The importance of yoga exhaling and retaining breath

Yoga breathing method exercises the inspiratory process, the exhale process

In people's daily lives, there are many occasions where part of yoga breathing is unintentionally practiced. For example, most monks live a long life because when chanting scriptures, if they use the correct method, they naturally exhale long and use force on their lower abdomen, which is in line with the principles of yoga breathing. People often say: "A happy family is blessed" because when you laugh, you will naturally exhale and force, press down on the diaphragm, and have strength in your abdomen, which is consistent with the breathing method and posture in yoga, so you will feel peaceful, your health will be improved, and of course you will have a clear and happy life. In addition, sound methods such as reciting poems, eulogizing and singing songs make the exhalation naturally long, deep and powerful. It is suitable for yoga breathing, so most of these people have a good mind and live a long life.

Most people think that smoking is harmful to health because tobacco contains nicotine toxins, but the exhalation when smoking is thin and long, deeply embodying the principles of breathing, so it has the effect of stabilizing your mood. Smoking when you are not in peace is a manifestation of this requirement. Now that we know this trick, we don't use tobacco containing nicotine. As long as we breathe between breaths, just like exhale when smoking, the breath is long and thin, and we exert force on the lower abdomen. It is in line with yoga breathing, and our mood will be stable.

Yawning when the body is tired or the mind is dizzy is also consistent with the breathing method of exhaling hard, so it has the effect of awakening nerves and stabilizing the body and mind. There is also a method of practicing qi in Taoism. The same is true for the pronunciation of the incantation used by Taoist priests when they descend to exorcise ghosts.

When we want to exert force, we often concentrate and stop breathing; this breath-stopping tolerance is called "kombok" in yoga.

Similarly, when you focus on something, endure pain, or lift heavy objects, you will naturally hold your breath.

At this time, the strength of the whole body is concentrated in the lower abdomen and waist, and the body and mind are unified in the dantian. At this time, the shoulder force is naturally relieved and the anus contracts naturally.

What we call "luck" means working hard when exhaling, and all movements are performed when exhaling. This is the case with the boxer's moves during the sword match, the judo throws, and the ball and gun throws.

This is because when increasing abdominal pressure, the vagus nerve replaces the sympathetic nerve and takes the lead. The vagus nerve presides over sedation and expansion, while the sympathetic nerve plays an exciting and contracting role. Therefore, the lower abdomen can respond calmly by exerting force. (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)