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Learn the Ocean Breath Technique - Ujjayi Pranayama | Yoga

SIKANA English · 2:16

pranayama meditation asana

In this practice

Key teachings

Breath control (Pranayama)
Mindful breathing and awareness
Technique for calming the nervous system

Ideal for

Beginners to pranayama
Individuals seeking stress and anxiety relief
Those looking to improve lung capacity
Anyone interested in mindful breathing practices

Lesson

Instructions

Expand your breath with the Ocean Breath Technique, Ujjayi Pranayama.

This series of educational videos will help unravel the basic techniques of Yoga. Continue watching the next video to learn the Humming Bee Breath Technique.

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This exercise aerates the lungs, gets rid of phlegm, tones the body and soothes the nerves. However, the techniques described in this series are not meant to be prescriptive.

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Steps

Ujjayi Pranayama (Ocean Breath)
Seated meditation posture (cross-legged)
Jnana Mudra (thumb and index finger connection)

Benefits

Aerates the lungs
Gets rid of phlegm
Tones the body
Soothes the nerves
Improves respiratory function

Prana Ocean Breath Ama Ujjayi Pranayama

Transcript

[Music] in this video you will learn the ocean breath technique also known as adjey pranayama sit cross-legged with your back straight touch the tip of your thumbs with your index fingers and rest your wrists on your knees palms up exhale completely emptying out every last bit of air inhale slowly and deeply through both nostrils such that the hissing gush of the air is heard loudly do not try to fill your stomach by bloating it instead pull your stomach back towards your spine and fill your lungs entirely exhale slowly and steadily holding your stomach in for the first two seconds gradually empty out every last bit of air from your lungs and relax your diaphragm the passage of air will be felt on the roof of the mouth wait for a second with emptied out lungs before drawing in a second gradual breath of air one inhalation and exhalation makes up a single cycle of adjey pranayama repeat the cycle for five to ten minutes this exercise aerates the lungs gets rid of phlegm tones the body and soothes the nerves you have now learned adjey pranayama the ocean breath technique you [Music]

Practice summary

Level: beginner
Duration: 8 minutes
Equipment: none
Target areas: LungsDiaphragmNervous systemRespiratory system
Energy: calming

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