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Yoga Breathing For Better Health
from: JackieThe initial stages of this article on yoga proved to be difficult. However, with hard work and perseverance, we have succeeded in providing an interesting and informative article for you to read.
Writing is something that has to be done when one is in the mood to write. So when we got in the mood to write about yoga, nothing could stop us from writing!
The respiratory system is an amazing process by which the body takes air from the environment into the body to feed the blood and cells with oxygen, and then expels air containing carbon dioxide and toxins back out into the atmosphere. This process is called gaseous exchange. This takes place in the lungs. The complete process involves the nasal passages, the pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs and muscles; diaphragm, external and internal intercostals, transverse abdominal, scaleni and sternomastoids.
The physiology:
We do not mean to show some implication that yoga have to rule the world or something like that. We only mean to let you know the actual meaning of yoga!
Inhalation: The diaphragm contracts and flattens; this reduces the pressure in the chest cavity thus increasing the volume of the lungs. Air is drawn in to equalise the pressure. Inhalation comes as a natural result of a full exhalation.
Exhalation: The diaphragm relaxes and rises, the pressure in the chest cavity reduces and the air is forced from the lungs.
In yoga, the breath is the vital link between the mind and the body. Basic breathing does not contain ratios or restrictions, the purpose behind basic breathing is to establish a practice for life; using the breath to manage your response to situations, particularly in challenging or stressful situations, and to help relaxation.
These practices include; simple breath awareness, nostril breathing, linking breath to movement, lengthening the breath, the complete yoga breath.
We have to be very flexible when talking to children about yoga. They seem to interpret things in a different way from the way we see things!
We were a bit tentative when embarking on this project on yoga. However, using the grit and determination we have, we have produced some fine reading material on yoga.
The Yoga Breath
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In yoga a complete breath has 3 physiological phases;
Diaphragmatic (abdominal)
Thoracic (ribcage)
Clavical (upper chest/collar bone)
These phases need to be experienced independently. When this skill is achieved, the breath needs to move in one smooth wave.
Inhale – abdominal – thoracic – clavical
Exhale – clavical – thoracic - abdominal
We felt that yoga demanded more recognition than it is presently getting. So we had decided on writing on yoga. Enjoy it.
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