breath of fire

[Guest guest]

Patricia

> Sat Nam,

> I am new to KY, and enjoying the website and the forum. My

question is -

> when practicing breath of fire, I am only able to do it for a short

time

> before I need to take a "real" breath. What am I doing wrong?

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Patricia,

 

I believe this is common when trying to pick up on BOF. You tend

to concentrate on forcing air out more than you are breathing in.

 

Try slowing down and making the inhale equal to the exhale. Then when

you've got them 'equalized', speed up.

 

Shortness of breath is an indication you aren't getting enough

oxygen.

 

Blessings

 

Brad

[Guest guest]

Hey brad what is the motive for the bof method? it makes me dizzy gives me a

head rush it like hyper ventlating so please brad give me some advice on the

proper method ,and benefits from the B.O.F wich would give me more insight .

Thanks John:

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam John,

 

You are dizzy probably because you're not inhaling as much as you are

exhaling.

Focus is on the navel, BOF increases/raises your prana.

 

>From Kundalini Yoga Guidelines for Sadhana manual:

 

"very balanced breath with no emphasis on either the inhale or the exhale"

 

"Breath of fire is a cleansing breath which cleans the blood and releases old

toxins

from the lungs,... Regular practice expands the lungs quickly. You can start

with

three minutes of breath of fire and build to twenty. Begin alternating three

minutes

BOF with two minutes of rest for five complete sets."

 

I do it with stretch pose for 3 minutes. Every morning for the last 1.5 yrs or

so.

 

Blessings

 

Brad

[Guest guest]

John-

You may not be doing it correctly if you are feeling like this. This

sounds exactly like I was feeling when I first tried BOF (without a

teacher to assist me). In fact everytime I did it, I got light headed

and felt like I was hyperventilating. So I stopped doing it. Then I

attended my first (and only) class. We did BOF in class and the same

thing happened to me, but everyone else appeared to by fine.

Afterwards I explained what was happening to the instructor. She told

me that I wasn't doing it correctly.

 

When I would start BOF, I was inhaling first. You should start with

an exhale. Then not 'try' to inhale afterwards, but rather let the

abdomen relax naturally and air automatically comes in. Then exhale

again. So the only conscious efforts are on exhaling. The first

analogy that comes to mind is when something tickles your nose a

little bit, you quickly and somewhat forcefully exhale. That's how I

do it. Ever since then, I can do it without a problem. Those symptoms

have never occurred again. This may be what is happening to you. Just

a thought.

 

Christa