Naadi Shodhana Pranayama

      Naadi shodhana means cleansing of channels in body. This Pranayama is helps by increasing the supply of oxygen in blood. This will relieve tension and refresh the whole body.


The Method:

1. Sit in padmashan
   
   
2. Sit straight with the back perpendicular to ground. Now bend your head forward so that chin touches the upper chest between collar bones. This is Jaaladar Bandha.
   
   
3. Hold the fingers of left hand in jnana mudra. Rest the wrist on the left knee without bending the arms. Close your eyes.
   
   
4. Form a fist of the right hand, open the thumb, ring finger and little finger. These will be used to close and control the breath in and out of right and left nostrils.
   
   
5. Close the left nostril with the right hand ring finger and control the outlet of right nostril with right hand thumb. The nostril opening should be touched and conrolled by the right thumb.
   
   
6. Exhale through the right nostril slowly and completely. The passage of air should be felt only upto the right palm. You should not force the air out hard.
   
   
7. Now start inhaling in a slow and steady manner through the right nostril and completely fill in the lungs. The opening of right nostril would be controlled by right thumb. The left nostril is completely closed by the right hand ring finger and little finger.
   
   
8. Once the lungs are full, close the right nostril using thumb. Release the ring and little finger so that left nostril is opened. Start Exhaling slowly and steadily till the lungs are emptied. Make sure you are not forcing out the air hard, it should be slow and steady. The time take to inhale should be the time taken to exhale.
   
   
9. One pair inhalation through right nostril and exahalation through left nostril, Completes this pranayama. You could inhale using the same nostrils you have exhaled after each cycle so that there is no stain on heart or breathlessness.
   
   
10. Repeat the cycle for 6 to 8 times.

Asana And Pranayama

As per my knowledge  Yoga, Asana does not mean a specific posture, but means sitting. It means, mainly, sitting for meditation. Asana means a meditative seat.The way in which you sit for meditation should be such that the body is motionless and steady and it should not cause any discomfort to the body; otherwise, it cannot be maintained for a long time.When the posture is comfortable that you can maintain it for a long life.Maintaining the Asana for a long time is of paramount importance to facilitate proper meditation. Yoga is science and it help to prepare the person for meditation physically and mentally.So, a comfortable posture is a very important thing.Each Yoga teacher likes to think that he has discovered many of these forgotten postures and so there are Yoga teachers who have produced books containing 200 postures, 250 postures and so on.As per basic Yogasana book has mentioned this fact steady posture, the practitioner develops Titiksha, the power of endurance.

Follow this tips when practicing yoga poses

* Which appropriate to your mood and energy level,always choose that. * Begin with gentler poses and work up to stronger ones. * Breathe evenly through the nose throughout the postures. * Never rush into and out of a pose. * Never strain in a pose - if it hurts, stop. * Don't habitually practice in front of a mirror. Focus on how the pose feels, not what it looks like. * The postures should be both steady and soft.

Tip's For Beginner

If you decide for yoga, you may want to take a few practical classes to learn the basic poses. Otherwise it's not to good for your health,because every person don't know the perfect process of yoga.Take a few beginner's classes to learn the poses and avoid the risk of injury. Now there are many great yoga books and videos available, there is no substitute from learning directly from a good teacher in a yoga class. So find a class and let books and videos be a supplement.
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