Breath of Fire Pranayama

Breath of Fire

This breath not only helps you to expel negative emotions from your mind, but also helps to dissipate negative energy from the muscles so that it does not become stored their as aches, and pains, and if left unnoticed or treated, more significant ailments. This breath helps to increase digestive fire. Essentially, the digestive organs including the pancreas, liver, kidneys, and the small large intestines become thoroughly cleansed with oxygen through this practice.

It is thought in ancient yogic literature, that 90% of all diseases come from poor digestion, so by increasing your body's ability to digest and rid itself of toxins, you are greatly increasing your vitality and natural beauty. This exercise also helps free the mind from unpleasant mental states, readjusts the nervous system and calms the brain. It expands lung capacity and flushes stagnant air from the alveoli. You should not practice this breath when you are pregnant or when you are just starting your menstrual cycle.

To practice this type of breath, you will inhale deeply, and forcefully exhale through the nose before filling up the belly and diaphragm again with a deep breath. The focus should be on the exhale, while allowing the in - breath to happen naturally due to the full exhalation and subsequent need to fill the lungs again with breath. Practice this cycle unless you feel light headed, for sixty second cycles, working with just a few to start and increasing the number of cycles as you become more proficient.