YOGA BREATHING EXERCISES
Ujjayi Breathing: Ujjayi breathing is used during yoga to hold and focus on a posture. Sit cross-legged, and inhale slowly with the mouth closed and the back of the throat constricted to make the sound of the ocean surf. Exhale slowly, still keeping the back of the throat constricted.
Kapalabhati Breathing: Kneel on your heels with a straight back. Take a deep abdominal breath, hold it for a few seconds and then release it in slow, small bursts from your nostrils until all the air is gone. Let your abdomen fill with air again, naturally and gently.
Abdominal Breathing: Sit or lie on your back with your hands on your belly, just below the navel. Make your breath fill and empty your abdomen, letting your hands rise and fall.
Rib-Cage Breathing: Sit or lie on your back with your hands placed on either side of your rib cage. Inhale first into your lungs and then into your rib cage, feeling your rib cage expand and your chest open up. Exhale slowly.
Complete Breathing: Sit or lie on your back, and exhale fully. Inhale slowly, filling first the abdomen, and then the lungs and finally the chest. Exhale as slowly as possible.
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