You might not believe but focusing and breathing consciously, you can calm your mind and body. It might seem strange but we have a strong connection with our breath. This breath accompanies us like a true friend till our end, till we breathe our last.
As a way of this superfast moving life style, people easily get stresses and frequent burn-outs; in extreme cases they get nervous breakdowns as well. So, here comes Ayurveda and Yoga to help out people with fast pace lives to get most of Pranayama benefits from breathing exercises.
“When the breath wanders the mind also is unsteady. But when the breath is calmed the mind too will be still, and the yogi achieves long life. Therefore, one should learn to control the breath. ”
The mind is everything; what you think, you become. (Buddha)
© copyright WriterArtist 2014, All rights reserved
Have you heard of Pranayama?
Your second paragraph under the subheading The Right Way to Get the Most of Pranayama Benefits (sub-subheading How to do Pranayama?, sub-sub-sub-heading How to do Pranayama the right way?) describes one-at-a-time, single nostril breathing.
Experienced practitioners perhaps need no forced closured of one nostril while they breathe with the other.
Would not beginning practitioners need to close one nostril with a finger? If so, would it matter which finger is used?
Oh, I loved reading this! I used to practice yoga regularly, and still do as often as I can, although not as much as I'd like. So many practices include breathing practice - it's used a lot in NLP. Thank you, you have spurred me on.