The first and foremost step to start pranayama exercise is to clean your mind of all the thoughts that keep on coming diverting you from the concentration you need. This is to be done by this mindful breathing technique. sit in lotus pose with both your eyes closed and hands resting on your knees. Start taking slow and deep breathes watching the fresh, pure, and cool air going inside of your lungs. Feel your entire respiratory system getting purified. Slowly start exhaling the air and concentrate on the movement of air till it goes out of nose. Feel the temprature difference between the ingoing and outgoing air. Outgoing air will be slightly warm. Continue such slow and deep breathing. Feel your mind getting empty from all types of thoughts. If thoughts keep on coming, allow those thoughts and imagine that you are cleaning your mind with the broom. Keep on imagining this and you will observe your mind getting empty without any thoughts. This may take around six to seven days initially. However, keep on doing this for around 4 to 5 minutes daily and you will be able to keep your mind totally calm, empty and composed without any thoughts. It will be a good idea to chant any religious mantra that will help you keeping your mind free of all thoughts. Practice this mindful breathing technique daily without any interruption.
This type mindful breathing shall also help you to get rid of all your mental stress and you will feel new energy coming inside your body and mind. This also will control your blood pressure, and get rid of all types of headaches, synus, cold and cough and will help in your anger management. This mindful breathing is to be done always in the begining of pranayama exercise. I will start explaining various types of pranayama from my next post.
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