27 February 2010
Breathing exercises are called pranayaMa in yoga and have an incredible calming effect on the body when practised regularly and correctly. With exam season fast approaching here are a few techniques to clear your mind, lower blood pressure , calm you down and help with sleep patterns.
It should be done gently and with awareness and never forced.
• Bladder stomach and intestines should be empty
• Perform after yoga postures and before meditation and without strain
• Perform in a well ventilated room, lieing on the floor, with outstretched legs and cover the body with a blanket.
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1. Inhale through the nose by first expanding the abdomen and then the chest in one slow smooth motion until the maximum amount of air has been drawn into the lungs. Exhale through the nose allowing the air to passively escape from the lungs. You should experience a feeling of letting go .
2. Sit in a meditative posture like above. Spinal cord erect and the face forward, close the eyes and relax the body . Inhale through the nose, retain the breath without strain. Plug the two ears by gently pressing the fingers in the ear orifice. Keep the mouth closed and separate the teeth, then slowly exhale with a loud continous humming like a bee. It should be slow and steady.. Start with 5 rounds and be aware of the vibraton in your head. Do not strain and do not perform lying down
3. In the same position as above hold the fingers of the right hand in front of the face . Rest the index and middle fingers gently on the eyebrow centre. Both fingers should be relaxed. The thumb is above the right nostril and the ring finger above the left. These two fingers control the flow of breath in the nostrils by alternating pressure on one nostril blocking the flow . Close the right nostril with the thumb inhale and exhale therough the right nostril 5 times do not force the breath. After 5 breaths release the pressure of thumb on the right and press the left nostril with th finger, repeat the process. When finished breath through both nostrils together, this is one round repeat up to 5 times , making sure that no sound passes through the nostrils
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3 February 2010
Walking music mix. This tempo encourages long strides and is best used for a hilly interval walk. Let me know how you get on !! Check out our calculators http://dev.kennyhealth.com/?page_id=69 to find your target heart rate and get the most out of your workout…
Walking music mix. This tempo encourages long strides and is best used for a hilly interval walk. Let me know how you get on !!
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Download my music recommendations for working out. These are high energy for walking running cardio pump etc. Click on the link to listen before you download to your mp3 player
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Practise your yoga to this funky feel,best yoga form for this is freestyle vinyasa with some added Pilates
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