Breath & bandha connection these last couple days of my 51st year... . . . . . . . . #ujjai #inversion #nightpractice #EarlyToBedEarlyToYoga (at Planet Earth)

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Hopefully, we are all aware of the importance of breathing in life. It is our most vital lifeline, our source of energy and prana, our constant companion through life. Fortunately, we all have a built in mechanism to keep out breath active whether we think about it or forget it. If we forget to breathe consciously, nature takes over and breathes for us. The ancient yogis, in their investigations of vital force, energy and breath, realized that automatic breathing is not the most refined way to

If you invest in steady breathing over time, gradually you will find a difference in your personal energy, your health, even the functioning of your mind and emotions. It is the most important and worthy investment of your time and attention. Insert time for breathing into your life and the rewards will come back to you ten-fold. Try it for 1 month and see what happens. You will never be the same.

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Ujjai Pranayama

deep, chest-expanding, vibrating practice breath

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Ujjai Pranayama:

Victorious Breath/Psychic Breath

Sanskrit: gives "freedom from bondage" and leads to subtle states of mind.

tranquilizing

heating effect on body

soothes and calms CNS

clears the mind

relaxing at psychic level

relieves insomnia

basic form - slows heart rate and alleviates HBP

alleviates fluid retention

removes disorders of the DHATU - 7 constituents of the body: blood, bone, marrow, fat, semen, skin, and flesh

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