Pranayama is an ancient breathing technique over 5000 years old that is mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita. Its foremost purpose is manojaya, or controlling the mind. The basic principles involve consciously slowing down and controlling the breathing process through complete inhalation and exhalation, balancing the breaths, and easy breath retention. Benefits include throwing more impurities out of the body during deep exhalation, massaging internal organs, and reducing stress. Elements of pranayama include rechaka (breathing out impure air), pooraka (drawing air in smoothly), and kumbhaka (holding the breath with ease). Regular practice provides benefits like increased lung capacity and circulation, digestion support

1. PRINCIPLES OF PRANAYAMA SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 1

2. OVERVIEW ANCIENT TECHNIQUE MORE THAN 5000 YRS OLD, QUOTE FOUND IN GITA FOREMOST REASON – MANOJAYA CONTROLLING OR PURFYING THE MIND SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 2

3. BASIC PRINCIPLES CONSCIOUS SLOWING DOWN AND CONTROLLING PROCESS OVER RIDES INVOLUNTARY ACTION COMPLETE BREATHING WITH INHALATION AND EXHALATION BALANCING THE BREATHS EASY RETENTION OF BREATHS AWARENESS ABOUT EXHALATIONS= REMOVAL OF CO2 SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 3

4. BENEFITS OF DEEP EXHALATIONS MORE IMPURITIES THROWN OUT MASSAGE OF INTRA ABDONIMAL ORGANS SUSTAINED EXHALATION REDUCES STRESS SUBSEQUENT INHALATION INCREASES, OVERALL QUALITY OF BREATHING IMPROVES SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 4

5. ELEMENTS OF PRANAYAMA RECHAKA- BREATHING OUT THE IMPURE AIR. EFFICIENTLY, DUE TO CONTRACTION OF ABDOMEN EFFICIENT EVACUAVATION HELPS FILLING OF LUNGS WHICH LEADS TO OXYGENATION OF BLOOD SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 5

6. POORAKA- DRAWING AIR IN A SMOOTH AND CONTINUOUS MANNER IN CORRECT DEEP BREATHING CHEST EXPANDS, DIAPHRAGM PUSHES DOWN THE ABDOMEN DO NOT INHALE SO THAT IT INCREASE THE STRESS IN THE MIND THIS IS AVOIDED BY RYTHMIC BREATHING SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 6

7. KUMBHAKA- PROCESS OF HOLDING THE BREATH WITH COMFORT AND EASE TYPES – ANTARA KUMBHAKA- RETENTION AFTER INHALATION BAHYA KUMBHAKA- RETENTION BEFORE INHALATION( VERY CRITICAL ) KEWAL KUMBHAKA- SPONTANEOUS CESSATION OF BREATH- REDUCES HEART RATE, BP, STRESS. VOLUNTATY CESSATION NOT POSSIBLE SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 7

8. DO’S AND DONT’S SELF LEARNING OVER ENTHUSIASM MECHANICAL ATTITUDE POSTURE NATURE’S CALL ONLY AFTER ASANA NOT AFTER FOOD ATTENTION STOP WHEN SICK EXCEPT RESTORATIVE PRANAYAMA SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 8

9. BENEFITS OF PRANAYAM RESPIRATORY- ELASTICITY OF LUNGS, ENHANCES VITAL CAPACITY, TONED RESPITATORY MUSCLES, SLOWER RESPIRATORY MUSCLES, CIRCULATORY- TONES THE HEART, DIAPHRAGM, REDUCES HEART RATE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM- MASSAGES LIVER, SPLEEN, PANCREAS, STOMACH SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 9

10. CNS- INFLUENCES LEARNING, THINKING, MEMORY, RATIONALIZATION, SPIRITUALITY, ALERTNESS, RELAXATION, LESS NERVOUS IRRITABILITY ENDOCRINE SYSTEM- RICH BL SUPPLY TO DUCTLESS GLANDS, ANTI OXIDANT EFFECT- LOWERS FREE RADICALS AND INCREASES ANTI OXIDANTS SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 10

11. REWARDS STRESS MANAGEMENT POSITIVE ATTITUDE BREATH AWAARENESS INNER AWARENESS AND SENSITIVITY SAKSHI BHAVA STILLING THE MIND PREPARATION FOR DHYANA PURIFICATION OF MIND AND BODY SRI MADHWA YOGA ACADEMY 11