{"id":2075,"date":"2020-04-23T11:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestinyoga.com\/?p=2075"},"modified":"2022-06-20T08:45:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T13:45:51","slug":"bhramari-pranayama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestinyoga.com\/bhramari-pranayama\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO PRACTICE BHRAMARI PRANAYAMA (HUMMING BEE BREATH)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Pranayama<\/strong> is from the Sanskrit words \u201cPrana\u201d which means breath or vital life force and \u201cAyama\u201d which means \u201cto extend\u201d or \u201cto control\u201d. It is a technique or practice in the yogic tradition of controlled breathing to extend the life force in the body. Pranayama is believed to be an important part of Patanjali\u2019s Yoga Sutras in Ashtanga Yoga. It is the fourth of the limbs mentioned in the sutras that provides guidance in living a meaningful life based on yogic teachings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Prana is being transported in the body through the Nadis or channels. Through these channels, the Prana can flow in five different currents: Prana, Samana, Apana, Udana, and Vyan. These five currents are categorized based on where the flow is going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The controlled breathing techniques involve muscles of the body and there are three main muscles the breathing exercises focus on: abdominal, thoracic, and clavicular. Abdominal breathing involves the muscles of the abdomen. Thoracic breathing involves the muscles in the middle part of the body including the thoracic cage. Clavicular breathing involves the upper part of the lungs and the clavicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before learning the specific steps on different Pranayamas, one should first learn the steps involved in Pranayama in general. This includes inhaling or Puraka, exhaling or Rechaka, and holding of breath called Kumbhaka which could be an Antaray Kumbhaka which is holding of breath before exhaling or Bahya Kumbhaka which is holding of breath before inhaling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bhramari Pranayama is also known as the Humming Bee Breath<\/strong>. First, take a deep breath in through the nose, breathing all the way down into the belly. This is a calming breathing technique and is called as such because of the humming sound it produces at the back of the throat during the practice, which sounds like the humming of a bee. This Pranayama came from the Sanskrit word Bhramaraka which means \u201cbee\u201d or \u201choney\u201d. It is also linked to the word \u201cBhanvra\u201d in Hindi which is a large black bee found in India. It is an effective breathing technique to use before meditating. It can be practiced at any time of the day, although it is recommended to be done in the early morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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