In this article, we discuss about What is Surya Bhedan Pranayama? According to Patanjali Yog Sutra, What is Patanjali Yoga Sutra? The right nostril refers to “Surya Nadi” (Solar Channel) and the Left nostril refers to “Chandra Nadi” (Lunar Challnel) Again yoga sutras describe when a person performs “Purak Kriya” – Inhaling from the Right nostril the energy flows from the right side through “Pingala Nadi” and when performing “Rechak Kriya” – Exhaling from left nostril the energy flows from the left side through “Ida Nadi” By doing this process we can activate our “Pingala Nadi” the Sollar Channel called Surya Bhedan Pranayama.4 Methods of Nadi Shodhan Pranayama. What is Nadi Shodhan?
What is Surya Bhedan Pranayama?
As we know, our body requires energy or say power to perform our daily routine without any hurdles like illness, feeling weak, or feeling dull. So the question is how we get extra power besides we take food and water. This power we can take free of cost from the Universe through Air or say through fresh Oxygen.
While breathing with a full stomach we intake maximum oxygen in our body, this is called “Pran Urja” the Vital energy. This energy surrounded us everywhere in the universe, but due to our shallow breathing pattern we could not suck that much energy into our body and end of the day we feel sluggish.
By doing proper Surya Bhedhan Pranayama, our body sucks the Vital force from the universe at an optimum level. Let us discuss the method of Surya Bhedhan Pranayama. The word Surya Bhedan derived from Sanskrit word “Surya” means Sun and “Bhedan” means piercing or penetrating.
Method :
Step 1.: Choose a Clean and calm place to perform Pranayama
Step 2.: Sit on your yoga mate with “Padmasana” or “Siddh Asana” or “Sukh Asana” (Cross legs position) where you can sit comfortably long time.
Step 3.: Keep your spine, neck and head straight line.
Step 4.: Keep your left hand on your left knee.
Step 5.: Keep your right hand’s first two fingers on the center of your forehead between the eyebrows. (“Ajna Chakra” – Third eye) At the same time, hold your nose with your ring finger and thumb. Or you can make “Vishnu Mudra”
Step 6.: Keep your Shoulder parallel.
Step 7.: After setting the above steps, press your left nostril with your last two fingers and inhale breath from your Right nostril smoothly and gently called “Purak”
Step 8.: After completing step 7 exhale your breath from the Left nostril smoothly and gently called “Rechak”
Step 9.: Keep your focus on your breath, do not think of anything else.
Step 10.: This is the one set of inhales and Exhale from the left nostril (“Purak and Rechak”)
Step 11.: 10 to 15 sets
Time:
Keep the proper proportion of Inhale and Exhale 1:1, which means 5 seconds for inhale and 5 seconds for exhale
Benefits :
- A person becomes mentally strong.
- Benefit to reduce anxiety and depression.
- Reduce constipation
- Your body becomes strong and removes “Vat” and “Cough” (Gas and Caught)
- Reduce skin problems.
- The face becomes wrinkle-free, and the person looks younger.
- Sinus become clean
- Very beneficial for Low Blood Pressure.
- Balance Vat Dosh
Caution.:
- Do not perform this method very fast.
- Do not perform in Summer.
- Do not perform who are suffering from High Blood Pressure.
- A person with acidity,
- A person suffering from migraine, vertigo and epilepsy.
- Take your doctor’s advice before starting Surya Bhedan Pranayama who has undergone any treatment.
FAQs:
Let us discuss common doubts about What is Surya Bhedan Pranayama?
Q1: Who can do Pranayama?
Ans: Anyone can do Pranayama from 18 age to 99 years of age provided
- A person not suffering from High Blood Pressure or any type of health problems.
- Pregnant ladies are not to perform pranayama or take advice from a medical practitioner.
Q2: Is Pranayama beneficial for weight loss?
Ans: Yes definitely
Q3: Why Surya Bhedan Pranayama not perform in the Summer?
Ans: When we perform Surya Bhedan Pranayama it activates “Surya Nadi” (Solar Channel) also called Pingala nadi. As the vital energy flows through the Solar Channel, our body generates heat and sweat.
Note : You can also refer What is Pranayama?
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