| Pranayama is a Yogic method for harnessing or | | | | listened to instinct and intuition more often, the |
| restraining energy through breathing. Many Yoga | | | | lines at the doctor's office would be shorter. |
| teachers explain the concept of Pranayama, in | | | | One way to test this is to practice Pranayama |
| detail, to the public, because breathing is often | | | | the next time you feel anger. Before you say a |
| taken for granted. To put it quite simply, most | | | | word to retaliate, practice Pranayama. Which |
| people do not breathe properly, but many of | | | | method you choose depends upon how many |
| them claim to know how to breathe and they | | | | people are around you. |
| see Pranayama practice as a waste of time. | | | | If you are being "taken to task," in a business |
| After all, everyone has been breathing throughout | | | | meeting, you may want to practice a slow and |
| life, right? If a Yoga practitioner with decades of | | | | deep breath, which does not indicate your level of |
| experience has to remind him or herself to control | | | | stress. One example of a slow and deep breath is |
| breath on a daily basis; how is the rest of | | | | Dhirga Pranayama (three part breath). |
| humanity breathing? | | | | If you are alone Brahmari, Udgeeth, Ujjayi, |
| Most people breathe in a short, choppy, and | | | | Kapalabhati, Bastrika, or Sitali Pranayama are |
| uncontrolled manner, without filling the lungs to | | | | options, which make a bit more noise, but each |
| capacity. This cycle repeats itself daily, which | | | | has its place, when considering a method for |
| contributes to the development of many ailments, | | | | mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual health. |
| health conditions, diseases, and emotional | | | | Each of us is emotionally different, but one or |
| problems. | | | | two of the above mentioned Pranayama |
| In relation to anger management, a short, choppy, | | | | techniques will relieve anger, frustration, and |
| and uncontrolled breath will encourage temper | | | | irritability. |
| tantrums. It will enhance an environment of | | | | The best choice can be determined by practicing |
| irritability. This is like walking around with a loaded, | | | | Pranayama on a daily basis and finding out, which |
| "hair-trigger" revolver, without a safety | | | | method is the most effective for you. So, why |
| mechanism, and expecting it not to go off some | | | | do people spend millions of dollars on prescriptions |
| day. | | | | to make them feel less angry? Air is free, and |
| In fact, improper breathing is a recipe for | | | | when anything is free, people see it as worth |
| emotional disaster. Pranayama has many | | | | nothing. |
| purposes. Pranayama is able to control anger and | | | | What a shame, because common sense, |
| emotional turmoil. We instinctively take a deep | | | | intelligence, love and friendship are free too. These |
| breath or sigh during stressful times, but how | | | | are priceless treasures and so is air. Without air, |
| often do we really listen to our instincts? If people | | | | the earth as we know it would not exist. |