To Learn Kriya Yoga Know
The Importance of Pranayama Breathing
It just occurred to me that since we are the architects of our lives, we have chosen its contents and build our foundation.
So, going straight into Kriya Yoga and understanding the concept of breathing is something we cannot miss as to have a tranquil soul it is essential to have a brilliant mind and a healthy body and thus of course breathing the right way and knowing its importance is not to be waved aside!
The science of controlling prana (refined breath or the vital force) is known as Pranayam which is a branch of Hatha Yoga.
If we watch a new born baby breathe, his breath work is the correct way of
breathing-Inhaling and the muscles lift and expand the ribs causing the thorax cavity to descend and as the air in it is under pressure than the outside air, so air flows into the body.
Thus when the muscles relax and release, the ribs relax and the floor of the thorax cavity lifts, air flows out and exhalation takes place
Oxygen flows into the lungs till the pressure in the lungs and blood is equal and carbon dioxide goes out in the opposite direction.
Thus, we breathe in and out about 18 times a minute, 1,080 times an hour and 25,920 times in 24 hrs – wow!
So dear souls do you realize how important it is to breathe correctly?
I guess without food and water, survival is possible but honestly without Oxygen we really cannot live. Thus correct breathing is the bridge between body, mind and spirit and rightly so yogis name it as life force, Rumi calls it the breath inside the breath as it does Chakra Healing all along aligning our organs, immune system and improves our cellular functions and multitasks its way into our body.
So can we really learn Kriya Yoga without learning all about Pranayam? Impossible — so start breathing all over – Baba Ramdev has shown us the importance of it all!
The tortoise does inspire me – slow and steady breathing wins it all
So, till next blog – have lots of fun breathing in parks – anywhere and everywhere.
God speed