Yoga Basics: Anuloma-Viloma – Yogic Breathing For Better Health
Swami Kuvalyanand once said: “Yoga has a message for the human body, the human mind and human soul.”
It is a truth, like a healthy body is the first condition of success and happiness in life. People are increasingly convinced that yoga makes for good health, joy and happiness in this life of stress and not just any exercise program.
In this article we will discuss Anuloma-Viloma (breathing alternately) pranayama. Pranayama really just means “managing” the vital force – prana. Although the basic principle remains the same, various types of pranayama have been developed, each with its unique technology. anuloma-Viloma or pranayama Shuddhi Nadi (nerve cleansing pranayama) is a kind and is considered one of the basic shapes.
The anuloma Viloma is something like the team that controls the traffic on the roads, takes care of its cleanliness and beautification, etc and keep traffic moving smoothly and efficiently. The way or method is to breathe (Pooraka) through one nostril and vice versa. Therefore this pranayama is a Viloma anuloma name, namely the alternate breathing.
For this practice, you must put in one of the positions of the yoga session. To begin, do the normal breathing of the application of the Mula Bandha (anal comfortable IE) contraction. Mula Bandha obtains a stable, a full exhale. Make sure to fall, not Mula Bandha during the process. Take a pause between inspiration and expiration. Breathe deeply through your left nostril and exhale through the right, then breathe through the right and exit on the right. Continue to breathe this way, namely, the nose turns left and right, between one and three minutes.
Then after reaching a level of comfort in this way, we enter the next phase. Keep you close the right nostril with your right thumb and forefinger. Now, inhale slowly through your left nostril with a constant speed. You’ll also need to repeat with the other nostril. Inhale as you lift the shoulders and chest, while extending ribs. Abdominal pain, however, must be considered
Advantages: Airway Step is allowed and what is preparing for another practice of pranayama. Breathing becomes easier and is regulated. The beating of the heart and soul is in rhythm. It also helps to improve concentration, memory and other mental functions.
Cons-indications: abdominal pain, swelling due to appendicitis, enlarged liver, intestine or bowel is very sensitive diseases of the lungs, severe throat infections, growth in the nose (polyps) or obstruction of the nose, cold, and so on.