The Power of Breath: The Art of Breathing Well for Harmony, Happiness and Health
A leading yoga and meditation teacher shares step-by-step breathing exercises for 5 types of breath—revealing how a steady breathwork practice can enhance your mental and physical well-being.

Breathing is the most fundamental of our body’s physical processes and our most intimate companion—yet most of us give it little to no thought. However, once fully acknowledged and harnessed, the power of the breath is unlimited. It can ease stress and anxiety, boost energy and stamina, enhance self-confidence, sharpen the ability to focus, strengthen the quality of voice, and even relieve pain.

With The Power of Breath, renowned yoga teacher Swami Saradananda aims to give gentle yet powerful guidance on the art of breathing, from the basic practices to its myriad effects on the mind and body. She explores the 5 types of breath and provides breathing exercises for each one:

Vitalizing (prana)
Nourishing (samana)
Expansive (vyana)
Cleansing (apana)
Expressive (udana)

She also offers mini programs for targeting specific common ailments and issues such as asthma, skin disorders, depression, lethargy and phobias—plus ways to harness your breath to enhance vocal, dramatic, or sports performance.

With evocative artwork, inspiring photography, and easy-to-follow guidance, this book will enhance and affirm your daily life through the power of breathwork.
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The Power of Breath: The Art of Breathing Well for Harmony, Happiness and Health
A leading yoga and meditation teacher shares step-by-step breathing exercises for 5 types of breath—revealing how a steady breathwork practice can enhance your mental and physical well-being.

Breathing is the most fundamental of our body’s physical processes and our most intimate companion—yet most of us give it little to no thought. However, once fully acknowledged and harnessed, the power of the breath is unlimited. It can ease stress and anxiety, boost energy and stamina, enhance self-confidence, sharpen the ability to focus, strengthen the quality of voice, and even relieve pain.

With The Power of Breath, renowned yoga teacher Swami Saradananda aims to give gentle yet powerful guidance on the art of breathing, from the basic practices to its myriad effects on the mind and body. She explores the 5 types of breath and provides breathing exercises for each one:

Vitalizing (prana)
Nourishing (samana)
Expansive (vyana)
Cleansing (apana)
Expressive (udana)

She also offers mini programs for targeting specific common ailments and issues such as asthma, skin disorders, depression, lethargy and phobias—plus ways to harness your breath to enhance vocal, dramatic, or sports performance.

With evocative artwork, inspiring photography, and easy-to-follow guidance, this book will enhance and affirm your daily life through the power of breathwork.
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The Power of Breath: The Art of Breathing Well for Harmony, Happiness and Health

The Power of Breath: The Art of Breathing Well for Harmony, Happiness and Health

by Swami Saradananda
The Power of Breath: The Art of Breathing Well for Harmony, Happiness and Health

The Power of Breath: The Art of Breathing Well for Harmony, Happiness and Health

by Swami Saradananda

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A leading yoga and meditation teacher shares step-by-step breathing exercises for 5 types of breath—revealing how a steady breathwork practice can enhance your mental and physical well-being.

Breathing is the most fundamental of our body’s physical processes and our most intimate companion—yet most of us give it little to no thought. However, once fully acknowledged and harnessed, the power of the breath is unlimited. It can ease stress and anxiety, boost energy and stamina, enhance self-confidence, sharpen the ability to focus, strengthen the quality of voice, and even relieve pain.

With The Power of Breath, renowned yoga teacher Swami Saradananda aims to give gentle yet powerful guidance on the art of breathing, from the basic practices to its myriad effects on the mind and body. She explores the 5 types of breath and provides breathing exercises for each one:

Vitalizing (prana)
Nourishing (samana)
Expansive (vyana)
Cleansing (apana)
Expressive (udana)

She also offers mini programs for targeting specific common ailments and issues such as asthma, skin disorders, depression, lethargy and phobias—plus ways to harness your breath to enhance vocal, dramatic, or sports performance.

With evocative artwork, inspiring photography, and easy-to-follow guidance, this book will enhance and affirm your daily life through the power of breathwork.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781786780515
Publisher: Watkins Media
Publication date: 01/17/2017
Sold by: Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format: eBook
Pages: 160
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

Swami Saradananda is the ex-director of the International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centres, in New York, Delhi and London, and former editor of Yoga Life magazine. She has been teaching yoga, meditation and breathing for over 30 years, and runs workshops on these subjects worldwide. She is the author of Chakra Meditation (DBP, 2008).

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

The importance of breathing well 10

The body-breath-mind connection 12

Understanding your breath 14

Chapter 1 Exploring Your Breath 16

How your breath works 18

Your energetic breath 22

Breathing for stress-relief 26

Assessing your breath 28

Cleansing your respiratory system 31

Preparing re breathing 33

The art of sit Ling 34

Chapter 2 Your Vitalizing Breath: Understanding Prana 38

Your dynamic life-force 40

Prana Visualization 42

Prana fable 44

Coping with negative emotions 46

Directing prana 48

Letting go 50

Aligning your energies 52

Integrating your complementary halves 54

Breathing for balance 56

Prana exercise sequence 58

Chapter 3 Your Nourishing Breath: Understanding Samana 62

Your digesting breath 64

Samana visualization 66

Samana fable 68

Drawing on the warmth of the sun 70

Firing up positive energy 72

Igniting motivating 74

Cooling your anger 76

Samana exercise sequence 78

Chapter 4 Your Expansive Breath: Understanding Vyana 82

Breathing from your heart 84

Vyana visualization 86

Vyana fable 88

Thinking outside the box 90

Walking with your breath 92

Enhancing your self-image 94

Opening your Lings 96

Breathing with compassion 98

Vyana exercise sequence 100

Chapter 5 Your Cleansing Breath: Understanding Apana 104

Clearing out your system 106

Apana visualization 108

Releasing tension 110

Overcoming stress 112

Breathing for new life 114

Rooting your breath 116

Climbing the breath ladder 118

Eliminating negative thoughts 120

Apana exercise sequence 122

Chapter 6 Your Expressive Breath: Understanding Udana 128

Tapping your inspirational energy 130

Udana visualization 132

Udana fable 134

Breaking for success 136

Your upward-flying bream 138

The sounds of silence 140

Peserving positive energy 142

Floating on air 144

Udana exercise sequence 146

Directory: Health and Performance Programmes 148

ADD/ADHD 148

Anger 148

Anxiety/panic attack 149

Chronic fatigue/lack of energy/lethargy 150

Circulatory issues 150

Concentration 150

Depression 151

Digestive problems 151

Dyslexia 152

Grief 152

Hay fever/allergies 152

High blood pressure 153

Insomnia 153

Meditation 153

Migraines/headaches 154

Pregnancy/childbirth 154

Pre-menstrul syndrome 154

Sports performance 155

Szress 155

Weight problems 155

Glossary 156

Further reading resources 157

Index 158

Acknowledgements 160

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