Pranav Pranayam & Ujjayi Pranayama

By the practice of Pranayama, a person acquires the ability to destroy his diseases. Pure blood starts circulating in the seventy-two thousand veins of a human being, which is essential for good health. Although there are many types of pranayama, here we will discuss 2 pranayama, Pranav Pranayam & Ujjayi Pranayama, which household, child, youth, old, men and women can get benefits by doing them conveniently. If you want to learn different types of yoga then you can learn Yoga School in Rishikesh, India.

1. Pranav Pranayam

Pranava Pranayama is also known as “Om Pranam”. This pranayama is done meditatively and after all the pranayamas. People of any age can easily do this pranayama. Its continuous practice is beneficial in calming the restlessness and turmoil of the mind.

Method :

• To do Pranav Pranayama, sit in a calm environment.
• Sit in Sukhasana or Padmasana as per your convenience.
• Keep both the hands in meditation posture and keep them straight on the knee.
• Straighten the waist, shoulders, knees, spinal cord and neck.
• Close the eyes and focus the mind while stilling.
• Take deep breaths in and out slowly 3 to 4 times.
• Then slowly fill the deep breath and slowly while releasing the breath, chant Om.

When and how long to do Pranava Pranayama:

• This pranayama should be done in a calm environment. Pranav Pranayama should be done in the morning on an empty stomach. Which gives more profit.
• This pranayama can also be done in the evening but should not be done immediately after having a meal.
• This pranayama is a meditative pranayama, it has no time limit. You can make it more or less as per your convenience.

Benefits :

• Continuous practice of Pranava Pranayama helps in increasing focus and concentration.
• This pranayama helps in keeping away diseases related to the heart.
• Helps to balance blood pressure.
• This pranayama helps in keeping away anxiety, stress and depression.
• This pranayama is beneficial for people who have insomnia problems.
• Those people who get more angry, they must do this pranayama.

Precautions :

• This pranayama should not be done lying down.
• Do not rush while doing this pranayama.
• People who have severe heart disease should do this pranayama only after taking the advice of a doctor.

2. Ujjayi Pranayama: Advantages and Disadvantages  

The meaning of Ujjayi Pranayama in Hindi is “to be victorious”. By doing this pranayama, victory over life, mind, breath and body can be achieved. This pranayama is considered to be the fourth most important pranayama.

Throat related problems can be removed by doing this pranayama. Although it has many benefits, it especially removes the problem of thyroid and snoring.

How to do Ujjayi Pranayama:

• Sit in any clean, clean and open environment.
• Sit in any asana, Sukhasana and Padmasana, which is easy.
• This pranayama can be done standing as well as lying down.
• Breathe in and out evenly, relaxing your mind and releasing tension.
• While paying attention to the throat, take a deep breath through both the nostrils and make a loud sound, the voice should be soft and normal.
• Hold the brith.
• Jalandhar can also be closed to stop breathing.
• In heart disease and blood pressure related problems, yoga should be done under the supervision of an expert.
• While exhaling, close the right nostril and exhale through the left nostril.
• Breathing can also be done through both nostrils.

When and how long to do Ujjayi Pranayama:

• Ujjayi Pranayama can be done at any time but the most benefit is obtained by doing it in the morning.
• Those who do this pranayama for the first time should do it 3 to 5 times and after the practice of this pranayama, it can be increased gradually.

 Benefits :

• Continuous practice of Ujjayi Pranayama gives benefits in correcting and balancing the problem of thyroid.
• Relieves sore throat, asthma and respiratory problems.
• Its continuous practice provides benefits in problems like insomnia and snoring.
• Helps to balance the nervous system and immunity system.
• Gives benefit in meditation and concentration.
• Keeps away headache and sinus problems.
• Heart disease and blood pressure problems can be overcome by the practice of this pranayama.
• The practice of this pranayama increases the amount of air in the body and is beneficial in keeping the hormones balanced.

Disadvantages :

• Ujjayi Pranayama is harmful for those people who have complaints of heart disease, high BP, hypertension or serious illness.
• So you should do it under the supervision and direction of a trained yoga expert or doctor. Such a patient has to be careful about breathing heavily or exhaling etc.

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