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Why to Breathe Less than Normal in Yoga: Advanced Prânâyâma by Simon Borg-Olivier
This video is part of a series of courses taught by physiotherapists and Directors of Yoga Synergy, Simon Borg-Olivier and Bianca Machliss, both live (taught throughout the world) as well as part of an online courses at Yoga Synergy (anatomy.yogasynergy.com and http and at RMIT University (www.rmit.com). In this video Simon Borg-Olivier explains why you should breathe less than normal in yoga and exercise. Although many breath-control exercises (prânâyâmas) are taught in yoga classes around the world, the essence of prânâyâma is often missed. The essence of prânâyâma is not, as is commonly thought, to breathe more than normal (hyperventilation) as many people do when they practice prânâyâma but to eventually learn how to breathe slightly less than normal (mild hypoventilation). Hyperventilation is breathing more than what is the normal for what activity you are doing at the time.Hypoventilation is breathing less than what is the normal for what activity you are doing at the time. (Remember that people who are considered to be fit hardly breathe at all when they are doing moderate exercise while an #39;unfit person will breathe a lot more doing the same exercise) Another aim of prânâyâma is to learn how to use the energy that is in the air that we breathe more effectively to extend our life span in a productive way. As an introduction to breath-control (prânâyâma) we wish to emphasise the need to re-establish #39;relaxed natural abdominal (diaphragmatic) breathing #39;. Once ...From:yogasynergyViews:6 1ratingsTime:06:17More inEducation

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