Ujjayi Breathing
"Ujjayi Pranayama" - a kind of breathing technique which produces a light sonorous sound.
Sequence:
- Sit erect at ease on the carpet in Padmasana or Siddhasana.
- Inhale slowly, deeply, steadily and evenly through both nostrils while slightly closing the glottis.
- A sweet sound should be heard like a baby snoring during respiration.
- Retain the breath, applying both Jalandhara and Moola Bandhas.
- Exhale slowly, steadily and evenly through both nostrils, openong the glottis partially and producing a frictional sound gently and continuously.
- After the breath has been exhaled apply Uddiyana Bandha.
- Start with three pranayamas, extending this to twenty-seven; nine in the morning, nine at noon and nine in the evening per day.
Benefits:
- Ujjayi pranayama strengthens the nervous and digestive systems.
- It is a powerful cure for phlegm.
- Ujjayi Pranayama balances high blood pressure and the mind.
- It removes mucus and relieves swelling of the tonsils, coughs and colds.
- It makes the voice sweet and pacifies the mind.
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