{"id":51085,"date":"2024-11-09T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T12:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/connect.healthkart.com\/?p=51085"},"modified":"2024-11-08T17:32:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T12:02:53","slug":"what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/","title":{"rendered":"Breathe Your Way to Health: Pranayam Techniques"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know we breathe<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lung.ca\/lung-health\/lung-info\/breathing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22,000 times<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a day? Have you ever noticed how the different states of anger, hunger, fear, and relaxation affect the rhythm of your breathing? But what if we tell you there is a way to regulate your breathing and your body&#8217;s response to all the signals? The answer is <\/span>pranayam<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an influential art and science that enables you to take charge of your life and regulate your reactions. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In yoga, <\/span>pranayam <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is used with other techniques, such as asanas (physical postures) and dhyana (meditation), to improve overall health. Yama signifies control, and prana means life energy in Sanskrit. Let\u2019s learn more about <\/span>what is pranayam<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, its benefits, and its techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/#What_is_Pranayam_%E2%80%93_The_Ancient_Practice\" >What is Pranayam &#8211; The Ancient Practice<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/#7_Benefits_of_Pranayam_for_a_Healthy_Life\" >7 Benefits of Pranayam for a Healthy Life<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/#Selecting_Appropriate_Pranayama_Techniques\" >Selecting Appropriate Pranayama Techniques\u00a0<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/#Driga_Swasham_three-part_breath\" >Driga Swasham (three-part breath)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/#Kapalbhati_bellows_breath\" >Kapalbhati (bellows breath)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/#Anuloma_Viloma_alternate_nostril_breathing\" >Anuloma Viloma (alternate nostril breathing)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/#Bhastrika_bellows_breath\" >Bhastrika (bellows breath)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/#Nadi_Shodhan_alternate_nostril\" >Nadi Shodhan (alternate nostril)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/#Bhramari_bee_breath\" >Bhramari (bee breath)\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthkart.com\/connect\/what-is-pranayam-types-benefits-and-techniques\/#Final_Words\" >Final Words<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Pranayam_%E2%80%93_The_Ancient_Practice\"><\/span><strong>What is Pranayam &#8211; The Ancient Practice<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pranayam <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an ancient Ayurvedic breath regulation practice. It is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/theyogaspace.co.uk\/pranayama-the-fourth-limb-of-patanjalis-eight-limbs-of-yoga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fourth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> limb or anga of yoga. In this method, you intentionally inhale, exhale, and hold your breath to connect the mind and the body. <\/span>Pranayama techniques<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> help you manage and use your inner energy for self-improvement. Various breathing patterns in this yogic method aim to reduce the flow of prana in your body.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per Ancient Indian Philosophy, prana is the vital energy that fuels your mind, animates your body, and harmonises your soul. Thus, by regulating this prana, it can improve your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. It can also help in detoxifying your body. One complete <\/span>pranayam <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cycle has three phases:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puraka or inhalation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kumbhaka or retention<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rechaka or exhalation<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Benefits_of_Pranayam_for_a_Healthy_Life\"><\/span><strong>7 Benefits of Pranayam for a Healthy Life<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pranayam balances the mind and body while enhancing mental and physical wellbeing. Listed below are seven <\/span>pranayam benefits <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that will make you start your yoga journey today.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Reduces stress &#8211; <\/strong>Pranayam <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is believed to calm your nervous system and help reduce stress.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Improves sleep quality &#8211;<\/strong> Bhramari, one of the <\/span>types of pranayam, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is said to slow down heart rate and breathing when done for<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC5755957\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">five minutes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It helps calm the body, especially when you need a good sleep.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Increases mindfulness &#8211;<\/strong> This technique also helps remove carbon dioxide and improve oxygen levels. Oxygen is needed to fuel the brain cells and improve concentration and focus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Lowers blood pressure &#8211;<\/strong> A study conducted on mild hypertension participants in<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC4137644\/#:~:text=Conclusion%3A,of%20hypertension%20in%20mild%20hypertensives.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2014<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">claimed that people who did <\/span>pranayam <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and antihypertensive medicines saw a more significant reduction in their blood pressure levels.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Better lung functions &#8211;<\/strong> This is also a tremendous breathing-strengthening tool to help manage asthma and tuberculosis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Reduces cigarette craving &#8211;<\/strong> A study conducted showed that people who did just <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC7064378\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 minutes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of breathing practice had reduced cigarette cravings.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Enhances cognitive functions &#8211; <\/strong>Pranayam <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">can be done in both slow and fast modes, and both help in improving cognitive functions. One of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC3939514\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">studies<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">showed that the fast way of doing it can help enhance sensory-motor and auditory skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Selecting_Appropriate_Pranayama_Techniques\"><\/span><b>Selecting Appropriate Pranayama Techniques\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are various <\/span>types of pranayam<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, each with its benefits. However, if you are a beginner, the following are excellent options to start with:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Driga_Swasham_three-part_breath\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Driga Swasham (three-part breath)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This simple technique requires inhaling through your nose, filling your stomach, chest, and clavicles, and then exhaling slowly through your nose.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kapalbhati_bellows_breath\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Kapalbhati (bellows breath)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A vigorous exhale followed by a quiet inhalation that stimulates the body. This is also known as skull shining and is generally practised for energy cleaning and body detoxification.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anuloma_Viloma_alternate_nostril_breathing\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Anuloma Viloma (alternate nostril breathing)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this technique, you breathe through one nostril while the other is closed. Then, you exhale through the opposite nostril.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bhastrika_bellows_breath\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Bhastrika (bellows breath)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This excellent method helps boost your energy levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nadi_Shodhan_alternate_nostril\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Nadi Shodhan (alternate nostril)\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method is believed to centre your mind by joining the left and right sides of your brain.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bhramari_bee_breath\"><\/span><strong>Bhramari (bee breath)\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This excellent technique is performed to calm the mind and reduce the endless thoughts running in the mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Words\"><\/span><strong>Final Words<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pranayam <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a beautiful technique that can change your mind, body, and spirit. It&#8217;s more than just breath control. Implementing it into your everyday routine can lower <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.healthkart.com\/stress-best-ways-to-reduce\/\">stress<\/a>, increase mental clarity, and enhance your general well-being. With the superficial yet deep practice of attentive breathing, <\/span>pranayam techniques<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provide a way to attain balance, vitality, or rest. By following this age-old practice, you can lead a happier and balanced life. So what are you waiting for; <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.healthkart.com\/best-yoga-poses-for-beginners\/\">start your yoga<\/a> journey today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know we breathe 22,000 times a day? Have you ever noticed how the different states of anger, hunger, fear, and relaxation affect the rhythm of your breathing? But what if we tell you there is a way to regulate your breathing and your body&#8217;s response to all the signals? 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