Breathing

While practicing yoga, proper breathing not only enables you to get the intended results from the asanas but also aids in the development of a unique meditative state.Several considerations should be made:Use only your nose to breathe.Make the diaphragm active. The muscle that divides the thoracic and abdominal chambers is called the diaphragm. The volume of the lungs increases during inhalation and contracts again during exhalation. It’s not always easy to achieve diaphragmatic breathing on the first try. Simple exercise is beneficial. Bend your knees while lying on your back, placing one hand on your chest and the other on your stomach. Breathe in such a way that the hand on your stomach rises with each inhalation and lowers with each exhalation, while the arm on your chest stays still. Deeply inhale and exhale slowly.Keep the rhythm going. There is a particular breathing rhythm that is present when changing asanas. The main rule is that downward motions (bending, rounding the back) should be performed on an exhalation, while ascending motions (raising the arms, straightening the spine, bending) should be performed on an inhalation. Breathing should continue during yoga’s static asanas. It is worthwhile to use each breath to loosen yourself a little bit more and sink deeper into the pose.