Question

Ujjayi Pranayama.

Answer 1

Stages for Practice 

• Sit in padmasana or siddhasana. 
• Close the mouth. Contract the region at the back of the throat, inhale slowly through both the nostrils in smooth and uniform manner till the breath fills the space from the throat to the heart. 
• During inhalation, a peculiar sound is produced owing to the partial closing of glottis. 
• This sound should be of mild and uniform pitch. 
• It should be continuous also. 
• Expand the chest while inhaling. 
• Slowly exhale through the left nostril.

Ujjayi pranayama

Dos and Don’ts 

• Breathing should be deep, slow and long. 
• Do not make harsh sound during inhalation. 

Benefits 

• Ujjayi pranayama removes heat from the head and keeps it cool. 
• It removes phlegm in the throat and prevents all sorts of pulmonary diseases. 
• It prevents diseases caused by deficient inhalation of oxygen and cardiac diseases. 
• Regular practice of this pranayama defends the practitioner from diseases of phlegm, degeneration, dyspepsia, dysentery, enlarged spleen, cough or fever.