One of the Five Principles of Yoga is Pranayama or Breathing Exercise which promotes proper breathing. The Yogis realized the importance of an adequate oxygen supply thousands of years ago that is why they developed and perfected various Breathing Techniques that will help to revitalize the mind and the body.

Pranayama - the science of breath control, consist a series of exercises intended to meet these needs and to keep the body in vibrant health.

• Proper Breathing in a Yogic point of view is to bring more oxygen to the blood and to the brain, and to control prana or the vital life energy.
• These techniques have also proved to help the prevention of major diseases and cure minor illnesses.

Breathing is important for two basic reasons.

• It is the only means of supplying our bodies and its various organs with oxygen which is vital for our health.
• Breathing is one of the ways to get rid of waste products and toxins from our body.

Why Oxygen is so vital?

• Oxygen is the most vital nutrient in our bodies.
• It is essential for the proper and efficient functioning of the brain, nerves, Glands and other internal organs.
• We can survive without food for weeks and without water for days, but without oxygen we will die within a few minutes.
• If the brain does not get proper supply of this essential nutrient, it will cause degradation of all the vital organs of the body.
• The brain requires more oxygen than any other organ. If it doesn’t get enough, the result is mental sluggishness, negative thoughts, depression and, eventually, vision and hearing declines. Oxygen supply in our body, however, declines as we get older and if we live a poor lifestyle.

Oxygen purifies the blood stream
One of the major secrets of energy and rejuvenation is a purified blood stream. The quickest and most effective way to purify the blood stream is by taking in extra supplies of oxygen from the air we breathe. The Breathing Exercises described in this website are the most effective methods ever devised for saturating the blood with extra oxygen. So here are a few things about what oxygen do to our body:

• Oxygen recharges the body’s batteries (the solar plexus).
• Most of our energy requirements come, not from food, but from the air we breathe.
• By purifying the blood stream, every part of the body benefits, as well as the mind.
• Rejuvenation of the skin will start to occur.
• Scientists have discovered that the chemical basis of energy production in the body is a chemical called Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). If something goes wrong with the production of ATP, the result is lowered vitality, disease and premature aging.
• Scientists have also discovered that oxygen is critical for the production of ATP; in fact, it is in fact its most vital component.
• The work done at Baylor University in the USA has shown that you can reverse Arterial Disease in monkeys by infusing oxygen into the diseased arteries.
• Yoga permits us to tap into this vital nutrient.

source:-abc-of-yoga.com

       

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