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Difference between Pranayama and Breathing Exercises

<br>Most people think that pranayama and breathing exercises are the same but it is not true. There is a lot of difference between these two. The first difference between these two is the ideology or psychology behind these exercises. Below, is a list of arguments that tell the difference between the pranayama and breathing exercises.

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Difference between Pranayama and Breathing Exercises

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  1. DifferencebetweenPranayamaandBreathingExercises: • Mostpeoplethinkthatpranayama and breathing exercisesarethesamebutitisnottrue.Thereisalotofdifferencebetweenthesetwo.Thefirstdifferencebetweenthesetwoistheideologyorpsychologybehindtheseexercises.Below,isalistofargumentsthattellthedifferencebetweenthepranayamaandbreathingexercises. • ToolsofPranayama • TherearedifferenttoolsforpranayamathatareusedinPranayama.Belowarethesetools. • Poorak(Inhalation):Itisrelatedtopreparingyourselfandtheninhalingtheairinside. • Rechaka(Exhalation):Itisrelatedtopreparingthebodyandthenexhalingtheairoutside. • AntarKumbhaka(InternalRetention):Itisrelatedtotheretentionoftheairinsideaperson’sbody. • BahayiaKumbhaka(ExternalRetention):Itisrelatedtoexternalretentionorkeeping • theairoutsidethebodyforafewmoments. • Bandhas(Locks):ThesearethreedifferentbodylocksthatareinfluencedduringthePranayama. • NadiShodhanaversusAnulomVilom: • TounderstandthedifferencebetweenabreathingexerciseandPranayamaistounderstandthedifferencebetweenNadiShodhanaandAnulomVilom. • PracticeAnulomVilom(BreathingExercise): • Mostpeoplethinkthatitispranayama,butitisonlyaninitialstage,itisastagewhereyouprepareyourselffortheactualpranayama.ItisabreathingexercisethatyoudotoprepareyourselftoentertherealmofPranayama. • TopracticeAnulomVilom,youneedtosit,coveronenostrilwithfingersandbreathe,thenrelease,andshiftthenostril,andrepeatthisstep.Apartfrominhalationandexhalation,youcanalsoperformafewcountsofthehold. • PracticeNadiShodhana(Pranayama): • TopracticetheNadiShodhana,youmusthavecompletedafewbreathingexercises.Afterthatpreparatoryexercise,itistimetostartrealPranayama.TopracticeNadiShodhana,youkeeptheairinsideyourlungsforalongerperiod,andyoualsousethethreebandhasorlocks. • 3typesofLocks: • HerearethethreebandhasthatareusedinNadiShodhana.

  2. MulaBandha(RootLock):Ithelpsinthecontractionofthepelvicmusclesduringbreathing.Ithelpsintheinhalationandretentionofairinsidethelungs.MulaBandha(RootLock):Ithelpsinthecontractionofthepelvicmusclesduringbreathing.Ithelpsintheinhalationandretentionofairinsidethelungs. UddiyanaBandha(AbdominalLock):IthelpsinthecontractionandmovementofabdominalmusclesduringPranayama.Ithelpsintheexhalationandretentionofairoutsidethelungs. JalandharaBandha(ChinLock):Thisispresentinthechin,andinvolvesinthechinmovementsduringthePranayamapractice.Itisusedduringthewholeprocess,frominhalationtoexhalationandretention. Conclusion: Duringthebreathingexercises,theuseofbandhasisnotinvolved,alsotheretentionoftheairinsidethelungsandoutsidethelungsisnotrequired.ThatisthesimplepreparatorysteptoprepareyourselffortheactualPranayama.Thatisthemajordifferencebetweenthese.Thatiswhyitisveryimportanttoknowandunderstandbothandpracticeaccordingtothem.

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