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BREATHING – NOURISHMENT OF NERVOUS SYSTEM |
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Deep breathing
is important from the standpoint of both health and spiritual development.
Deep breathing increases our vitality and promotes relaxation. Unfortunately,
when we try to take a so-called deep breath, most of us do the exact opposite:
we suck in our bellies and raise our shoulders. This is shallow breathing.
We will now summarize the benefits of deep breathing. Deep breathing produces
the following benefits: |
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1. Improvement
in the quality of the blood due to its increased oxygenation in the lungs.
This aids in the elimination of toxins from the system.
2. Increase in the digestion and assimilation of food. The digestive organs
such as the stomach receive more oxygen, and hence operates more efficiently.
The digestion is further enhanced by the fact that the food is oxygenated
more.
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3. Improvement
in the health of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord,
nerve centres and nerves. This is due again to the increased oxygenation
and hence nourishment of the nervous system. This improves the health
of the whole body, since the nervous system communicates to all parts
of the body. |
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| 5.
Rejuvenation of the skin. The skin becomes smoother and a reduction of
facial wrinkles occurs. |
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6. The movements
of the diaphragm during the deep breathing exercise massage the abdominal
organs the stomach, small intestine, liver and pancreas. The upper movement
of the diaphragm also massages the heart. This stimulates the blood circulation
in these organs. |
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7.
The lungs become healthy and powerful, a good insurance against respiratory
problems. |
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8.
Deep slow, yoga breathing reduces the workload for the heart. The result
is a more efficient, stronger heart that operates better and lasts longer.
It also means reduced blood pressure and less heart disease. The yoga
breathing exercises reduce the workload on the heart in two ways. Firstly,
deep breathing leads to more efficient lungs, which means more oxygen,
is brought into contact with blood sent to the lungs by the heart. So,
the heart doesn’t have to work as hard to deliver oxygen to the
tissues. Secondly, deep breathing leads to a greater pressure differential
in the lungs, which leads to an increase in the circulation, thus resting
the heart a little. |
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9. Deep, slow
breathing assists in weight control. If you are overweight, the extra
oxygen burns up the excess fat more efficiently. If you are underweight,
the extra oxygen feeds the starving tissues and glands. In other words,
yoga tends to produce the ideal weight for you. |
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| 10. Relaxation of the
mind and body. Slow, deep, rhythmic breathing causes a reflex stimulation
of the parasympathetic nervous system, which results in a reduction in
the heart rate and relaxation of the muscles. These two factors cause
a reflex relaxation of the mind, since the mind and body are very interdependent.
In addition, oxygenation of the brain tends to normalize brain function,
reducing excessive anxiety levels. |
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