In the process of yoga practice, it will be said that it should be carried out together with breathing, which shows the importance of correct breathing to yoga. How to breathe correctly during yoga practice?

First, yoga abdominal breathing

Abdominal breathing is the most commonly used yoga breathing method. This way of breathing mainly depends on the contraction and expansion of the abdomen, which makes the diaphragm rise and fall, so that a large amount of oxygen enters the lungs and discharges the exhaust gas from the lungs.

Breathing method:

1. Kneel on the mat, put your right hand on your abdomen, and inhale deeply through your nose to the bottom of your lungs. With the deepening of inhalation, the diaphragm between the chest and abdomen drops, and the lower abdomen feels like a balloon.

2. When exhaling, the lower abdomen tightens in the direction of the spine, the diaphragm will naturally rise, and the exhaust gas from the lungs will be discharged from the body.

Second, yoga chest breathing

Chest breathing helps to enhance the vitality and endurance of the chest, increase the oxygen supply and oxidize the blood in the body.

Breathing method:

1. Kneel on the mat, put your right hand on your chest, slowly inhale air into the whole chest area with your nose, and feel your ribs expand outward and lift up.

2, inhale, tighten the abdomen, feel the lower abdomen slowly approaching the spine.

3. When exhaling, the abdomen gradually bulges, slowly exhaling the waste gas in the body, and the ribs droop and retract inward.

Third, yoga shoulder breathing.

Shoulder breathing, also known as clavicle breathing, is the last step of chest expansion and can be regarded as the continuation of chest breathing.

Breathing method:

1, put a hand gently on the collarbone (pay attention to the chest).

2, kneeling on the mat, first do a few chest breaths, then slightly shrug your shoulders and collarbone and inhale hard.

3. Hold your breath for a while, then exhale slowly, first relax your shoulders and collarbone, then relax your chest, and at the same time expel the waste gas from your body.

Fourth, yoga breathes completely.

Complete breathing is a breathing method that combines abdominal breathing, chest breathing and shoulder breathing. It can help to strengthen the body's resistance to diseases such as colds and bronchi, and also help to maintain lung vitality and nourish the whole body organs.

Breathing method:

1, inhale first, expand the abdomen with slow and gentle movements, and then expand the chest until the air is inhaled into the lungs to the maximum extent;

2. Next exhale, first relax the chest, then relax the abdomen, and finally try to contract the abdominal muscles so that the air can be exhausted from the lungs to the maximum extent.

Note: the whole movement should be gentle, don't worry, walk slowly, from abdomen to chest and then from chest to abdomen. It is best to repeat 56 times each time.

Five, yoga diaphragm breathing

Correct diaphragmatic breathing can effectively exercise abdominal organs, provide natural massage to myocardium and improve the functions of liver, pancreas, spleen, kidney, stomach and small intestine.

Breathing method:

1. In order to complete the diaphragm or chest breathing, the practitioner needs to lie flat.

2. Put your legs together and put your arms on your sides to relax your body;

3. Then inhale deeply and slowly, and let the abdominal muscles move outward to the maximum extent;

4. Hold your breath for a while; Then exhale deeply and slowly, and let the abdominal muscles move inward to the maximum extent. Remember: at this time, the expansion and contraction parts should only be concentrated in the abdomen, and the chest should not move.

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