Guest guest Posted May 20, 2001 Report Share Posted May 20, 2001 Sat Nam Mal: > "Ujjayi" > > Has anyone ever heard of this type of breathing. Ujjaya (or "drawing breath" or "hissing breath") is one of the classical pranayama techniques. It is said to soothe the nerves, improve digestion, alleviate high blood pressure, retard decay of the physical body, and a variety of other physical & mystical benefits. Did you want a description of how to perform Ujjaya? > My research in martial arts just keeps me coming back to India, >time after time. YB has said that many yogic practices go back as far as the time when all of humanity lived in Africa, so I am never surprised to find that younger discplines have evolved the same techniques (or perhaps evolved discplines around techniques which originally came from the path of yoga). Many blessings, Sadhant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2001 Report Share Posted May 21, 2001 "Did you want a description of how to perform Ujjaya?" Please Sadhant, and thank you:-) Mal Kundaliniyoga, "Sadhant Singh" <kundaliniyoga@t...> wrote: > Sat Nam Mal: > > > "Ujjayi" > > > > Has anyone ever heard of this type of breathing. > > Ujjaya (or "drawing breath" or "hissing breath") is one of the > classical pranayama techniques. It is said to soothe the nerves, > improve digestion, alleviate high blood pressure, retard decay of the > physical body, and a variety of other physical & mystical benefits. > Did you want a description of how to perform Ujjaya? > > > My research in martial arts just keeps me coming back to India, > >time after time. > > YB has said that many yogic practices go back as far as the time when > all of humanity lived in Africa, so I am never surprised to find that > younger discplines have evolved the same techniques (or perhaps > evolved discplines around techniques which originally came from the > path of yoga). > > Many blessings, > Sadhant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2001 Report Share Posted May 21, 2001 Sat Nam Mal (and fellow breathers Ujjaya: pull and hold diaphragm lock (uddiyana bhand). Mouth is closed, exhale completely. Inhale slowly and evenly through both nostrils. The glottis is partially closed so there is a soft hum in the throat - the incoming air is felt on the upper palate, making an audible sound (s-a-a-a-a). The diaphragm lock is held, so the air is not coming to the abdomen - in fact, one should feel that the breath is travelling only to the heart - feel and imagine the breath travels from nose to throat to heart, and back again on the exhale, and you only use the upper part of the lung. When this area is full, pull the neck lock (jalandhara bhand) and hold as long as is comfortable. Then release the neck lock and exhale, smoothly, slowly, again, with the glottis partially closed so there is an audible sound (h-a-a-a-a) and the air is felt on the upper palate. One may exhale through both nostrils, or one nostril may be closed. To begin with, one should do this only 3 times, slowly increasing the number of repetitions over time (pranayama should never be a strain). The usual limit is 3-9 minutes. Many blessings, Sadhant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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