What is pranayama?

Pranayama derives from yoga practices, and it means breath control. “Prana” in Sanskrit means energy that we get through breathing and “Yama” is force or control. When we breathe, we not only receive the oxygen but also connect ourselves to the cosmic energy. Thus, we recharge our energy fields. Those who want more scientific evidence about it can be found in here:

https://books.google.com/books?id=ERDU6XwxA9IC&pg=PT37&lpg=PT37&dq=pranayama+energy+recharge&source=bl&ots=F8611merEk&sig=Qi6IUwjmFqCI4ymkTa7DYPahFlA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjq3ILS16fLAhXitYMKHX6oCcU4ChDoAQgbMAA#v=onepage&q=pranayama%20energy%20recharge&f=false

https://books.google.com/books?id=k3I8CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT183&lpg=PT183&dq=pranayama+energy+recharge&source=bl&ots=tJNhONVFdd&sig=4bP12WUUNq02vSQrVNfeuqhyRh0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjq3ILS16fLAhXitYMKHX6oCcU4ChDoAQg8MAY#v=onepage&q=pranayama%20energy%20recharge&f=false
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25653936
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25558130
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25143878
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25035614

There are different types of pranayamas that you can benefit from. Like Kaphalabhati, Viloma, Ujjay and so on.  I will go in more detail in the other posts. But in this post, I would like you to learn how to do an abdominal breathing. The abdominal breathing is the foundation for most pranayamas because it expands the energy field to the fullest. In this video, I explain how to perform the pranayama correctly.

Please let me know, if you have any questions! Good luck with your practice!

Brigita