Ujjayi
- Sit in padmasana and close your mouth.
- Inhale slowly through both the nostrils uniformly, till the breath fills the space from throat to heart.
- Retain the breath as long as you can and then exhale slowly through the left nostril by closing the right with the right thumb.
- Expand the chest when you inhale.
- Instead of exhaling through the left nostril, you can exhale slowly through both nostrils.
Benefits
- This removes the heat in the head.
- It removes phlegm in the throat, and cures asthma.
- All diseases that arise from deficient inhalation of oxygen and diseases of the heart are cured.
Disclaimer For Yoga Exercise:
The yoga exercises depicted above in the line diagrams are only a graphic representation for the understanding of the asanas or exercise. Please do not attempt to practise these without proper guidance from a trained Yoga instructor as these exercises can cause physical disability when done incorrectly.