5 Best types of pranayama and benefits - With pictures

5 Best types of pranayama and benefits

   

    5 Best types of pranayama and benefits: Pranayama is a form of practice of controlling the breath, which is the source of prana aka Life. With the divine benefits below 5 pranayam help reducing your stress, make your mind and body calm & relax. It's been almost 15 years am doing this 5 pranayam regularly and got umpteen benefits. These Pranayam has changed my life fat to fit, from heavy to healthy.

    Anulom Vilom Pranayam:  

    Anulom Vilom Pranayam - Benefits: This pranayam improves sight, reduce heart disease, and aids in blood purification. 

    Anulom Vilom Pranayam - Method: Sit in Padmasan and close your eye. Put your right thumb on the right nostril and inhale slowly through your left nostril till you get the feel of lungs full. Remove your thumb and put your middle finger on the left nostril and exhale, and in the same position inhale from your right, then remove the thumb and exhale from the right nostril. It should be done about 3-5 minutes and gradually can be increased to 10 min.

   

    Bhramari Pranayam

    Bhramari Pranayam - Benefits: To fight with anger, frustration, anxiety and agitation this is the best pranayam.

t     Bhramari Pranayam - Method: Close your ears with thumbs and place your index fingers on just above the eyebrow. Close your eyes with the other three fingers. Slowly inhale through the nose and hold for a few seconds. Keeping the mouth closed, exhale by making a humming sound like the honey bee. Do it for 5-8 times.                   

    Ujjayi Breath

     Ujjayi Breath - Benefits: This pranayam sharpens the focus of your mind and curing thyroid disease.

     Ujjayi Breath - Method: Slightly bend down your head, inhale as long as you can, making sound by your throat, hold for few seconds. Close your right nostril using the right thumb and exhale gently by left nostrils. Do it for 10-15 times.         

    Kapalbhati Pranayam

 

   

     Kapalbhati Pranayam - Benefits: This pranayama helps to improve the   abdominal organ functioning reduces belly fat and balances the sugar levels.

      Kapalbhati Pranayam - Method: Inhale as normally you do, while breathing as much as the air you can and exhale forcibly by pulling stomach muscles as closely towards the backbone.    

    Vastrika Pranayam

   Vastrika Pranayam

    Vastrika Pranayam - Benefits: This pranayam strengthens our lungs and clears the windpipe.

     Vastrika Pranayam - Method: Take a deep breath, inhale gently as much air as you can & expand your stomach. Exhale out the air forcibly and pull your navel towards the backbone.