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| + | In yoga, longer breathing is favoured. This can be done by the following tecjniques that can be combined: | ||
| + | * inhaling by the nose | ||
| + | * inhaling by only one nostril | ||
| + | * inhaling with constricted throat, aka ujai breathing | ||
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| + | Exhaling by the nose, helps also keep humidity. | ||
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| + | Breathing has also an impacts on posture, mental and emotions. The impacts are going in both directions: i.e. posture can have impact on breathing, and breathing can have impact on posture. | ||
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| + | Examples of emotional impacts on breathing [Bloch]: | ||
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| + | * anger: often big inspiration followed by anger bust | ||
| + | * fear and cold: breathing can be blocked | ||
| + | * joy and laughter: sequence of small expiration with sounds | ||
| + | * letting go and relaxation: yawn, i.e. deep breath followed by relaxing jaw | ||
| + | * relief and annoyance: sighs | ||
| + | * stress: often shallow breath in upper part of the body | ||
| + | * surprise: blocked respiration | ||
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| + | == Yoga breathing techniques == | ||
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| + | * kapalabathi: | ||
| + | * ujay: breathing with constricted throat | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 14:28, 16 June 2023
Breathing
In yoga, longer breathing is favoured. This can be done by the following tecjniques that can be combined:
- inhaling by the nose
- inhaling by only one nostril
- inhaling with constricted throat, aka ujai breathing
Exhaling by the nose, helps also keep humidity.
Breathing has also an impacts on posture, mental and emotions. The impacts are going in both directions: i.e. posture can have impact on breathing, and breathing can have impact on posture.
Examples of emotional impacts on breathing [Bloch]:
- anger: often big inspiration followed by anger bust
- fear and cold: breathing can be blocked
- joy and laughter: sequence of small expiration with sounds
- letting go and relaxation: yawn, i.e. deep breath followed by relaxing jaw
- relief and annoyance: sighs
- stress: often shallow breath in upper part of the body
- surprise: blocked respiration
Yoga breathing techniques
- kapalabathi:
- ujay: breathing with constricted throat
References
- [Bloch] Yael Bloch, Respire: yoga, meditation, pleine consccience, La Plage, 2018
