It goes without saying that breath control is of immense use to improve the capacity of your lungs. Quite asides this, if you think about the subtle link between the way you breath and your state of mind, you will realize there is more to breath control than what is evident at the surface.
Try and picture yourself when you last emerged from a tiff with a friend or colleague. Your breaths would have been quick to come. Then picture yourself deeply relaxed, just lying around enjoying a well-earned rest. Your breaths would have been deep.
Apparently, your state of mind has a bearing on the way you breath. Is the reverse true? That is, could the way you breath influence your state of mind?
Evidently the answer is yes.
If you control your breathing, say make a conscious effort to breath deep, your mind is likely to reach a state of calm. So practicing pranayama is a great way to keep your cool in a highly stressed world.
Expert believe that pranayama helps awaken our dormant life force throughout our body – to know more about the effects of pranayama on the brain, as explained by Sannyasi Sivagyana (Richard Budden) of Australia in the Yoga Magazine visit this website.
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