Guest guest Posted August 7, 2002 Report Share Posted August 7, 2002 SAT NAM, I just do 8|8|8 count pranayama in the morning(3 minutues) and before going to bed , keep my hands on stomach and breathe until my stomach fills up round and slowly breathe out. Also, before tuning in I fill in a lot of air in my lungs until the pressure builds up teh entire chest and chant "ong namo gurudev namo". Lately from 4-5 days I notice pain in upper chest muscles, I believe it is pulmonary vein, when I do pranayama and it gives a very uncomfortable feeling and I can feel air getting stuck in thoraic cavity. What am I doing wrong? I kinda stopped pranayama since yesterday. > Thanks Akkama > > > _______________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > http://mobile.msn.com > > Health - Feel better, live better http://health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2002 Report Share Posted August 7, 2002 Do some yoga first then layout properly (which surprising is very hard for many people). Do it well and it should make a big difference. Let us know how it goes. Additionally, doing a heart centered chant helps move the emotional energy. Sat Nam, Dharam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2002 Report Share Posted August 7, 2002 Sat Nam Akkamahadevi, I've done the same on pranayam meditation. I discovered it was from being focused on the mantra and not realizing I was inhaling so deep, I think it stretches tissue thats connected to the lungs or something similar. Don't breath in quite so deep, it'll go away after a few days. Blessings Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2002 Report Share Posted August 7, 2002 satnam ji, You mentioned that you fill the lungs up and then chant the ong namo mantra.there is no need to strain the lungs.If you have problems with lung capacity then with long term practice you will be able to hold the breath longer. When I first started yoga I could not chant the opening mantra without breaking the breath. My breath capacity was not strong like everyone else.Taking in the breath with force to maintain the lenght of the breath will make you feel strained. The breath is beautiful for you to enjoy and develop! I hope you feel better and continue to explore long deep and conscious breathing sir khalsa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2002 Report Share Posted August 7, 2002 Dharam- What do you mean by "layout properly". I'm not familiar with that term. Thanks! Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2002 Report Share Posted August 7, 2002 Start something more relaxing and easy to do. Most people don't realise how easy it is to strain the diaphragm and lung muscles. You always have to start slow and work up to it. When the lungs get strained it feels awful and makes you think you have breathing problems. Holding the breath is also not for everyone, or, breaking the inhale and exhale into segments relaxes the diaphragm and that helps too. Seva Simran akkamahadevi avanti wrote: > SAT NAM, > I just do 8|8|8 count pranayama in the morning(3 > minutues) and before going to bed , keep my hands on > stomach and breathe until my stomach fills up round > and slowly breathe out. > Also, before tuning in I fill in a lot of air in my > lungs until the pressure builds up teh entire chest > and chant "ong namo gurudev namo". > > Lately from 4-5 days I notice pain in upper chest > muscles, I believe it is pulmonary vein, when I do > pranayama and it gives a very uncomfortable feeling > and I can feel air getting stuck in thoraic cavity. > What am I doing wrong? I kinda stopped pranayama since > yesterday. > > > Thanks > Akkama > > > > > > > _______________ > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > > http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > > > > Health - Feel better, live better > http://health. > > > "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" > - Yogi Bhajan > > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the Groups Member Center (My Groups), or send mail to > Kundaliniyoga > NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! > WEB SITE: kundalini yoga > > KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from > kundalini yogaclasses.html > > Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Practical Books & Videos on Kundalini Yoga & Meditation. Also Meditation & Mantra CDs. > > Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 7, 2002 Report Share Posted August 7, 2002 Hi Christa (love that name) The rest or repose after we've done the yoga is what I am referring to when I say "layout". And to do it properly means to contain one's attention long enough to allow deep integration of the effects of the exercises. I see people fidgeting and their eyes wandering and open but it's when I see them twitching...ah!, that's a sure sign they've let it go. That's when I smile. spatialagent1 wrote: > Dharam- > What do you mean by "layout properly". I'm not familiar with that > term. Thanks! > > Christa > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 > Hi Christa (love that name) Thank you! It's my birth name, not spiritual one. But I've always been somewhat fond of it myself > to when I say "layout". And to do it properly means to contain one's > attention long enough to allow deep integration of the effects of the > exercises. I see people fidgeting and their eyes wandering and open but > it's when I see them twitching...ah!, that's a sure sign they've let it > go. That's when I smile. This brings up a question I was going to post today anyways. (you beat me to it!). My question is directed to meditation, not the asanas/kriyas. Is there a 'rule' for when to relax and when to 'move around' after meditating? Sometimes I've read that when you are finished meditating, lay quietly and absorb, like what you are describing. Other meditations say that afterwards you should move around and 'spread' the energy. How do the effects of these methods vary? Christa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2002 Report Share Posted August 8, 2002 No hard rules. Sometimes you want distribution of the energy and other times consolidation. There is a balance as we are part of nature, and nature has a built in mechanism for balance. Whatever it takes to get back to homeostasis using all the senses, gunas, and tatvas. Sometimes it takes someone outside of you to see and alert you to what is necessary and other times your knowledge of your-SELF will guide you appropriately. Dharam spatialagent1 wrote: > This brings up a question I was going to post today anyways. (you > beat me to it!). My question is directed to meditation, not the > asanas/kriyas. Is there a 'rule' for when to relax and when to 'move > around' after meditating? Sometimes I've read that when you are > finished meditating, lay quietly and absorb, like what you are > describing. Other meditations say that afterwards you should move > around and 'spread' the energy. How do the effects of these methods > vary? > > Christa > > > "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY" > - Yogi Bhajan > > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the Groups Member Center (My Groups), or send mail to > Kundaliniyoga > NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE! > WEB SITE: kundalini yoga > > KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from > kundalini yogaclasses.html > > Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Practical Books & Videos on Kundalini Yoga & Meditation. Also Meditation & Mantra CDs. > > Your use of is subject to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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