Dr. Mukund Vinayak Bhole - The Benefits of Spiritual Yoga - For Improving The Quality of Life

BOM DIA
NAMASTE
GOOD MORNING
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STARTING THE SESSION
WITH THE RECITATION OF
A MANTRA
Reciting AUM three times
Keep the eyes closed and
Listen to its recitation
through your body
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Mantra for Recitation
aum
saha nā vavatu
Saha nau bhunaktu
Saha viryam karavā-vahai
Tejaswinā-vadhi-tamastu
Mā-vid-dvishāvahai
Om, shāntih, shāntih, shāntih.

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“ THE BENEFITS OF
SPIRITUAL YOGA ”
“FOR IMPROVING
THE QUALITY OF
LIFE”
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IMPORTANT
COMPONENTS OF
SPIRITUAL YOGA
• Working with “Breath”,
“Breathing”, “Internally
Aroused Sensations
related with these two”,
the “Area of the Vertebral
Column” and the “Skull
Cavity”. 5
WORKING WITH BREATHING IN
YOGA
• CORRECTING
“MECHANICS OF
BREATHING”, and
• LEARNING TO WORK WITH
THE
“FLOW OF BREATH INSIDE
THE BODY”
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Working with Breathing in Yoga
• Breathing is one of the vital

functions which is essential for
our survival and existence .
• “Breath”, “Breathing” AND
“Internally aroused sensations
related with these two” are the
three important components of
yogic breathing practices 7
Working with Breathing in Yoga
• Yoga texts are full of

therapeutic claims for these
practices.
• I want to share my research
work as a modern medical man
trying to understand traditional
science of yoga which is more
than 2500 yrs old. 8
Starting with an
Opening Practice
Session
on Yogic lines
We want to develop
“AWARENESS” of our
(1) BODY and (2)
BREATHING
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Opening Practice
Session-1
Getting Internal
Experiential Knowledge of
our Physical Body
(Structural Existence in
Yoga)
10
Opening Practice Session
– 1.a
Standing instructions for our practices:
– Stop using external senses (seeing,
smelling, tasting, touch) during
these practices.
– Only use audition to listen to the
instructions for the practices.
– No Visualization, and
– No Imagination.
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– 1.b
• Adjust your body position in
order to start feeling and
experiencing “Stabilized and
Comfortable”.
• In yogic language, you are
getting connected and remaining
connected (Yoga) with the
“Structural Aspect of your 12
– 1.c
• Allow your mind to be emptied of
various preoccupations related
with the external world,
memories and thoughts for some
time.
• Keep the mind connected (yoga)
with the body from inside, very
much like physically “Returning
Home” from your work and then
“Staying at home” in a relaxed
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– 1.d
• Instead of giving “Instructions”
to your Body and Breathing;
• “Start Listening” to your Body
and Breathing from inside.
• Recognize the nature of
“Messages” that start reaching
you from the Body and
Breathing. 14
– 1.e
• In relation to the Physical
body, usually, people become
aware of the areas of
Tensions, Tremors, Pains,
Discomfort, Heaviness,
Lightness, Warmth, Heat,
Burning, Shivering, Sweating
and other kinds of disturbing
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– 1.f
• In yogic language, it is looked
upon as “Impurities of the
physical body” and they are to
be removed.
• The cause/s of these
“Impurities” could be Material
and/or Spiritual.
• Spiritual causes are tackled 16
– 1.g
• Try to minimize these disturbing
messages reaching the mind
from the physical body by
making suitable gross and/or
subtle; psychic and/or physical
adjustments.
• This is “Purification of the
Physical Body” or our
“Structural Existence” in yogic
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Opening Practice
Session-2
Getting Internal
Experiential Knowledge of
our Breathing
(Representing Vital Body in
Yoga)
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– 2.a
• Many “Vital Functions and
Activities” continue inside
the body, even when we
remain “Passive Listeners”
to our body and breathing.
• In yoga, all these “Vital
Functions and Activities”
constitute the “Vital Body”. 19
– 2.b
• All the “Vital Functions”
indicate the “Quality of our
Internal Life”.
• Our “physical activities” and
“emotions” influence these
vital functions for shorter
and/or longer periods.
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– 2.c
• However, we can not influence
most of these functions by our
will (Volition).
• Only the Breathing and the
Heart beating can be
“Experienced” and “Monitored”
by us in normal healthy
condition.
• Out of these two vital functions;
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– 2.d
• In yoga, we are taught to
work with our breathing in
different ways with a view to
influence the vital body and
thus the quality of our life.
• Start perceiving and
experiencing your natural
and spontaneous breathing
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– 2.e
• Different individuals report
differently about the
experiential knowledge in
relation to their spontaneous
and natural breathing.
• Many people fail to experience
their breathing and keep silent.
• Some start voluntary 23
– 2.f
• Therefore, systematic
approach to experience natural
and spontaneous breathing
has been developed.
• It has been recognized as Dr.
Bhole approach in Experiential
Yoga.
• We will work on this line to 24
EXPERIENTIAL YOGA
DR.BHOLE APPROACH
MAIN TOPICS OF
PRESENTATION
AND DISCUSSION
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TOPICS OF PRESENTATION AND
DISCUSSION
(A)
Getting internal experiential knowledge and
understanding about the following:
1. Mechanics of Breathing
(a) Normal, and
(b) Voluntary
2. The movement of “Breath” inside
the body.
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DISCUSSION
(A)
Recognizing disturbed and/or Incorrect
(1) “Breathing”, and
(2) “Flow of Breath”
as indicators of Psycho-somatic
disturbances.
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DISCUSSION
(C)
Benefits of correcting
(1) “Mechanics of Breathing”, and
(2) “Flow of Breath”
according to the traditional yoga texts on:
(a) Psycho-somatic disturbances,
and
(b) The Quality of Life and Living. 28
DISCUSSION
• It will be difficult for us to discuss all
these topics within the time limit of
three hours at our disposal today.
• We will try to present some very
basic facts (points or things) to
arouse our curiosity to learn more
through first hand internal
experiencing in future.
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DISCUSSION
• The terminology and the language of
the modern medical sciences is
highly objective and observational in
nature.
• The terminology and the language in
yoga is subjective and experiential in
nature.
• Therefore, even though, the terms
remain the same, they have different
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Practice Session
One
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Experiencing
Gross Physical
Movements
related with
SPONTANEOUS
BREATHING
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Experiencing Breathing
Movements
• You are given a sheet of paper with

the “Front and Side Views” of the
Torso to enter your internal
experiential observations.
• Those who do not have pens, will
work mentally.
• We will begin with the “Front View”
of the torso. 33
Experiencing Trunk (Body) movements
related with Normal Breathing.

• Put the palms of your hands on the
sides of the trunks at the level of
the stomach.
• Continue with natural breathing
without any kind of voluntary
modification.
• As far as possible, keep your eyes
closed while experiencing these 34

• Most of us will start experiencing
movements of the trunk related with
breathing.
• Recognize the direction of these
movements during Inspiration and
Expiration.
• Enter your Internal Experiential
Observations in relation to 35
36
• Usually, we observe that the

stomach wall is moving
“Outwards during Inspiration”,

and
“Inwards during Expiration”.
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• You will realize that the terms,

“Inspiration and Expiration” are
related with the movement of air;
and NOT with the movement of the
body as experienced by you just
now.
• The body is moving outwards during
Inspiration and inwards during
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Experiencing Trunk (Body)
movements
• Now, put the hands on the sides of
the chest wall and repeat the same
procedure.
• Most of us will experience body
movements related with breathing in
these areas also.
• Examine the direction of these
movements during Inspiration and 39
40
movements
• Now, put the hands on the iliac
crests at the pelvic level and repeat
the same procedure.
• Enter your findings in the figure.
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movements
• Most of us will realize that the
breathing movements are “not
uniform” everywhere.
• There are no movements in
certain areas.
• Therefore, try to “Quantify” these
movements as +, ++, +++ where
present and just ‘X’ where absent.
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We will be using the
“Side View” of the Torso for
further observations.
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movements
• Now, put the hands on the front and
the back sides of the stomach and
repeat the same procedure.
• Look for the presence or absence of
breathing movements on both sides,
their directions and quantifications.
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46

• Similarly work at the level of the
Chest and the Pelvis on the front and
the back sides.
• Make your observations in respect of
the presence and/or absence of the
breathing movements in the front
and the back sides.
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Movements without the help
of the hands
• Keep your breathing as natural and
spontaneous as possible for you.
• Experience breathing movements in
all the areas where we had used our
hands.
• Make a mental note of your
observations. You can also draw the
two figures and enter your findings.
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Movements without the help of the
hands.
Do you feel any difference between
the two modes of experiencing
breathing movements:
• With the help of the hands, and
• Without the help of the hands??
• What is the difference, if any??
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ANALYSIS
OF
OUR WORK
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Analysis of Breathing Movements
as experienced with the help of
hands.
• We worked on four sides each at
three horizontal levels of the trunk.
• Total no. of areas studied were 12.
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Analysis of Breathing
Movements as experienced
with the help of hands.
• Out of the 12 areas:
1. How many areas exhibiting outward
movement during Inspiration?
2. How many areas exhibiting inward
movement during Inspiration?
3. How many areas exhibiting +++,
++, + in each category?, and
4. How many without any movement.
• We can convert them into %.

• Slowly we can learn to work at other
areas of the body as shown in the
following figure along with their
names in medical and yogic
languages and make a record for
future use and reference.
• Usually, we work with 20 areas in the
beginning.
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55

• Most of us must have experienced,
understood and realized that
breathing movements are not
present everywhere and they are not
uniform wherever present.
• We can make a record of the
“Pattern of our Breathing
Movements” for future use and
comparisons. 56
• We ask the following questions to

each and every person who comes to
us to learn to work with breathing on
yogic lines for treatment.
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movements
First Question:
What is the cause or the causes of
the trunk (body) movements
related with breathing which you
were made to experience by
putting hands on 12 different areas
at three horizontal segments of the
trunk?
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movements
Second Question:
What could be the cause/s of the
non-uniformity and absence of
these movements in different areas
of the trunk?
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WHAT IS YOUR
ANSWER TO THE
FIRST QUESTION
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Cause/s of Body Movements
Related with Breathing:
Different people give different
answers to this question.
• Some say that air movement is the
cause. Others say that Universal
Energy (Prana) is the cause. Still
others say that breathing itself or the
need for oxygen is the cause
• Thus we find that people are not
very clear about the cause/s of these
movements. 61
EXPERIENCING
THE CAUSE or
THE CAUSES
OF
SPONTANEOUS
BREATHING
MOVEMENTS
OF THE TRUNK (BODY)
62
Experiencing Causes of
Spontaneous Breathing
Movements of the Trunk
• Put your hands over the stomach
area in order to remain in contact
with the three sides.
• Let the back rest against the chair.
• Remain aware of all the four sides of
the trunk at the level of the stomach.
• Continue with normal breathing and
start experiencing the breathing
movements.
63
• Take your mind inside the trunk with
the help of the breathing movements
and keep it there.
• If possible, try to recognize and
experience the presence and the
activity of some kind of an “internal
force”.
64
• Try to realize that it is this “internal
force” which is responsible for the
movements of the abdominal wall
during natural spontaneous
breathing.
• This “Force” is there without your
Intellectual decision, Emotion and/or
any kind of voluntary physical
activity. 65
Movements of the Trunk.
• I am confident that most of you are
able to experience the
manifestation of the internal force
as the movement of the abdominal
wall which you were to experience
by putting hands over different
areas of the trunk.
66
• Now, a logical question arises.
• What is the cause/s of this “Internal
Force” being present in the
abdominal cavity?
• Any guess by the non-medical
people present in the group?
67
WHAT IS YOUR
ANSWER TO THE
SECOND QUESTION
68
Non-uniformity
and/or Absence of
Body Movements
related with
Spontaneous
Breathing
in different areas.
69
Non-uniformity and/or Absence of
Movements
in different areas?
• Muscles of the trunk and the
Vertebral column remain in different
state of tensions and contractions.
• These tensions offer different

resistances to the smooth
manifestation of the internal
pressure change taking place in the
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Non-uniformity and/or Absence of
Movements
in different areas.
• The overall experience of these
movements is very much like a
rubber balloon getting inflated and
deflated without (muscular) tensions.
• Once again, remember that these
movements do not take place
because of our decision or emotion.
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(A)
Getting internal experiential
knowledge and understanding
about
(a) The Mechanics of
Normal Breathing.
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(a) Experiencing Body movements
• We ask our participants to draw the

front and side views of their torso as
indicated in the following figures.
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74
• You need not draw these figures,
but work at the mental level.
• Put the hands on the sides of the
trunks at the level of the stomach.
• Continue with natural breathing
without any kind of voluntary
modification.
75
• Most of us will start experiencing

movements of the trunk related with
breathing.
• Recognize the direction of these
movements during Inspiration and
Expiration.
• You will find that the stomach wall is
moving “Outwards during 76
• Now, put the hands on the sides of
the chest wall and repeat the same
procedure.
• Most of us will experience body
movements related with breathing
on the sides of the chest.
• Examine the direction of these
movements during Inspiration and 77
• Now, put the hands on the iliac
crests at the pelvic level and repeat
the same procedure.
• Most of us will realize that the
breathing movements are “not
uniform” everywhere.
• Therefore, try to “Quantify” these
movements as +, ++, +++ where 78
• Now, put the hands on the front and
the back sides of the stomach and
repeat the same procedure.
• Make a mental note of the presence
or absence of breathing movements,
their directions and quantifications.
79
• Similarly work at the level of the
Chest and the Pelvis.
• We worked on four sides each at
three horizontal segments or levels
of the trunk.
• Slowly we can learn to work at other
areas of the body as shown in the
following figure along with their
names in medical and yogic 80
81
• Most of us must have experienced,
understood and realized that
breathing movements are not
present everywhere and they are not
uniform wherever present.
• The record of the “Pattern of our
Breathing Movements” may look
something like this for some one.
Quantification of movements are not
82
83
• We ask the following questions to

each and every person who comes to
us to learn to work with breathing on
yogic lines as therapy.
84
These questions are:
1. What is the cause of the body
movements related with
breathing which you were made
to experience by putting hands on
12 different areas at three
horizontal segments of the trunk?
2. What could be the cause/s of the
non-uniformity and absence of
these movements in different 85
Cause/s of Body Movements
Related with Breathing:
Different people give different
answers to this question.
• Some say that air movements gives
rise to these movements while
others say that Universal Energy
(Prana) is the cause.
• In fact, “Internal Pressure
Changes” due to the movement of
the thoracic diaphragm give rise to
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Non-uniformity and/or Absence
of Body Movements related
with Breathing these in
different areas of the trunk?
• Muscles of the trunk and the Vertebral
column remain in different state of
tensions and contractions.
• These tensions offer different resistances
to the smooth manifestation of the
internal pressure change taking place in
the abdominal and thoracic cavities.
• Once again, remember that these
movements do not take place because of 87
Practice Session
Two
88
knowledge and understanding
about
“The Flow of Breath”
inside the body.
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Experiencing “Flow of
Breath”
• Once again, assume a comfortable
and relaxed psycho-physical state
with a “Let-Go”.
• Become aware of the upper lip, nasal
openings and the nasal passages.
• Continue with your natural
breathing.
• If possible, keep looking to the upper
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Breath”
• Very soon, you will start
experiencing the “Touch of Air
Movement” and you will become
aware of the “Flow of Breath” in
these areas.
• Start recognizing the “Internal
Experiential Pathway” along which
you will get guided by this “In-Flow
and Out-Flow of Breath” inside 91
Breath”
• The more you Relax and develop
“Let-Go” feeling, the better will be
the experience of the “Touch of Air
Movement” felt inside the body and
the awareness of its internal
pathway.
• Slowly, you will be able to recognize
the “Internal Destination” of the
“Flow of Breath” inside the body. 92
Breath”
• Try to “Internalize” your mind and
sensory faculties and go on releasing
tensions as and when you start
becoming aware of them.
• Do not accumulate these Tensions
anywhere.
• At a certain time, you will be able to
develop awareness of various
happenings at the internal 93
Important
Theoretical
Considerations
from Modern Medical
Sciences to
understand and follow
our work with
Breathing on
Traditional Yogic lines
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15 mins.
Tea Break
95
WORKSHOP VIVENCIAL EM BRASÍLIA
YOGA EXPERIENCIAL
YOGA ANUBHAVA: Abordagem – DR.
BHOLE
RESPIRAÇÃO
COMO FERRAMENTA TERAPÊUTICA
NO AUTO GERENCIAMENTO DO ESTRESSE
DATA e HORÁRIO: : 04 Abril (sábado) 9 às
18 h
a 05 Abril 2009 (domingo) 9 às
12 h
LOCAL: CLUBE DE MEDITAÇÃO AMYGO –End.:
Setor de Clube Sul 96
Important
Theoretical
Considerations
from Modern Medical
Sciences to
understand and follow
our work with
Breathing on
Traditional Yogic lines
97
Important Structures and
Functions of the Nervous
System useful for our work.
• Today, the medical world give
maximum importance to the
functioning of the Nervous system
for the sustenance of Life.
• The functioning of the nervous
system could be understood in
various ways.
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• Neuroscientists refer to three
brains:
1. Reptile Brain,
2. Mammalian Brain, and
3. Human Brain.
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1. Motor activity,
2. Sensory activity,
3. Neuronal networking at different levels
of the Central Nervous System (Brain
and Spinal cord)
4. Various nerve centers responsible for
highly specific functions, and
5. Primary and associated areas in
relation to these nerve centers.
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103
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105
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The Mechanics of
Normal Breathing.
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The Mechanics of Normal Breathing.
• In the uterus, the fetus exhibits

movements of the arms, legs and
spine. It responds to strong light
and sound. It is also sensitive to
the moods (emotional states) of the
mother.
• However, fetus does not exhibit
body movements related with
breathing, eating, drinking and
defecation, even though they are of 108
• We start to breathe soon after birth
and breathing continues thereafter
till death.
• We do not learn how to breathe, as
we learn to sit, stand, walk, run,
jump, talk etc. It is “Reflex in
nature” and it continues as
spontaneous (non-voluntary)
activity.
109
• The spontaneous breathing
continues during deep sleep, coma
and even if one is unconscious and
non-attentive to breathing.
• The spontaneous breathing is not
initiated by our intellectual
decision (involving frontal cortex)
nor it is the outcome of our
emotions (involving limbic brain) 110
• The spontaneous breathing is called

“Diaphragmatic Breathing” or
“Lower inter-costal breathing” in
medical language.
• The rhythmic movement of the
diaphragm, working like a Piston in
a Cylinder, gives rise to positive
and negative pressure changes
in the abdominal and the 111
• It is this internal pressure

change that leads to the passive
movement of the trunk wall
during normal breathing.
• These passive movements of
the trunk wall are experienced
as “Expansion” and
“Retraction” by us through our
hands in the beginning and 112
• The condition of the muscles of the

trunk and the vertebral column can
interfere with the smooth
manifestation of the internal
pressure change on the trunk wall.
• That is why, we do not experience
these movements in all the areas
studied by us.
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(a) The Mechanics of Normal Breathing.
• In yoga, we are supposed to be

experiencing this “Expansion” and
“Retraction” taking place all over the
body right up to the hair on the skin and
the tips of the nails.
• There are various practices to help us to
achieve this goal.
• The guiding principles are (1) Stretching
of the skeletal muscles and (2) Opening
of closed body areas from inside to 114
Analysis
of
Physical
Movements
115
Analysis of Physical Movements
• All our physical movements are
Neuro-Muscular and/or Psycho-
Neuro-Muscular in nature.
• The muscles can be skeletal and/or
visceral.
• For our purpose, we divide these
movements in two groups. (1) Those
not related with Breathing, and (2)
Those related with Breathing. 116
• The following figure exhibits body

movements which are “Not Related
with Breathing”.
• Most of the training programs work
with these type of movements.
• Therefore, we are strongly
conditioned to work with them, like
them and look for them.
117
118
• The body movements related with
breathing are related with vital
organs and their functions.
• Right from the childhood, we do not
receive any kind of training in
respect of these movements.
• However, in yoga, the whole subject
of “pranayama” deals with breath,
breathing and internal sensations119
• We are taught to experience
breathing in relation to various sense
organs and motor organs.
• In the longer run, working with
breath and breathing does not
remain limited to the movement of
air in and out of the lungs only.
• It helps us to establish first hand
contact with our “self” because we120
• It becomes essential to be able to
develop psycho-physical stability and
comfort in order to work with breath
and breathing.
• Such a condition is called “asana” in
yoga.
• Various such positions are used to
influence breath and breathing in
different ways. 121
122
(A)
knowledge and
understanding about
(b) The Mechanics of
Voluntary Breathing.
123
(B1)
RECOGNIZING DISTURBED
AND INCORRECT
BREATHING AND TAKING
CORRECTIVE MEASURES
124
(B2)
RECOGNIZING
DISTURBANCES IN “THE
FLOW OF BREATH” INSIDE
THE BODY AND TAKING
MEASURES TO CORRECT
THEM
125
(C)
BENEFITS AND APPLIED
ASPECTS OF THE WORK
THAT CAN BE DONE WITH
BREATH AND BREATHING
TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF
LIFE
126
> Thank you for working with
me on a subject which might
have appeared to be new to
many.
> We only hope that this
session will arouse some
curiosity in your mind to know,
understand and continue to
work with your breath and
breathing in more details in 127
OBRIGADO
Namaste
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BOM DIA

Om, shāntih, shāntih, shāntih.

• Breathing is one of the vital

• Yoga texts are full of

• You are given a sheet of paper with

related with Normal Breathing.

related with Normal Breathing.

related with Normal Breathing.

• Usually, we observe that the

“Outwards during Inspiration”,

related with Normal Breathing.

• You will realize that the terms,

related with Normal Breathing.

• What is the difference, if any??

related with Normal Breathing.

related with Normal Breathing.

related with Normal Breathing.

• We ask the following questions to

• These tensions offer different

• We ask our participants to draw the

• Most of us will start experiencing

• We ask the following questions to

• In the uterus, the fetus exhibits

• The spontaneous breathing is called

• It is this internal pressure

• The condition of the muscles of the

• In yoga, we are supposed to be

• The following figure exhibits body

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