Yoga Practice Name
Moorchha Pranayama
Yoga Practice Branch
Ashtang Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga
Yoga Practice Type
Ashtang Yoga Category
Pranayama
Hatha Yoga Category
Pranayama
Steps and Description
- Sit in any comfortable meditation asana, preferably padmasana or siddha/siddha yoni asana.
- Keep the head and spine straight. Relax the whole body.
- Observe the breath until it becomes slow and deep.
- Adopt khechari mudra, then slowly inhale through both nostrils with ujjayi pranayama, while gently and smoothly bending the head slightly back. Perform shambhavi mudra.K
- Keepthe arms straight by locking the elbows and pressingt the knees with the hands.
- Retain the breath inside for as long as is comfortable, maintaining shambhavi mudra.
- While doing this practice, focus on your breathings and feel the positive vibrations inwards.
- Continue the same process for few more times according to your capacity and comfort.
- Maintain silence for few minutes and observe the benefits of ujjayi pranayama.
Cautions and Limitations
- Under no circumstance should the breath be forced. Never breathe through the mouth.
- Proceed carefully and only under expert guidance. At the slightest sign of discomfort, reduce the duration of inhalation/ exhalation/retention and, if necessary, discontinue the practice.
- Pranayama should never be rushed.
- Person with breathing ailments must consult the suitability of pranayama with their doctor.
Benefits for Disease
Depression
