Ujjayi Pranayama

Ujjayi Pranayama - The victorious breath is also called the ocean breath. This pranayama stretches our breath before it enters in the lungs, thus generating heat that is effective in getting rid of various toxins stored in our body.

Technique: To perform Ujjayi, on should be seated in sukhasana & make sure that he/she breathes only through the nose while keeping the mouth closed. While breathing in, the throat muscles should be constricted so that the air passage becomes narrower making the breath thin and long.

Timings: You could begin practicing ujjayi for around three minutes, and slowly go up to ten minutes. The time duration of your inhalations and exhalations should be the same. As and when you find your mind wandering, gently bring it back to the breathing.

Benefits: Ujjayi helps bringing overall calmness in our body. It also helps improve our concentration as the focus is on breathing during the practice. It stimulates our metabolic rate by increasing blood circulation through the body. Since the breathing process is stretched, it helps in better diffusion of carbon dioxide and enabled absorption of more oxygen in our blood. Ujjayi can also be used to lower blood pressure and slow heart rate. Alternatively, it can also be used to raise the blood pressure and heart rate. Ujjayi can also be effectively used for pain reduction, insomnia, and migraines. However, the most remarkable benefit Ujjayi has to offer is that it performs internal purification, activation and energizing along with outer control and conditioning all at once. Ujjayi cures heat in the head as well as and lung diseases like asthma, tuberculosis. It also improves digestive capacity and enhances functioning of the respiratory systems. Ujjayi is most effective for asthmatics as it corrects and strengthens the condition of the lungs and bronchiole linings.