THE PURPOSE OF PRANAYAMA

THE PURPOSE OF PRANAYAMA

IF ONE HAS TO ACHIEVE SUCH A HEALTH OR IMPROVE UPON THE EXISTING HEALTH, OF THE MAY MEANS THAT ARE AVAILABLE, PRANAYAMA IS AN EASY AND EFFECTIVE ONE.

IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SAY ABOUT THE EFFECT OF PRANAYAMA- THE DEGREEE OF THEIR SUBTLENESS,AREAS WHERE THE EFFECTS TAKE PLACE AND HOW SUCH EFFECTS TAKE PLACE ETC. COMPARED TO THIS,IT IS MUCH MORE EASY TO UNDERTAKE THE PROPER PRACTICE OF PRANAYAMA AND GET EXPERIENCE OF THEIR BENEFITS.

IF ONE OBSERVES MINUTELY WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PRANAYAMA IS PRACTISED,ONE CAN COME TO KNOW SOME OF THE IMPORTANT CONSTITUENTS OF PRANAYAMA WHICH AFFECT THE BODY AND MIND. MANY QUALITIES SUCH AS DISCIPLINE , RHYTHM,CONTROL,DIFFERENT PRESSURES AND CHANGES IN THEM,THE MESSAGES AND IMPULSES GOING TO THE BRAIN,THE STIMULATION OF THE IMPORTANT NERVOUS CENTRES ETC ARE INCLUDED IN THE PRACTICE OF PRANAYAMA.BECAUSE OF THESE FACTORS,THERE ARE DESIRED EFFECTS ON THE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS OF THE BODY.THE AWARENESS IN THE PRANYAMA PRACTICE CREATES DISCIPLINE,RHYTHM AND CONTROL AND,BECAUSE OF THE RECHAKA,POORKA, KUMBHAKA AND THE DIFFERENT BANDHAS,MUDRAS AND GRAZES IN PRANAYAMA,PRESSURE IS CREATED IN THE CHEST,ABDOMEN AND LOWER ABDOMINAL REGIONS WHICH BRINGS ABOUT DESIRABLE CHANGES. IN TURN, THESE AREAS BECOME FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE O N THEM AND THE USEFUL CHANGES IN THE PRESSURES. ONE- POINTEDNESS OF THE MIND AND STABILITY OF THE BODY EDUCS TH METABOLC AT,INVIGOATS TH BAN CNTES AND COMMENCS A FL FAVUABL IMPULSS T THE BRAIN.THESE INCREASE THE MENTAL STABILITY AND SERENITY. THESE ARE THE GENERAL EFFECTS OF PRANAYAMA.