Yoga Exercise For Proper Breathing - Madhyam Pranayama (Chest Breathing)

PRESENTED BY: DR.ANANDA BALAYOGI BHAVANANI OF ANANDA ASHRAM ICYER PONDICHERRY
Thoracic (Chest) breathing or (Madhyama) also called Intercostal breathing this is the breathing into the middle region of the lung. For this breathing technique sit in Vajrasana and place your hands on each side of your rib cage. Take three breaths, feeling your rib cage expanding sideway under your hands as you inhale and relaxing as you exhale. In this breathing the air should be filled in chest not in abdomen, hence only chest should be expanded and contracted and abdomen should be controlled to avoid its bulging.
Benefits - Madhyam maximizes the intake of oxygen and expel of carbon dioxide. As it involves breathing into all the regions of lung it relaxes muscular restriction in and around the diaphragm, ribs, and chest, allowing for them breath to flow freely and naturally at all times.

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