Cold Pranayama of Yoga

Generally speaking, the breathing of yoga includes exhaling, inhaling, and holding your breath. When we practice breathing, we mainly practice breathing in and breathing out. Today, I will introduce you to a breathing method: cold breathing.

Shitali means calm, and we usually call it cold. It's just a breathing technique that calms the whole body. Breathe slowly through your mouth and breathe out slowly through both nostrils. This gradually calms the whole body and relaxes the nervous system. This pranayama is very easy to master, so practice it when you are upset.

ready position

Use a comfortable meditation posture, usually using the semi-lotus pose. The tongue is extended forward and touches the inside of the teeth. The lips are slightly open, the upper teeth are slightly open, and a gap is left between the upper and lower teeth. Air can enter the mouth through the gap. The upper body's spine, head, and neck are always straight, and the eyes are closed. The body relaxes naturally.

practice

Inhale through your mouth and let (feel) the air pass through your tongue. Breain as much air as possible, but not too hard.

As you exhale, slowly vent through both nostrils until all air is exhausted. This is a complete process, one breath and one breath, and practice it at least 10 times.

After doing it 10 times, enter meditation, close your mouth, and breathe normally. You feel that your mouth, throat, head, spinal nerves, and whole body become clear and calm due to this breathing. You feel that you are quiet and cold. This feeling extends throughout your body. Don't meditate for more than 3 minutes.

Do not practice more than 30 times a day. Don't talk, think about problems during the practice, and don't practice in a noisy environment.

benefits

This method has the effects of nourishing, calming, relaxing and calming the entire human body and nervous system. Can suppress depression and mental tension. It is described in yoga literature: When a person is in a place where there is no water and cooking, he will feel thirsty and hungry. However, practicing cold recuperation will produce the effect of stimulating saliva to quench thirst and filling your stomach to stop hunger.

If you feel cold and sore throat during practice, you can gargle with warm salt water to eliminate the chill caused by practice.

Special Tips for Yoga Instructors

For people with high blood pressure, when doing this exercise, please do not practice chin closing and breathing suspension at the same time. Each exercise is limited to 10 rounds until blood pressure drops. People with heart disease should not practice this method or consult their doctor first.

Yoga and cold meditation can keep our meridians open and stay away from diseases. At the same time, while conditioning the body, it will also keep our spirit in a happy state. After understanding this truth, you should know how to regulate your breathing, right? (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)