Ujjayi is a Sanskrit word which means" Victorious''.
Ujjayi Pranayam is one of the best Pranayam for soothes the nervous system and calms the mind. It has a profoundly relaxing effect at the psychic level.
- It helps a lot to relieve insomnia and thyroid problems.
- It slows down the heart rate and is useful for people suffering from high blood pressure.
- It helps in increasing introversion and concentration.
- It helps to relieve throat infection.
- It helps to control thyroid problems.
- It is good for peace full mind.
- It helps to sharpen memory.
- It prepare mind for meditation.
- It relieves stress.
- It has heating effect on the body.
Procedure of Ujjayi Pranayam
- First of all sit in comfortable meditation asanaa.
- Close the eyes and relax the whole body.
- Take the awareness to the Breathe through the nostrils and allow the breath to become calm and rhythmic.
- After 1 minute transfer the awareness to the throat.
- Imagine that you have a small hole in the throat and the Breath is being drawn in and out through the throat not through the nostrils.
- Slowly breathing becomes slower and deeper.
- Gently contact the glottis so that you can produced a soft Snoring sound, like the breathing of a sleeping baby.
- Both inhalation and exhalation should be long, deep and controlled.
- The sound of the breath should be audible to the practitioner alone.
- Ujjayi Breathe is good with khechari mudra.
Duration
Begin with 10 Breathe at a time and slowly increase to 5 minutes for general benefits.
**Warning: People who are suffering from chronic heart disease should not perform this practice.
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